Photo: Pixabay/xiSerge Agriculture accounts for around a fourth of greenhouse gas emissions, and red meat production is especially harmful to the environment and people’s health. Among the suggested alternatives are insects, which are not only nutritious but far easier to raise. Another sustainable option: algae. “Agriculture provides the backbone of […]
Read MoreInforming agricultural investment strategy and food policy in PNG rmiller Mon, 10/24/2022 – 15:51 Informing agricultural investment strategy and food policy in PNG Informing agricultural investment strategy and food policy in PNG Workshop Papua New Guinea Agriculture Production The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the PNG National Agriculture […]
Read MoreCountry: Haiti Source: UN Children’s Fund Gang violence, fuel shortages and street blockades are hindering humanitarian access to safe water and health services for patients, increasing the risks of women and children dying of the disease.
Read MoreA group of young women dance and burn their hijabs during a protest in Iran’s Bandar Abbas. Credit: social media By Arina MoradiCOPENHAGEN, Oct 25 2022 (IPS) It’s been over a month since Bayan, a 30-year-old Persian language teacher, last left her home in the Kurdish city of Piranshahr, 730 […]
Read MoreDozens of people have been killed in military airstrikes that hit a celebratory event in Myanmar’s mountainous Kachin state on Sunday, according to local news outlets and international organizations.
Read MoreOVERVIEW When Congress returns in mid-November, there are two “must pass” bills Congress will address: i) the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations legislation and; ii) the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These two legislative vehicles may serve as the final, executable opportunities to pass and enact policy in the […]
Read MoreChambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and ten of its lawyers as leaders in their fields of practice in the 2023 edition of its Chambers UK guide. The guide recognizes the firm and its lawyers in 15 categories, with rankings based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with […]
Read MoreCountry: World Source: UN Children’s Fund About 20 countries are on a good track to achieve universal birth registration by 2030 in line with the SDG. However, substantial acceleration would be needed for Africa as a whole to achieve it.
Read MoreEuropean Union leaders struggle to find solutions for the energy crisis. Credit: Bigstock By Baher KamalMADRID, Oct 24 2022 (IPS) European politicians continue to run in all directions to find a way out of their energy crisis. One of them – Simonetta Sommaruga, the Swiss Environment Minister, asked people to […]
Read MorePhoto: Public Domain Pictures/Vera Kratochvil Large and endangered wild animals like tigers, leopards and elephants do poorly near human communities. Or do they? The results of research led by scientists at the University of Queensland appear to have belied the assumption that they invariably do. The researchers examined paleontological records […]
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