Paris mayor takes dip in ‘safe to swim Seine’ ahead of Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024

Paris mayor takes dip in ‘safe to swim Seine’ ahead of Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024

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NewsFeed With just days to go before the Paris Olympics, the city’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a swim in the Seine as the river was finally declared safe for swimming and open-water competitions. Published On 17 Jul 202417 Jul 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…

‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya | Wildlife

‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya | Wildlife

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Aberdare National Park, Kenya – Beneath the dense canopy of redwood trees, a uniformed group flanked by armed men treads silently through the thicket, dodging the overgrown stinging nettles that spill over the narrow trail with impressive skill. “Stop!” whispers Wilson Gioko, the team leader, as he points to a…

Texas energy firms assess damage after Hurricane Beryl batters Gulf Coast | Business and Economy News

Texas energy firms assess damage after Hurricane Beryl batters Gulf Coast | Business and Economy News

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Beryl made landfall near Texas town on Monday, posing problems for the heart of the US energy sector. The Texas energy industry was evaluating the impact from Hurricane Beryl after the powerful storm lashed the United States’ Gulf Coast, closing key shipping ports and hitting the oil refining and production…

Colombia deforestation fell to historic low last year | Environment News

Colombia deforestation fell to historic low last year | Environment News

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Drop in deforestation comes amid efforts to protect critical Amazon rainforest after years of record destruction. Deforestation in Colombia fell by 36 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, the country’s environment ministry said, as President Gustavo Petro’s government works to halt record-breaking destruction in the Amazon. In a…

How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education

How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education

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Lombok, Indonesia – Azra, 13, recalls running out of her house when a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck one evening about six years ago. Most people were inside their homes eating or watching television. “We saw the houses collapsing one by one, it brought a big trauma for us,” she…

Friend of Bee: Beekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Environment

Friend of Bee: Beekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Environment

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Sustainability is the basis of Deborah Nzarubara’s bee business and approach to biodiversity. Deborah Nzarubara comes from a long line of beekeepers in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but she practises beekeeping differently from her forefathers. Her vision is for sustainable, organic beekeeping where agriculture and bees…

Ravaged by civil war, how a national park was restored in Mozambique | Environment

Ravaged by civil war, how a national park was restored in Mozambique | Environment

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Gorongosa, Mozambique – In Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique, veterinarian Mercia Angela cradles a baby pangolin in her arms. Perhaps aware that it is safe, it reaches out and gently pulls her hair. “Our special unit of rangers who investigate people trying to sell pangolins rescued this one from…

Nine in 10 top global companies failing to uphold human rights, report says | Environment

Nine in 10 top global companies failing to uphold human rights, report says | Environment

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More than 90 percent of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies, including Amazon, BMW, Nestle, Rio Tinto, Pfizer, Shein, and Standard Chartered, are failing to meet societal expectations towards human rights, working conditions and corporate ethics, a first-of-its-kind assessment has found. Despite commanding revenues equal to 45 percent of the…