Photo: Pixabay/ArtisticOperations Tigers in the wild are critically endangered throughout their remaining ranges in South and Southeast Asia, but that has hardly stopped unscrupulous poachers from continuing to hunt the iconic predators any chance they get. A case in point is the recent discovery of the pelts of two tigers […]
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Chinese Government officially launching Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. The General Agreement was signed by the Director-General of FAO, QU Dongyu and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of […]
Read MoreLike other financial centers, Luxembourg has recently seen a strongly growing interest in investments in new technologies, including virtual assets such as digital tokens. Complementary to that interest is a growing strong demand for guidance regarding the regulatory treatment of virtual assets. Luxembourg law defines a “virtual asset” (VA) as […]
Read MoreCountry: Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Funding is the biggest constraint but is far from being the only one. Humanitarian access and security also remain challenges, the Deputy ERC warned the UN Security Council.
Read MoreBadan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) menyebut telah terjadi hujan ekstrem dengan volume air mencapai 110,2 milimeter (mm) hingga memicu banjir di sejumlah wilayah di Kalimantan Selatan (Kalsel) pada …
Read MoreWomen make up 75 percent of the agricultural labour force in Kenya. Women are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change, and a Commonwealth report shows that without their inputs, climate action policies compound inequality. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Kenya, Jan 12 2022 (IPS) Judy Wangari is […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/nikofendi Pay-as-you-throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate pricing or pay-as-you-waste. Many cities and towns around the world, including over 7,000 in the United States, have pay-as-you-throw waste policies. Examples include Seattle, Berkeley, Austin and Portland, […]
Read MoreCarbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business. Changes in carbon—and more broadly greenhouse […]
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