Platform News
[Nov. 03, 2024] ClimateAdaptationNow VCC opened: The "Climate Adaptation Now VCC" has been initialized and is open now.
[Nov. 03, 2024] LearningSustainability VCC opened: The "Learning Sustainability VCC" has been initialized and is open now.
[Oct. 21, 2024] COP16: Are Governments Acting on the Urgency to Reduce Extinction and Wildlife Loss?: The article by Phoebe Weston today in the Guardian seems to give a clear answer to that question: No. This week, COP16 of the UN biodiversity convention takes place in Cali, Colombia, and Weston reports that few countries have meet the self-imposed requirements prior to the meeting. Experts in biodiversity find that humanity is “on the precipice” of shattering Earth's limits, and will suffer huge costs if the urgency to act on biodiversity loss does not lead to immediate actions. Not waiting for the governments to act, in the Extinction VCC and the COPE VCC we discuss in a deliberation room what can be done by us on local to global scales to reduce our contribution to wildlife loss and extinction of species.