Heat waves increase the risks of crop failures, threatening food security for billions of people. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service URBANA, Illinois, USA, Jul 29 (IPS) – Across the U.S., and around the world, particularly Europe, heat records are…
Credit: EBRD Opinion by Vanora Bennett (london) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 29 (IPS) – Until Russia went to war on Ukraine in February, Ukraine was known as the “breadbasket of Europe”. One of the largest grain exporters in the world, it provided about 10 per cent…
The confluence of the waters with the distinct colors of the pollution of each one: darker waters reflect the urban sewage of the Arrudas River, while brown reflects erosion coming from the upper Velhas River, a natural effect or product of mining visible in the city of Belo Horizonte, in…
The San Crisanto ejido protects since 1995 mangrove forests in the northern coast of the Mexican southeastern state of Yucatán, that’s home to species of fish, birds, like the pink flamingo; mammals and others. Credit: Juan Pablo Ampudia / IPS by Emilio Godoy (sinanchÉ, mexico) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press…
Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (united nations) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – According to the 2021 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report, extreme events have worsened…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 26 (IPS) – Like so many others, Africans have long been misled. Alleged progress under imperialism has long been used to legitimize exploitation. Meanwhile, Western colonial powers have…
Opinion by Irene Wabiwa Betoko (kinshasa) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service KINSHASA, Jul 26 (IPS) – The writer is the International Project Leader for the Congo Basin Forest, Greenpeace AfricaFrom the fall-out of the pandemic to the interlocking cost of living and energy security crises currently gripping the world,…
Community-led restoration of mangroves along Kenya’s coastal shorelines is ongoing. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, July 25, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Jul 25 (IPS) – The swish of calm waters followed by unexpectedly high tides and violent waves is now too familiar for the fisher community along…
The Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), the first-ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens, and interest groups, gathered in Kigali from Monday, Jul 18 to Jul 23 to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature. Rwanda hosted the conference in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of…
The media could play a vital role in the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a webinar on the media and SDGs heard. Credit: Juliet Morrison/IPS by Juliet Morrison (new york) Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Inter Press Service New York, Jul 20 (IPS) – With the latest United Nations…
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