Smallholders Key to Reducing Indonesian Deforestation (Part 2) — Global Issues

Smallholders Key to Reducing Indonesian Deforestation (Part 2) — Global Issues

The replanting of palm oil plants aimed at producing better trees through good agricultural practices. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership (GGP) in Indonesia included several projects under one umbrella. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Smallholder farmers are…

Getting All on Board to Meet Deforestation Targets (Part 1) — Global Issues

Getting All on Board to Meet Deforestation Targets (Part 1) — Global Issues

A harvester checks the ripeness of oil palm fresh fruit. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership has worked with all sectors of the palm oil supply chain to reduce deforestation. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Indonesia finds itself…

Defending Human Rights Is a Crime in Some Countries and a Deadly Activity in Others — Global Issues

Defending Human Rights Is a Crime in Some Countries and a Deadly Activity in Others — Global Issues

Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini, Clarisse Sih – Forus (brussels) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Apr 27 (IPS) – In today’s world, human rights defenders face immense challenges, with threats, attacks, and repression being rampant in many countries. According to the latest report by Front Line Defenders, killings of…

UNDP Assistance Helps Farmers to Meet New EU Deforestation Rules — Global Issues

UNDP Assistance Helps Farmers to Meet New EU Deforestation Rules — Global Issues

by Alison Kentish (new york) Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 26 (IPS) – For the last five years, the United Nations Development Programme has worked with some of the world’s biggest producers of commodities like beef, soy, palm oil, and cocoa to protect livelihoods and the…

Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Charlie Brown Opinion by Charlie Brown (lome, togo) Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Inter Press Service LOME, Togo, Apr 26 (IPS) – The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a…

Now Europeans Learn What Climate Extremes Are All About — Global Issues

Now Europeans Learn What Climate Extremes Are All About — Global Issues

Rhine River, Cologne,,Germany,10.08.2022. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 25 (IPS) – Apologies to those Western politicians and media who continue to say that Ukraine’s brutal proxy war stands behind whatever catastrophes, disasters or crises occur in the Planet. Is this accurate?…

Local Innovations Key to Meeting Challenges of the Climate Crisis — Global Issues

Local Innovations Key to Meeting Challenges of the Climate Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Srilata Kammila (united nations) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25 (IPS) – Several years ago, on a visit to a village in rural Zimbabwe, I met a small group of women with a story to share. Having participated in a UNDP-supported adaptation project –…

What Local Food Challenges and Choices Across Vietnam Reveal About a Global Push for Food Systems Transformation — Global Issues

What Local Food Challenges and Choices Across Vietnam Reveal About a Global Push for Food Systems Transformation — Global Issues

Fruit stalls at a local market in Hanoi, Vietnam. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Tuyen Huynh (hanoi) Thursday, April 20, 2023 Inter Press Service HANOI, Apr 20 (IPS) – This month Nature spotlighted three insightful new studies chronicling food-related challenges from a global perspective. One presented worrisome new data on the global…

Chiles Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management — Global Issues

Chiles Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management — Global Issues

The Maipo River on its way from the Andes mountain range to the valley of the same name is surrounded by numerous small towns that depend on tourism, receiving thousands of visitors every weekend. There are restaurants, campgrounds and high-altitude sports facilities. The water comes down from the top of…

Pacific Island Countries To Develop Advanced Warning System for Tuna Migration — Global Issues

Pacific Island Countries To Develop Advanced Warning System for Tuna Migration — Global Issues

Pacific Community-led regional initiative aims to assist countries in the region with mitigating the impacts of climate change-induced tuna migration. Credit: Pacific Community/SPC by Neena Bhandari (sydney) Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Apr 19 (IPS) – Climate change and warming ocean waters are causing tuna fisheries to migrate…