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4 days ago · The Blue Planet Prize is an annual award by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation recognizing significant scientific contributions to solving global environmental issues. The 2024 recipients are IPBES, noted for their authoritative work on biodiversity and ecosystem services, and Robert Costanza, for his foundational work in ecological economics.
4 days ago · How did Earth begin? How is it changing, and what is mankind's role in these changes? BLUE PLANET investigates these questions with footage taken on the ocean floor, on the ground and in space, state-of-the-art computer animation and new data from satellites in geosynchronous orbit. We gain new insight into Earth, our one and only home.
4 days ago · The UN chief highlighted that for millions suffering amidst crisis, the only “ray of hope” is humanitarian aid, often provided by the UN and partners on the ground, working to save lives and reduce suffering. “Humanitarian workers represent the spirit of multilateralism and humanity; they are the face of our duty of care for our fellow ...
2 hours ago · Friends and relatives of Cuban refugees line the dock in Key West, Fla., in this April 30, 1980, file photo, as another boat heads into the U.S. Customs docking area at the Truman Annex.
3 days ago · BLUE PLANET is the definitive natural history of the world's oceans, covering everything from the exotic spectacle of the coral reefs to the mysterious black depths of the ocean floor.
5 days ago · Indonesia, despite having a long history of accepting refugees, is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention of 1951 and its 1967 Protocol, and the government does not allow refugees and asylum ...
4 days ago · UPDATE APRIL 27, 2023: Ukrainian nationals holding a Blue Card for Temporary Protection can now work without a work permit as of April 21, 2023. Candidates already holding a work permit do not need to extend the permit and those with filed extension cases should withdraw them.
