Mexican Environmental Prosecutor’s Office Dodges Charges against Mayan Train — Global Issues

Mexican Environmental Prosecutor’s Office Dodges Charges against Mayan Train — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The laying of the Mayan Train along 1500 kilometers through five states in the south and southeast of Mexico, mostly through the Yucatan Peninsula, will damage the fragile jungle ecosystem, with the removal of vegetation and animal species. The photo shows an area cleared of vegetation near the municipality of…

UN chief warmly welcomes Russia decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal — Global Issues

UN chief warmly welcomes Russia decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The UN-brokered deal which is implemented through a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) in Istanbul involving Russia, Ukraine, and Türkiye, was signed in July, to allow grain, oil and other foodstuffs to leave the war-torn country for markets overseas – many of which are in desperate need of food from Europe’s…

Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO — Global Issues

Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The State of the Climate in Europe report, produced jointly with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, focused on 2021. It provides information on rising temperatures, land and marine heatwaves, extreme weather, changing precipitation patterns, and retreating ice and snow. Glacier melt The report says that between 1991 and…

Threats against journalists harm us all, warns UN chief — Global Issues

Threats against journalists harm us all, warns UN chief — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.    The Secretary-General underscored the importance of a free press, which he said is vital to a functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing, navigating our complex world, and advancing…

UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors — Global Issues

UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Mr. Grandi expressed hope that these dimensions “will be in clearer focus” at the COP27 UN climate change conference, opening this weekend in Egypt, and at its successor conference in a year’s time.   The climate emergency is ravaging resources and creating tensions, including between communities, particularly in already fragile…

Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya — Global Issues

Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Since its inception Mara Siana Conservancy has increased biodiversity. Credit: Geoffrey Kamadi/IPS by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Wednesday, November 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Nov 02 (IPS) – When Mara Siana Conservancy came into operation in 2016, there was a single zebra and a topi (antelope) in the valley just outside…

COP27 Climate Summit is an Opportunity to Promote Peace — Global Issues

COP27 Climate Summit is an Opportunity to Promote Peace — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Stefan Lofven, Christoph Heusgen (stockholm / munich) Tuesday, November 01, 2022 Inter Press Service To prevent this from becoming the new normal, world leaders need to take radical, courageous action, together. The upcoming climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, COP27, is one of the places where this needs to happen….

Developing Countries Need Monetary Financing — Global Issues

Developing Countries Need Monetary Financing — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and dakar) Tuesday, November 01, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and DAKAR, Nov 01 (IPS) – Developing countries have long been told to avoid borrowing from central banks (CBs) to finance government spending. Many have even legislated against CB financing of fiscal expenditure….