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| Tara Sails North |
Lorient, France, 11 July 2006 – The Polar Regions are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places on Earth. They are also nature’s early warning systems where issues like human-induced climate change, the thinning of the ozone layer and the impacts of persistent chemical pollution continue to be registered first.
(Tuesday 11 July 2006)
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| Life Saving Anti-Drought Measures Must Include Investment in Nature |
Urgent action is needed to overcome the drought, which is biting across parts of East Africa threatening misery for millions alongside livelihoods and livestock, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
(Thursday 12 January 2006) |
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| Sebastião Salgado Joins Tara Polar Expeditions |
A two masted ship called the Tara and its crew are setting sail for Antarctica to witness at first hand the impacts of global warming and environmental change on the world’s most southerly Continent. Tara Expeditions, which is supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), hopes to generate public interest in both the beauty and frailty of planet Earth.
(Tuesday 4 January 2005)
| UNEP Mourns the Loss of Special Envoy Sir Peter Blake |
Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), spoke today of his sadness and shock on learning of the death of Sir Peter Blake, the round the world yachtsman and environmental champion.
(Friday 7 December 2001) |
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