Photo: Pixabay/kerttu Aquatic water weeds like floating pennyworts and Japanese knotweeds may seem innocuous enough, as may gray squirrels, minks and parakeets. Yet invasive species such as these cost the United Kingdom some £4 billion a year in economic losses. This is according to researchers at the nonprofit CABI, who […]

On 16 June 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources1, holding that the federal government (Government) maintains the authority to dismiss a federal False Claims Act (FCA) action over a relator’s objection so long as […]

Quinoa, acai, and other foods can expand markets and improve diets.

Fighting for the Protection of Pë’këya and the Right to Return Home Country Global camilla Wed, 07/05/2023 – 06:31 Issues None Program 5 Main Image By Camilla Lindschouw (CS Intern) Demarcation of ancestral lands is a crucial factor for Indigenous Peoples’ survival worldwide. Indigenous territories offer communal protection of the […]

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Médecins Sans Frontières In addition to health care, the 1.7 million displaced people in Ituri province are in desperate need of food, clean drinking water, proper sanitation, shelter, and education.

Photo: Pixabay/JanetAB Honey bees are invaluable both for biodiversity and agriculture as they are excellent pollinators, yet their numbers worldwide have been dropping dramatically. The causes include climate change, habitat loss, pesticide use and diseases. It is in this latter category of threats that entomologists from the University of Florida, […]