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Our Lungs Are Burning
03.09.2019
Since July, nightmarish fires have scorched over 6 million acres of Siberian forest. In Alaska, fires have consumed over 2.5 million acres of tundra & cold forest, making experts fear the combination of wildfires + climate change could permanently alter the region’s ecosystem.
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How Odisha’s Disaster Plan Saved People and Animal...
27.08.2019
“India’s zero-casualty approach to managing extreme weather events is a major contribution to the implementation of the Sendai Framework and the reduction of loss of life from such events,” said Mami Mizutori, Head of the Geneva-based UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
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Climate Change: The silent terminator that could m...
16.07.2019
Irregular changes in climate and extreme weather events are already affecting biodiversity across the globe. Sea levels are rising, and oceans are becoming warmer, which increases the frequency of cyclones. More prolonged, more intense droughts threaten crops, wildlife, and freshwater supplies. Our planet’s diversity of life is at risk because of the erratic climate. Climate change poses a fundamental threat to species, communities, and people’s livelihood.
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Animals suffer as volcano relentlessly erupts on V...
30.01.2018
Our disaster response team has rushed to Ambae Island in Vanuatu, east of Australia. Tens of thousands of pets and farm animals are afraid, and facing death and illness due to an endlessly erupting volcano and descending volcanic ash. They’re in dire need of our help
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Just as animals begin to recover from Hurricane Ir...
20.09.2017
Just as animals begin to recover from Hurricane Irma, new disaster approaches
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We deploy to protect animals in Hurricane Irma's p...
08.09.2017
Hurricane Irma: We deploy to protect the animals in its path
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Sierra Leone mudslides leave dogs injured and vuln...
31.08.2017
Sierra Leone mudslides leave dogs injured, starving and vulnerable
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Lifesaving care for animals affected by India and ...
29.08.2017
As floods shatter communities in India and Nepal, we provide lifesaving care to desperate animals
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Calf and goat recover from devastating floods
12.06.2017
Sri Lanka animal rescues: Zebu the calf and Elulu the goat recover from devastating floods
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Protecting animals in the face of a changing clima...
22.04.2017
To mark Earth Day 2017 (April 22), one of our experts shares information on how we’re protecting animals from natural disasters
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Working with women to build resilience during disa...
15.03.2017
We spoke with our Africa disaster operations manager, Judy Kimaru, about gender, animals and disasters.
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UN pledges support to animals in disasters
20.03.2015
As our disaster response team addresses the needs of animals in Vanuatu, great steps forward for animal protection have emerged from the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
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