Environment
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UNDP assistance helps farmers meet new EU deforestation rules
NEW YORK, Apr 26 (IPS) – For the past five years, the United Nations Development Program has worked with some…
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Now Europeans are learning what climate extremes are all about
MADRID, Apr 25 (IPS) – I apologize to Western politicians and media who continue to say that Ukraine’s brutal proxy…
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Key local innovations to meet the challenges of the climate crisis
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25 (IPS) – Several years ago, while visiting a village in rural Zimbabwe, I met a small…
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Indigenous leader from Brazil wins top environmental award
Alessandra Korap is one of six recipients of the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots activism.
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What local food challenges and options across Vietnam reveal about a global push for food systems transformation
HANOI, Apr 20 (IPS) – This month Nature highlighted three insightful new studies that chronicle food-related challenges from a global…
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Tornadoes kill at least two in central US; more storms are expected
Authorities say the death toll could rise as rescuers clear debris and reach people trapped in homes.
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Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system for tuna migration
SYDNEY, Apr 19 (IPS) – Climate change and warming ocean waters are causing tuna fisheries to migrate to international waters,…
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South Africa’s gold mining legacy
In Johannesburg’s impoverished townships, poor communities are paying the price for the country’s rich gold mining past.
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