Investment to restore Asia’s degraded forests and landscapes critical to achieving global climate and biodiversity targets and safeguarding livelihoods

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Building momentum toward greater investment in Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Asia – involving both public and private sectors – is critical to meet the challenges of climate change and secure millions of livelihoods across the region, an FLR investment forum heard today. While some progress has been made […]

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K&L Gates Earns “International Law Firm of the Year,” Four “Team of the Year” Honors at Qatar Business Law Forum Awards

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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP received multiple recognitions during this week’s Qatar Business Law Forum and Awards hosted by LexisNexis, including selection as “International Law Firm of the Year” for 2023. The firm also captured “Team of the Year” honors in the Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, and […]

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Working the Strawberry Fields of California

16 November 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Working the Strawberry Fields of California Country United States agnes Thu, 11/16/2023 – 10:23 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi/ Mixtec) Mamá wakes me up gently by whispering in my ear, “Claudio…Claudio. Ntakoo se’e. Ntasalistuku ra na ko’on. Sava’á cafe. Ntakoo ra ko’o cafe […]

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Kenya: Over 100 killed and 700,000 displaced by flash floods from El Nino rains in Horn of Africa

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Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Source: Save the Children The floods are the latest in a series of extreme weather events in recent years to hit the Horn of Africa, where children and communities find themselves at the sharp end of the global climate crisis.

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Good for Girls and Good for the Planet: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels

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Stephany Musombi and engineers preparing the banana stems for processing at KIRDI. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS By Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Nov 16 2023 (IPS) ’Going Green’ seems to Dr Jacquline Kisato’s favorite catchphrase as she passionately explains her eco-friendly sanitary towel, a product she expects will help empower women and young girls […]

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The sex ratio of endangered sea turtles is badly skewed by pollution

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Photo: Pexels/Stephen Leonardi Exposure to heavy metals such as cadmium and antimony as well as certain organic contaminants accumula in female green sea turtles, which then pass these toxins to their eggs, causing embryos to be feminized. This is now adding to the travails of the reptiles already at risk […]

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New report finds U.S. warming faster, facing costly disaster

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The United States now experiences a $1 billion weather or climate disaster every three weeks, and a risk to one region affects other regions as well, as when wildfire smoke drifts long distances or food supply chains are disrupted by flooded agricultural land. The Fifth National Climate Assessment for the […]

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Report Honors Lives Lost of 13 Indigenous Defenders and Highlights Emerging Regions of Risk in Brazil

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Report Honors Lives Lost of 13 Indigenous Defenders and Highlights Emerging Regions of Risk in Brazil Country Brazil agnes Wed, 11/15/2023 – 09:30 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Content Note: The following includes disturbing information on violence against Indigenous Peoples. In November 2023, the University of California Network […]

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COVID-19 in South Asia: Lessons from a time of upheaval

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How food systems fared amid disruption.

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oPt: The carnage in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue. Here are the steps to rein it in

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Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The plan is comprehensive, and we are determined to push for every step, but we need broad international support. The world must act before it is too late – UN Under Secretary-General Martin Griffiths.

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