Poachers claim the lives of endangered Sumatran tigers
28 April 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/NoeIIa The female tiger lay dead, one of her legs caught in a snare. A few hundred meters away lay another two tigers, a male and a female: they, too, had fallen victim to snares near a palm oil plantation in East Aceh in Indonesia last weekend. And with […]
Read MoreEleven in Indian religious procession die after freak electrocution
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flames as they rode in a religious procession, authorities said on Wednesday.
Read MoreUnited States Bans Russian-Affiliated Vessels From U.S. Ports
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPresident Biden issued a Proclamation on 21 April 2022 to “prohibit Russian-affiliated vessels from entering into United States ports.” As discussed in this alert, this action significantly builds upon U.S. sanctions against Russia in the maritime sector that already target certain vessels, cargos, and blocked parties. Some vessels that were […]
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Landmark UN Report Issues Stark call for Sustainable Land Management to Save Human Health
27 April 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe protected Kent Falls and Park in Connecticut, USA. GLO2 report calls on governments to create parks and restore wetlands to enhance citizens’ quality of life. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS By Alison KentishDOMINICA, Apr 27 2022 (IPS) With 50% of humanity affected by land degradation, the world must move to a […]
Read MoreDominica: Sharp rise in food insecurity in the Caribbean, survey finds
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United […]
Read MoreRussia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentRussia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond? Apr 27, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 04/27/2022 – 08:00 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond? Joachim De Weerdt Jan Duchoslav The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of […]
Read MoreSingapore executes intellectually disabled man for drug trafficking after rejecting appeal
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family’s lawyer said, after a long campaign for clemency failed, putting the city-state’s zero-tolerance drug laws back under scrutiny.
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‘Mechanical tree’ farms show promise for carbon capture
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAfter two years of design and engineering work, research partners from Ireland and the United States have introduced a “mechanical tree” they say is 1,000 times more efficient at capturing carbon from the atmosphere than natural trees are—and they say they’re ready to start scaling up the model to eventually […]
Read MoreWorld Food Programme retail-in-a-box initiative boosts local economy in South Sudan
26 April 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Ethiopia, South Sudan Source: World Food Programme WFP transformed portable storage containers into shops and booths in Gorom refugee camp, providing Ethiopian refugees with more food options while boosting business for local suppliers.
Read MorePolicy seminar: German development cooperation and CGIAR joining hands for sustainable food systems transformation
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPolicy seminar: German development cooperation and CGIAR joining hands for sustainable food systems transformation Apr 26, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 04/26/2022 – 10:01 Policy seminar: German development cooperation and CGIAR joining hands for sustainable food systems transformation Birthe Paul The importance of research partnerships. IFPRI Blog : Event Post Open Access […]
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