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Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process
Preamble The 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, through the World Heritage Leadership Programme. The Forum brought together 18 professionals responsible for...

Metso to enhance mill-lining recycling capabilities with TL Solutions acquisition
July 7, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) is enhancing its mill-lining recycling technology development and customer service capabilities by signing an agreement to acquire TL Solution’s recycling operations and induction-heating...

Multi X defines the “ABCs” of responsible farming in new sustainability strategy
Chilean salmon-farming firm Multi X has launched a new sustainability strategy called “the ABCs of Sustainability.” According to the firm, each letter represents a pillar of the strategy and groups together specific initiatives and metrics to be...

Hot weather specials heat up menus
Photos courtesy of the brands. Menu developers don’t seem to be in summer vacation mode. New items and limited-time offers keep rolling out at chain restaurants, with early July seeing another bump in menu activity. Here’s a look at recent food...

Metso acquires recycling operations to expand mill lining services
The acquisition is expected to close in August 2025. Metso Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire the recycling operations and induction heating technology development capabilities of TL Solution, a privately held company based in Oulu, Finland,...

Inter-American Court Says Countries Must Prevent Climate Harms
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an opinion on July 3, 2025, that countries must protect the climate system as part of their human rights obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and other human rights law. It said...

Teenager detained by Chile after unauthorized flight to Antarctica
A 19-year-old private pilot was arrested by Chilean authorities in Antarctica after an authorized flight to the frozen continent. The pilot in question is Ethan Guo, a US national, who is completing a charity challenge that involves flying solo...

Dry weather across the globe
The summer of 2025 has been very warm to hot across much of the western U.S. Here in Coeur d’Alene, we’ve already had six days with high temperatures at or above the 90-degree mark. Our hottest day was 96 degrees July 1. In California, highs in...

Chileans Open New Route In Peruvian Andes
Three Chileans have opened a 400m new route on Urus, a 5,000m peak in Peru. Vicente Urzua, Maxi Didier, and Eduardo Tapia are regulars on the Patagonian big walls during the austral summer. When winter settles in, they travel north to climb in the...

Metso expands recycling capabilities
Metso is set to acquire the recycling operations and induction heating technology development capabilities owned by Finland-based TL Solution. The acquisition will enhance Metso’s mill lining recycling technology development and customer service...

Inter-American court affirms legal right to a healthy climate
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis. The court’s Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, issued on...

Metso acquires recycling operations to boost mill lining services offering
Metso says it is enhancing its mill lining recycling offering by signing an agreement to acquire TL Solution’s recycling operations and induction heating technology development capabilities. TL Solution, a privately owned company based in Oulu,...

Chile and Argentina among the coldest places of the earth in the form of an polar anticyclone diet
On June 30, Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on the earth, outside the polar regions. Governments of the two countries have issued early warnings and cold weather alerts in response to “polar-anticylone origin” behind extreme...
Vanuatu hails landmark climate ruling by Inter-American Court
Vanuatu has welcomed a historic ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), calling it a breakthrough in linking climate change with legal obligations to protect human rights. Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change...

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A Journal of Environmental Sciences study investigates trees best suited for cities...

UPSC Key: Isostatic Rebound, UNFCCC Reforms and Overtourism
50% tariff on copper, pharma may invite up to 200%: Trump Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and...

Top Latam human rights court says states duty-bound to act on climate crisis
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change – a move expected to shape policy and litigation...
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Why Farmed Salmon Isn't as Bad as You Think
In the U.S., 97% of salmon produced is wild-caught, thanks to the abundance of Alaska’s wild sockeye. But when it comes to consumption, Americans mostly buy farmed Atlantic salmon — two-thirds of which is imported. It’s no wonder: most of the...

UN rights commissioner welcomes Inter-American Court advisory opinion on climate crisis
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday praised the recent advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) as a “landmark step forward,” urging states to take meaningful action through...

SSA social bonds roundtable: Social bond investors demand volume, variety and strong outcomes
Investors would like more, and large reservoirs of social spending in the public sector are not being tapped. Among governments, national and local, still only a minority use the instrument. Meanwhile, investor demand is tangible but diffuse,...