Photo: Pixabay/FabricioMacedoPhotos Extensive logging and burning may be pushing the Amazon’s rainforests towards a tipping point beyond which they will be a lot less resilient to environmental stresses such as climate change. This stark assessment has been made by an international team of scientists who analyzed data from high-resolution satellite […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has placed Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the centre of its work to transform agrifood systems, because of their vulnerability to the climate crisis and other shocks and their importance in the protection of marine biodiversity. Scattered around the […]
Read MoreCompanies operating in the United States encounter numerous legal and regulatory issues arising from doing business in the world’s largest economy. Anticipating and dealing appropriately with those issues can improve markedly the success of those operations. The Doing Business in the United States: A Guidebook for Non-U.S. Companies Operating in the […]
Read MoreK&L Gates LLP offices across the firm’s global platform are hosting events throughout the month of March to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, including events benefiting local women’s shelters; client-facing and internal luncheons and breakfasts; panel discussions focusing on accelerating women’s equality around the world; wine and beer tastings from […]
Read MoreGempa bumi berkekuatan Magnitudo 5,0 mengguncang Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat, Maluku, Selasa pukul 00.23 WIB. Berdasarkan informasi dari laman resmi Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG), Selasa, gempa bumi …
Read MoreMary Robinson with Elizabeth Wathuti at COP26 in Glasgow. Credit: The Elders By Mary RobinsonDUBLIN, Mar 7 2022 (IPS) Women are already leaders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Sisters Nina and Helena Gualinga of the Kichwa Sarayaku community in Ecuador work tirelessly to protect Indigenous land. Archana Soreng […]
Read MoreCountries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Ongoing conflict and intensifying drought have resulted in significantly below-average harvests and skyrocketing food prices. 45 to 55 million people across the region need food and nutrition assistance.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/tiburi Rising sea levels are an indicator of the progress of climate change and by ascertaining when sea levels began to rise globally we can pinpoint the onset of climate change. And that date was a lot further back in time than generally assumed, for it was way back […]
Read MoreThe US animal insurance program: Rapid expansion at a growing cost to taxpayers (AEI) Mar 6, 2022 Mar 3, 2022 pfowlkes Sun, 03/06/2022 – 23:11 The US animal insurance program: Rapid expansion at a growing cost to taxpayers (AEI) The US animal insurance program: Rapid expansion at a growing cost […]
Read MoreCountry: Ukraine Source: Médecins Sans Frontières “In our decades of experience working in situations of war we know that one-off humanitarian corridors can be helpful, but are not enough,” says Stephen Cornish, General Director of MSF.
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