Hari Sungai Nasional, 59 persen sungai di Indonesia tercemar berat

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Pejabat Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Pencemaran dan Kerusakan Lingkungan (Ditjen PPKL) Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) mengungkapkan 59 persen sungai di Indonesia masih dalam kondisi tercemar …

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World: More than 600 million children in countries not on academic break still hit by school closures

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Country: World Source: UN Children’s Fund “Based on our most recent estimates, a staggering 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school. Four in ten,” said UNICEF.

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We have ‘reached the limits’ of the planet’s natural resources

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Photo: Pixabay/Sofi5t There are more people on the planet than ever before and untold numbers of them live in relative prosperity compared to their parents and grandparents. In China alone, hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of grinding poverty in the past few decades. A similar trend […]

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Ethylene Oxide: The Litigation Risks and Regulatory Issues Ahead

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Companies using ethylene oxide (EtO) in their operations should be aware of the substantial increase in litigation and regulatory activities surrounding the compound and how those developments may affect their businesses. With hundreds of claims being filed across the United States and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) prioritization of […]

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Latin America Sets an Example in Welcoming Displaced Venezuelans

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A Venezuelan family carrying a few belongings crosses the Simon Bolivar Bridge at the border into Colombia. Over the years, the migration flow has grown due to increasing numbers of people with unsatisfied basic needs. CREDIT: Siegfried Modola/UNHCR By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jul 26 2021 (IPS) The exodus of more than […]

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BMKG minta gencarkan kearifan lokal untuk evakuasi diri pascagempa

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Kepala Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati meminta jajarannya menggencarkan kearifan lokal kepada masyarakat untuk dapat mengevakuasi diri pascagempa. Menurut Dwikorita, yang terpenting …

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Malnutrition among children expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar as drought worsens

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Country: Madagascar Sources: World Food Programme, UN Children’s Fund The worst-affected Ambovombe-Androy district, where global acute malnutrition rates have touched an alarming 27 percent is at risk of famine unless urgent steps are taken to prevent further deterioration.

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US general vows to continue airstrikes supporting Afghan troops fighting Taliban

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The US will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday.

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Dead turtles and waves of plastic show Sri Lankan ship disaster’s deep ramifications

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For almost two weeks, a thick, black smudge stained the sky off Sri Lanka’s western coast — smoke from a burning container ship nine nautical miles out to sea.

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Climate and conflict: A look at environmental peacebuilding

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Image: Pikist The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has focused on global conflict and peacemaking strategies for more than 50 years, but over time the focus has increasingly turned to climate-related issues. Several new SIPRI offerings provide a look at how environmental peacebuilding – meant to reduce tensions over […]

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