Brieuc Pont’s goals for Nutrition for Growth; seeking funds to combat drought and desertification; and marking World Soil Day ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s chief advisers would include one person who calls global warming an “existential” threat and ...

Nearly one half of the planet's land mass is on the brink of turning into non-arable desert, according to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The problem is so severe that a ...

The United Nations has called for concerted efforts, to provide enhanced healthcare services for displaced people living with ...

As energy secretary, oil executive Chris Wright would be in a key position to carry out Trump’s vision for rolling back clean ...

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island ...

Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, 14 student fellows from the University of Connecticut attended the United Nations 29th annual Climate Change Conference of Parties, hosted this November ...

An underwater gardening experiment along the East Coast aims to restore a type of seagrass called eelgrass, at risk of ...

The EU Commission's Joint Research Centre and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification have released the World ...

The UN appealed Wednesday for more $47.4 billion to provide vital assistance next year to nearly 190 million people around the world, as surging conflicts and the climate crisis drive up needs.

The Associated Press  FILE - Sam Mattis, of the United States, competes during the men’s discus throw qualification ...

Listening to climate activists, you would be forgiven for concluding greenhouse gas emissions are like acid rain: a domestic ...