Photo: Pixabay/jusuf111 The rainforests across the Amazon are among the planet’s last refuges of rich biodiversity, yet they have been losing out to deforestation at an alarming rate. In fact, many of these forests have been degraded far more seriously than assumed with over a third of them affected by […]

Country: Haiti Source: UN Children’s Fund Amidst growing armed violence in Haiti, at least 2.6 million children are expected to need immediate lifesaving assistance in 2023, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean warns.

The Irish Examiner published an op-ed by John Whelan on food prices. He writes that Ireland’s food and drink exporters are thinking about where things will stand in 2023. The rampant increase in exports last year as reported by Bord Bia was mainly driven by the sector pushing up prices.

Country: Madagascar Source: Médecins Sans Frontières More than a quarter of the population in the Vatovavy-Fitovinany and Atsimo-Atsinanana regions are currently experiencing acute food insecurity after harvests were destroyed in last year’s cyclones.

When companies are embroiled in a dispute, what they want are justice and efficiency. Otherwise, justice delayed is justice denied. On 12 January 2023, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) launched a model clause to aid parties in designating the SICC as the supervisory court to hear arbitration-related applications. The […]

Climate scientists and policy advocates often lament the disdain and denial they encounter during science communication efforts meant to engage the public. It may come as no surprise that, according to British researchers, the reason for why people hold strong negative attitudes about science, in spite of relevant evidence, is […]