Watch: Indian teen’s powerful speech at Glasgow COP26 in front of world leaders \
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Watch: Indian teen’s powerful speech at Glasgow COP26 in front of world leaders

03-Nov-2021
A 14-year-old girl from India had some plain-speaking to do at the COP26 climate summit in front of the world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden. Vinisha Umashankar told the world leaders that her generation is “angry and frustrated as they made empty promises”. She made a direct call to […]
03-Nov-2021 National
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
1 min read
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
1 min read
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
1 min read
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
1 min read
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world \
1 min read
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From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world

24-Oct-2021
Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to reverse damage to its environment and develop in a sustainable manner.

Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America.
Red-eye tree frogs are native to the rain forests of Central America., by /Adriana Dinu
The award also highlights just how far Costa Rica has come: in the 1990s, the country had the world’s highest global deforestation rates, and less than a quarter of its original forest cover remained, largely due to agricultural expansion and logging. Since then, policies that encourage sustainable land use practices have proved to be successful in reversing the decline, and today, Costa Rica is one of the only countries in the world to reverse its deforestation, stop biodiversity loss, and increase forest cover to over half its total territory, whilst increasing economic growth. You can read more about Costa Rica and the Earthshot prize .
24-Oct-2021 United Nations
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