Edward Mukiibi first worked the fields as punishment. Now he is a firm believer that the slow food movement can save the planet. He was recently named as the President of Slow Food International. Credit: Slow Food International by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Aug…
Aerial view of San Crisanto and its preserved mangrove, in the state of Yucatan, in southeastern Mexico. In addition to trapping and storing CO2, mangroves control coastal erosion, protect against hurricanes and clean water. However, in Yucatan, as in other similar ecosystems, they face threats from increasing urbanization, mass tourism…
Farmer Mayra Rojas says that the Chinese-type fixed-dome biodigester built in back of her home in Carambola, in the municipality of Candelaria in western Cuba, has become part of her daily life and a key factor in improving her family’s quality of life. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS by Luis Brizuela (havana)…
Farmers in Bangladesh would welcome an early warning system that does not rely on smartphones. Authorities and devising an SMS service after devastating floods killed many people and destroyed harvests. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka) Monday, August 01, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Aug 01 (IPS) – Ziaur Rahman,…
Due to its structure, methane traps more heat in the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2) making it 80 times more harmful than CO2 during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere.. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul…
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…
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