UN Predicts 68 Percent of World’s Population will be Living in Urban Areas by 2050 — Global Issues

UN Predicts 68 Percent of World’s Population will be Living in Urban Areas by 2050 — Global Issues

A residential building in Nairobi, Kenya. According to UN estimates, by 2050 about 68 per cent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Credit: UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Thursday, July 07, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 07 (IPS) – When we think…

Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge To Preserve Our Forests — Global Issues

Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge To Preserve Our Forests — Global Issues

Opinion by Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue (yaoundÉ) Wednesday, July 06, 2022 Inter Press Service YAOUNDÉ, Jul 06 (IPS) – A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers….

Recovering Edible Food from Waste Provides Environmental and Social Solutions in Argentina — Global Issues

Recovering Edible Food from Waste Provides Environmental and Social Solutions in Argentina — Global Issues

Tomasa Chávez, bundled up against the cold of the southern hemisphere winter, works at the Central Market in Buenos Aires, where she was hired in 2021 to separate edible waste that can be recovered. Until then, she went there daily on her own for 30 years to look for food…

Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge To Preserve Our Forests — Global Issues

The Rape of the Indian Ocean; The Story of the Yellow Fin Tuna — Global Issues

Opinion by Daud Khan, Stephen Akester (rome / london) Tuesday, July 05, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME / LONDON, Jul 05 (IPS) – Over the last past several decades marine fish stocks worldwide have been under intense threat. There have been many high sounding declarations and agreements to reduce catch effort,…

Nature-Positive Ventures Crucial for Africa’s future, say experts at Africa Green Economy Conference — Global Issues

Nature-Positive Ventures Crucial for Africa’s future, say experts at Africa Green Economy Conference — Global Issues

Shaban Mwinji, a community scout ranger, in Ukunda, Kenya. Standing in a restored Mangrove Forest by Mikoko Pamoja. Mikoko Pamoja is a community-led mangrove conservation and restoration project based in southern Kenya and the world’s first blue carbon project. It aims to provide long-term incentives for mangrove protection and restoration…

Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay — Global Issues

Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay — Global Issues

The municipality of Puchuncaví in central Chile turns greens after days of rain, but next to it are the smokestacks of the industries located in this development pole that turned this town and the neighboring town of Quintero into “sacrifice zones”, with the emission of pollutants that damaged the environment…

IPBES to Release New Assessments on the Values of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Species — Global Issues

IPBES to Release New Assessments on the Values of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Species — Global Issues

An indigenous forest dweller in India’s Andhra Pradesh, inside a protected area, sells cashew nut seeds to visitors. Indigenous communities’ knowledge of biodiversity contributes to the work of IPBES, alongside science, says IPBES’ Executive Secretary. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS by Manipadma Jena (new delhi) Sunday, July 03, 2022 Inter Press Service New…

IPBES Shoring up Private Sector Support for Biodiversity Science — Global Issues

IPBES Shoring up Private Sector Support for Biodiversity Science — Global Issues

River and mountain in the interior of Dominica. IPBES’ collaboration with the private sector funds research and evidence that helps businesses make better-informed decisions to protect biodiversity. Credit: JAK/IPS by Alison Kentish (dominica) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service DOMINICA, Jul 01 (IPS) – With the world facing a biodiversity…

A Conversation with Kaddu Sebunya — Global Issues

A Conversation with Kaddu Sebunya — Global Issues

Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in the Serengeti. His current role entails spearheading the vision of a modern Africa where human development includes thriving wildlife and wildlands as a cultural and economic asset for Africa’s future generations. Credit: AWF by Guy Dinmore (st davids, wales) Thursday, June…

Bangladesh Flood Victims Cry for Relief — Global Issues

Bangladesh Flood Victims Cry for Relief — Global Issues

Relief workers bring supplies to stranded communities following devastating floods in Bangladesh. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka) Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Jun 28 (IPS) – After losing everything in the recent devastating flood that swept the northeastern districts in Bangladesh, pregnant mother Joynaba Akter, her…