China won’t back Brazil rainforest fund, points to rich nations’ lack of support: reports
That argument has long guided China’s approach to international climate talks. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, Beijing has argued that its developing-country status exempted it from donor obligations. It has often resisted joining multilateral funds as a donor, preferring to say that its role lies in domestic emission cuts and technology transfers rather than direct financing.
Lebanon’s historic pines are dying, one cone at a time
Most of Lebanon’s pine forests were planted hundreds of years ago. These older trees are still within their productive lifespans, but droughts, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures triggered by climate change have made them more vulnerable to the pests.
Mapped: Where People Trust Each Other Most, by Country
Most people can be trusted in the Nordics, according to survey data from 2022, published 2024. Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland occupy five of the top six spots of most trusting countries. China’s position (rank 4th, at 63%) is the only non-Western country in the top tier of trust.
Ecuador votes on return of US military bases to tackle drug violence
Noboa, who survived an attack in October when his car was surrounded by protesters and struck by bullets, has compared his security approach to that of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, posting images of shaven-headed inmates in orange uniforms at a new mega-prison.
Evolving Folks Project 