Some migratory species are improving but 22% of those listed are threatened with extinction, including nearly all the fish.
Climate change, pollution, illegal hunting and fishing, and loss of habitat increasingly endanger the lives of animal species that often fly, swim or walk long distances to breed or find food.
The first-ever U.N. survey on migratory animals worldwide finds our efforts to protect these iconic species – sea turtles, whales, sharks, elephants, songbirds, monarch butterflies and many others – are deteriorating, putting the survival of many of them at risk.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
