Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South

Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South

Kenya’s extensive coastline has been fronted as a hub for carbon trading due to its lush mangrove forests. But now experts caution that carbon markets are exploitative greenwashing systems. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 10 (IPS) – Somalia, Syria, DRC…

Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR — Global Issues

Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR — Global Issues

“The war that erupted without warning turned previously peaceful Sudanese homes into cemeteries,” said Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations at UNHCR. She visited the country last week, and witnessed a surge in human suffering. “Away from the eyes of the world and the news headlines, the conflict in Sudan…

Zimbabwe’s Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics — Global Issues

Zimbabwe’s Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics — Global Issues

Women were reduced to cheerleaders in Zimbabwe’s recent 2023 general elections. Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Nov 06 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s recent election has exposed weak gender policies both at the political party and governmental levels as women were sidelined…

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

With the civil war between rival militaries now in its 200th day, children “continue to pay the highest price for a crisis not of their making – increasingly with their own lives”, said the agency in a statement. There are more children now displaced there than anywhere in the world,…

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei — Global Issues

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei — Global Issues

“With the conflict in Sudan, the conditions are not conducive for talks on the final status of Abyei. The progress that was made [earlier this year] unfortunately was not something that we could build upon,” Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Horn of Africa, told ambassadors. “Key…

Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africas One Health Plans — Global Issues

Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africas One Health Plans — Global Issues

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting Sierra Leone’s national chimpanzee. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Stella Paul (freetown) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service FREETOWN, Nov 03 (IPS) – Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra…

Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods — Global Issues

Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods — Global Issues

IFAW recently translocated elephants into Kasungu National Park, which is on the Malawi-Zambia border. IFAW is implementing the Room to Roam initiative so that these elephants can have safe passage in the corridor. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (chipata, zambia) Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIPATA, ZAMBIA, Nov…