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Illegal logging site in Latin America
Environment • Latin America

Interpol operation nets 225 arrests for eco-crime offences

Cross-border raids uncovered hundreds of cases of illegal logging, mining and wildlife trafficking — exposing how natural-resource crime is thriving under weak enforcement.

Cabo Verde coastal skyline
Finance • Africa

Cabo Verde launches sovereign climate-finance strategy

The island state’s new framework aims to attract private investment for green infrastructure and coastal resilience, turning vulnerability into opportunity.

Amazon forest in Belém
Climate • Brazil

Brazil’s COP30 plans centre Indigenous forest diplomacy

Belém prepares to host COP30 with an agenda led by Indigenous knowledge systems and carbon-market reforms rooted in ecosystem stewardship.

Island radio studio near coastline
Climate • Africa

Island nations upgrade media networks for disaster alerts

A new UNESCO-supported programme trains journalists and modernises broadcast systems to strengthen early-warning coverage across African islands.

Mangrove wetlands ecosystem
Climate Finance • Global South

UNEP launches US$100 million nature-positive fund

Targeting twelve countries, the initiative will back projects that protect biodiversity while capturing carbon and boosting local livelihoods.

Indigenous canoes on Amazon river
Rights • Latin America

Amazon flotilla sails 3 000 km to deliver climate demands

Hundreds journey by river from Ecuador and Peru to Brazil’s Belém, symbolising a grassroots push to reshape global climate negotiations.

Wind turbines on South African plain
Energy • Africa

South Africa turbines adopt bird-shutdown safeguards

Wind-farm operators deploy on-demand shutdowns to protect endangered species, blending clean-energy growth with biodiversity care.

Smallholder farmer in African field
Food • Africa

Hunger rises in Africa despite global gains

New UN data show over 300 million Africans undernourished, reversing improvements as drought and conflict strain rural supply chains.

The Signals They Missed
Flood Displacement
300,000+

Evacuations in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab this week; response windows are shrinking.

Meridian synthesis — Govt/OCHA situational updates • Oct 2025
Eco-Crime Arrests
225

Interpol sweep across nine countries hits illegal logging, mining and wildlife trade.

Meridian synthesis — Interpol & national agencies • Oct 2025
Food Insecurity
307 M

Undernourished in Africa (2024) despite global gains; climate and conflict drive divergence.

Meridian synthesis — UN hunger assessment (latest) • 2024 baseline