Many people living on the banks of rivers in the Amazon rainforest live in stilt houses over the water. Water into which garbage and other waste is dumped – the same water that is used for human consumption, with important consequences on their health, whose magnitude was underlined by the […]
Read MoreCountries: Haiti, Panama, World Source: International Organization for Migration Between January and September 2021, many of the 56,600 Haitian migrants were accompanied by children born during their journey. Migrants also arrived from Cuba, Venezuela, Asia and Africa.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/5671698 Freshwater sources are already scarce in many areas of the world, and worse is to come. By the middle of the century as many as 5 billion people will likely experience chronic water shortages, according to a new report by the United Nations-affiliated experts. That forecast is troubling, […]
Read MoreSix finalists will pitch their concepts to a panel of judges for the grand prize By External SourceOct 7 2021 (IPS-Partners) After an unprecedented pan-Commonwealth search for innovative satellite-driven solutions to tackle the challenges of the climate emergency and ocean sustainability, the Satellite Applications Catapult and the Commonwealth Secretariat are […]
Read MoreTim Reaksi Cepat Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran Kabupaten Natuna, Kepri, melepasliarkan seekor buaya muara berukuran tiga meter dari tempat penangkaran di Teluk Baruk Desa Sepempang ke Sungai Penarik Desa Cemaga, Kecamatan Bunguran …
Read MoreCountries: Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen Source: World Bank The latest World Bank report argues that improvements in data transparency for public health can help countries not only address perennial healthcare needs but also prepare for future health emergencies.
Read MoreEvent Post October 7, 2021 Policy seminar: AATM report outlines opportunities and challenges for intra-African agricultural trade Swati Malhotra Prospects for a new continental free trade agreement, as charted by the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor.
Read MoreAt least 20 people were killed and nearly 200 injured after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, according to welfare organization the Edhi Foundation.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/TimHill Agricultural land occupies a staggering five billion hectares worldwide, which accounts for nearly 40% of the entire planet’s land surface area. Around a third of it is used for growing crops while the rest consists of pastures for grazing livestock like cattle. That leaves precious little untouched land […]
Read MoreOn 29 September 2021, the U.S. Department of Interior (Interior) announced a series of actions to unwind a Trump-era rule in an effort to “to ensure that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) conserves birds today and into the future.” First, on 4 October 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
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