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The #IPCCReport is clear
The #IPCCReport is clear: action must be taken to limit the impact of climate change. We believe that today’s youth can rise to this...
@queenscomtrust
Oct 12, 2018
Commonwealth Canopy on Twitter
#DYK that Windsor Great Park is home to an oak tree that is around 1300 years old? The @BBCCountyfile team explore the historic trees of...
@QueensCanopy
May 31, 2018
Commonwealth Walkaway Panel
#TheQueen unveiled a Commonwealth Walkaway Panel in the Buckingham Palace Gardens as part of @outdoortrust’s #CommonwealthWalkway...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 23, 2018
'TV's new golden couple!': The Queen and Sir David Attenborough hailed ‘adorable’ and ‘i
The Queen and Sir David Attenborough became an unexpected double act for prime time TV after scores of delighted viewers praised the...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 20, 2018
The Queen's Green Planet
The Queen's Green Planet | ITV | Monday 16th April 9pm Full Story #leadership #women #climate
@Royal__Reporter
Apr 9, 2018
'The Queen's Green Planet'
To mark the documentary 'The Queen's Green Planet', which features The Queen & David Attenborough discussing the @QueensCanopy, a special...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 3, 2018


The world’s first major city to run out of water may have just over three months left
It’s the height of summer in Cape Town, and the southwesternmost region of South Africa is gripped by a catastrophic water shortage....

RCS Ottawa
Jan 11, 2018


Forget bling: Ghana’s rappers are putting the environment center stage
Accra, Ghana In the music video for his song Gold Coast, released last year, Ghanaian rapper ELi stands on Accra’s Labadi beach, as waves...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 24, 2017


The Queen shows her playful side along Sir David Attenborough in new documentary
A new documentary from ITV currently titled ‘The Queen’s Canopy’ is set to air next year, but a short clip has been released showing The...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 10, 2017
Nigeria's Buhari says delighted that economy is improving
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, back at the helm after prolonged sick-leave, said he was delighted by the way...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 3, 2017


The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — On the verdant savanna of Virunga National Park, a herd of elephants clustered near...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 3, 2017


Carrying a plastic bag in Kenya is now punishable with jail time
It is now illegal to use, manufacture, or import plastic bags in Kenya, according to a new rule that goes into effect this week....

RCS Ottawa
Aug 29, 2017


The Caribbean Is At High Risk
THE ENTIRE Caribbean way of life is under threat if the region does not get to grips with climate change, according to a leading expert...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 17, 2017


Exclusive: Indian utility bets $10 billion on coal power despite surplus, green concerns
India's state-run power utility plans to invest $10 billion in new coal-fired power stations over the next five years despite the...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 4, 2017


Climate change could devastate the birthplace of the arabica coffee bean
The world’s most popular coffee bean, arabica, is under threat in the country where it was first found. According to new research, rising...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 25, 2017


The Ocean Conference
The Commonwealth includes most of the world’s small island developing states as well as many other coastal nations who depend on the...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 4, 2017


A Blue Commonwealth: high-level roundtable at The Ocean Conference
The Government of the Republic of Seychelles and the Commonwealth Secretariat will host a high-level roundtable at the UN Ocean...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 4, 2017
Cyclonic Storm Mora threatens to flood parts of Bangladesh, northeastern India with up to 300 mm of
Cyclonic Storm Mora will continue to batter parts of Bangladesh, northeast India and northwest Myanmar into Wednesday. Landfall occurred...

RCS Ottawa
May 30, 2017
Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels
Wholesale solar power prices have reached another record low in India, faster than analysts predicted and further undercutting the price...

RCS Ottawa
May 27, 2017
'Our country will vanish': Pacific islanders bring desperate message to Australia
“Like a drop of water in a bucket, on its own is small, but if there are many, many drops, soon it is overflowing.” Erietera Aram’s water...

RCS Ottawa
May 16, 2017
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