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Navi Pillay speaking at a United Nations event in June 2014.

October 9, 2026

News·World

Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize ‘for her efforts to promote peace and international law’

Navi Pillay, the South African judge who just won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, spent decades in courtrooms most people never saw. If you want to know who she is and why

Image related to Christa Pike case showing Supreme Court context when stay was vacated

News·Policy·USA

SCOTUS Vacates Stay, Christa Pike Execution Proceeds in Tennessee

SCOTUS Vacates Stay, Christa Pike Execution Proceeds in Tennessee The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court stay Wednesday evening, clearing the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection. This reverses a 6th Circuit halt issued

October 1, 2026

UN Chief Guterres Demands Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Timelines From All Nations in Historic Farewell UNGA Speech

Energy·Policy·World

World · Climate Policy UN Chief Demands Mandatory Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Timelines From All Nations If you work in fossil fuel policy or energy

Nauru Is Now Naoero: The Name Colonial Officials Changed Is Officially Restored on UN Records

Culture·News·World

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the president of a small Pacific island nation used his address to present to the

Climate·Nature·News

Protecting 79% of the Earth’s Remaining Natural Vegetation Natura: Guarding Our Biodiversity

In today’s day and age, there is an urgent necessity to meet global climate, conservation, and biodiversity goals outlined by the United Nations. A study published in Conservation Biology emphasizes the importance

Diya Sharma

July 6, 2023

Marine Life·Nature·News·Ocean

UN Secures a Historic High Seas Treaty for Ocean Conservation: Tides of Hope

By adopting the first-ever international treaty to govern the high seas and vital ecosystems, the United Nations has made a historic achievement. The treaty establishes a legal framework to extend environmental protections

Govind Tekale

June 24, 2023

Activism

Climate Activist Detained: US and United Nations Decry Suppression of Free Speech in Vietnam

Seeing this as a suppression of free speech, the US and United Nations have criticized the detention of a prominent climate activist by the Vietnamese government. On Wednesday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong,

Govind Tekale

June 4, 2023

Fashion·USA

Grammy Award-Winning Ciara Wilson Takes Center Stage at United Nations: Empowering Fashion with Sustainability

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ciara Wilson spoke about sustainability at the United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting. Ciara, along with her husband Russell Wilson, founded The House of L, R

Karmactive Team

June 3, 2023

Sustainability·Technology

Cambodia Sets an Example By Launching National Cooling Action Plan To Tackle Climate Change

A National Cooling Action Plan of the Government of Cambodia was launched in Phnom Penh on March 9, 2023. EU Circular Economy Act 2026: Doubling Circularity to 24% by 2030 — 4.4

Govind Tekale

March 16, 2023

Nature

Protecting The Yangtze Finless Porpoises During Extreme Drought in China

Climate change has caused drastic changes in weather conditions all over the world. China is not an exception. Poyang Lake , China’s largest freshwater lake, is facing the dry season 100 days

Govind Tekale

September 15, 2022

Health

Study First To Link A Weed Killer Chemical Glyphosate To Convulsions In Animals

Results, published in Scientific Reports , showed that Glyphosate and Roundup increased seizure-like behavior in soil-dwelling roundworms and provided significant evidence that glyphosate targets GABA-A receptors. These communication points are essential for

Karmactive Staff

September 5, 2022

News

Dead White-Backed Vultures, Ozone Layer Depletion: Climate And Pollution Crisis

Vulture Deaths Linked to Ozone Pollution in Asia In a concerning development for regional biodiversity, Botswana’s northern Chobe district witnessed the death of over 50 white-backed vultures, while approximately 100 more were

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Krutika Surana

August 29, 2022

Activism·News

While Everyone Went Gaga Over Greta’s Blah Blah Others Lost Due Attention

Despite the diverse and poignant messages from numerous global activists, media attention was predominantly captivated by Greta Thunberg, overshadowing other vital voices in the youth climate movement.

Karmactive Team

October 2, 2021

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