Diverse lawyers from across the U.S. offices and practices of global law firm K&L Gates LLP will gather during a multi-day, in-person retreat in early November. Open to the firm’s diverse lawyers at all levels throughout the U.S., the retreat will focus on empowering the lawyers to find success in […]
Read MoreCorals and coral reefs are found around the islands and atolls of the Pacific. In Vanuatu, the government, with the support of SPC, implemented a coral reef climate change adaptation project based on coral gardening. Photo credit: SPC By Catherine WilsonSydney, Nov 5 2022 (IPS) Today, the window of opportunity […]
Read MoreCountry: Belize Sources: UN Country Team in Belize, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Hurricane Lisa made landfall just south of Belize City on 2 November, affecting approximately 172,000 persons with more than 500 houses completely destroyed.
Read MoreNorth Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile on Thursday, that Japan said flew over its main island, landing in the Pacific Ocean, and South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said landed in waters off the east of the peninsula.
Read MoreWhile meat-alternative, plant-based, processed foods are now well established in supermarkets in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, cell-based food production, derived directly from cells of animals, though not as widely known, could be for sale to consumers in the near future, experts from the Food and Agriculture […]
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS One of the hottest areas in the law right now is cryptocurrencies and digital assets. One seemingly cannot open a news website without seeing stories about cryptocurrency risks, pending legislation, enforcement actions, and litigation. One reason for this explosion in […]
Read MoreClimate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange) Nov 4, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 11/04/2022 – 13:30 Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange) Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange) Africa In the […]
Read MoreIt usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through a dense forest. There, protected under a sea of beech trees from the view of the drones, it is the guerrillas of the PJAK (Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) who find us. We […]
Read MoreCountries: Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan, World Sources: International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières Of the 25 countries most vulnerable to climate change and least ready to adapt, the majority are also experiencing armed conflict. In many of these locations, people lack access to basic healthcare.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/tunaolger Rachel Carson, a scientist and writer from rural Pennsylvania, published Silent Spring 60 years ago. Many credit this book, which meticulously documented the damage that DDT pesticides were inflicting on wildlife, farm animals and people as early as the 1950s, with launching the modern environmental movement. Carson gathered stories from across […]
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