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The United Nations settled on a plan to protect biodiversity at its meeting in Nagoya, Japan.
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Welcome to Planet 100 for November 2, 2010. Here's what we're covering today.
WATCH VIDEO: United Nations Agrees on Biodiversity
UN Morale Booster
After the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks, some good news for the UN—a successful agreement to protect biodiversity was scratched out in Nagoya.
Some key goals have been set, including a plan to expand nature reserves to 17% of the world's land and 10% of the planet's waters, which will benefit habitats and species such as tigers, pandas and whales. But in the short-term, the biggest beast to get a reprieve may well prove to be the UN itself.
The multilateral negotiating process derided at COP15 was celebrated in Nagoya as delegates seemed willing to listen to the advice of scientists warning of the perils of inaction.
Via: The Guardian
Fate of the World
Fate of the World allows you save the world from greenhouse gas emissions or let it perish by continuing to rely on fossil fuels.
The British-made computer game puts the Earth's future in players hands, placing them in charge of an international environmental body. Put an emissions cap on a growing economy, stifling growth, and they'll throw you out. Encourage investment and prosperity and there'll soon be environmental consequences.
Each turn sends you forward five years—and you're informed of the many changes that take place in the world as temperatures increase.
Via: Yahoo
Cool Climate
An online art competition, CoolClimate, called upon artists worldwide to submit iconic images that address the impact of climate change. Runners up included an oil soaked duck and a comment about the planet's air while first place went to Chris Lamprianidis with his stunning photograph entitled No Pollution Please.
Via: Cool Climate
Credits:
nature reserves ©China Tourism Press/Getty Images
marine life ©Caroline Warren/Getty Images
tigers ©Comstock Images/Thinkstock
UN assembly ©Getty Images
Oil Spill Duck Sculpture ©Livesteel
Air ©Jeffrey Durden
No Pollution Please ©Chris Lemprianidis
