At climate talks, African nations pledge to restore forests

 Developing nations accused rich ones Monday of sidelining their interests at crunch climate talks, as the UN chief and France's president beat the drum for an ambitious global deal.

The UN’s Green Climate Fund announced Friday that it had approved finance for its first projects to help developing countries fight global warming, three weeks before a crucial world summit to ink a climate rescue pact.

Developed nations asked to honour climate change pledges.
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Developed countries have been asked to implement climate change funding pledges in order to allow poor nations to fight its impacts. Speaking to reporters ahead of the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), the Coordinator ...

Amazon, African forests turning from CO2 sink to source: study  RFITropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study finds  The GuardianTropical forests' carbon sink is already rapidly weakening  Phys.orgTropical forests’ ability to absorb carbon nearing ‘tipping point’ and could soon accelerate climate crisis, study finds  The IndependentThe Congo rainforest is losing ability to absorb carbon dioxide. That’s bad for climate change.  Washington PostView Full coverage on Google...

Tears flow often -- blood has once -- as climate negotiators from 195 nations gather every year in a different corner of the world for a physical and emotional endurance race.

Hunters and gatherers, pastoralists, district council executives, non-governmental organisations, and civil societies defending interests of indigenous people have converged to chart out a common agenda ahead of this year’s Climate Change Conference scheduled for December in Paris, France.

The world’s rulers, rich do-gooders, and also stripes of environmental activists have been meeting in Paris to talk about the world climate, which is wreaking havoc.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders on Friday his country would pump $60 billion into development projects, cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a three-year plan that will extend Beijing's influence in the continent.

Defending champions Nigeria and African champions Mali are joined by South Africa and Guinea at the Under-17 World Cup in Chile.