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WOD-Research, Best Country Practices for Business Environment Improvement on the Basis of Changes in the Indicators of the World Bank Doing Business Ranking for 2010-2015. WOD Analytic Department, World Bank, Doing Business.
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
© UNDP Indonesia CIWT Project Forest rangers patrol the Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia.
The…
‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
Unsplash/David Clode A herd of elephants heads to a waterhole at a tourist safari camp in the Masai Mara, Kenya.…
Renewable energy transforming the landscape
© Yan Wang Wind turbines line the coastal highway in Yancheng, China.
Renewable energy is generally defined as any…
Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
© UNOCHA/Nitsebiho Asrat Students stand in their under-equipped classroom in the Afar Region of…
UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
UN News Vibhu Mishra A daily-wage earner carrying goods on his back at a market in Kathmandu, Nepal.…
General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on Artificial Intelligence
UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of the General Assembly in session.
Adopting a United States-led draft…
Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar. UN News’s Daniel…
Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
“Not many architects think that climate change is something that they need to think about, but we’re trying to…
Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business…
© UNEP/Duncan Moore Earth's natural resources are being consumed far faster than the planet can…
Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A UN Resident…
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Communities in southern Madagascar are planting sisal to protect the land from erosion and…