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But in the years since, progress has been so slow that even some of the world's most well-known environmentalists are now calling for a rethink, the New York Times reports.
"It's time for the international community to wake up to the fact that climate change is real, it's happening, and it's not going to go away," said Evangeline Lilly, the Oscar-winning actress and executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
"It's not going to go away, and it's not going to go away for good," she said last week in Bangkok, Thailand, where she's taking part in the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development.
The forum, organized by the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, aims to chart the region's path toward the goals, which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the effects of global warming, providing access to safe drinking water, and improving the lives of the planet's poorest people, among other things.
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"By translating seamlessly manual drawings into mesmerizing masterpieces, DoDoboo harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to amplify children's creativity, encouraging them to explore,...more
" dystopia, not only would KOSA censor what children see, but it would further empower the government to ramp up the online surveillance of all internet users by mandating the expansion and use of...more
It's that time of year again: time for kids to spend too much time on their phones, tablets, and other electronic devices and not enough time with their parents.
And it's a problem that needs...more
One in 25 children in the Netherlands suffers from amblyopia, or lazy eye, which causes them to see something different in one eye than in the other, Phys.org reports.
Fortunately, there's a...more
Want your child's early care and education (ECE) program to stay on the up-and-up? Try using a digital wallet instead of a paper check, according to the Early Care and Education Association.
The...more
"We're going to get them, we're going to get them, we're going to protect them, we're going to help them, and we're going to be there for them when they need us."
That's the promise of an...more
If you're one of the approximately 1.7 billion children under the age of 18 in the US who use some kind of oral care product, you may want to steer clear of plastic bags.
That's because,...more
If you've got a bunch of digital cameras in your house, you may want to consider getting a digital frame.
A company called myFirst has just unveiled two new frames, the myFirst Frame Doodle 9 and...more
Kids in Wilmington, North Carolina, can celebrate the state's annual science festival with a decidedly 21st-century twist.
The Children's Museum of Wilmington is hosting an event on Saturday...more
The Grosfeld Center for Special Education and Support Services, a division of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Detroit, works with kids with a wide range of disabilities, from Down Syndrome to autism.
But...more
The Guardian has compiled a list of responses to its latest open thread, and has announced the winner of the social enterprise gift hamper packed with presents.