People who made less than $50,000 per year were 10 percentage points more concerned about threat posed by infectious disease Americans with lower incomes and less education were more like to say the spread of infectious disease was a major threat to the US, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Monday. Nearly all
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13 April 2020
Americans with lower incomes more worried about coronavirus, study finds
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13 April 2020
Q&A: How to #BeActive during COVID-19 Lockdown
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Maher Nasser, Director of Outreach Division at the United Nations Department of Global Communications, says that its important for people to remain active during the coronavirus lockdown, not only physically, but mentally also. Courtesy: Maher Nasser By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Apr 13 2020 (IPS) Growing up in Ramallah in Palestine, Maher Nasser, Director of Outreach Division at the
13 April 2020
The Guardian view on the climate and coronavirus: global warnings | Editorial
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Steep falls in emissions have been the pandemic’s immediate effect. But what’s needed is a green recovery Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage So far, discussions of a coronavirus exit strategy have mainly focused on the steps that could bring an end to the lockdown. In the short term, both in the
12 April 2020
Bioenergy, the Ugly Duckling of Mexico’s Energy Transition
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Two women fill sacks of charcoal made in mud igloos in the small town of San Juan Evangelista Analco in the mountains of the state of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico. A group of women from this Zapotec indigenous village created a charcoal company in 2017, to take advantage of the wood that the community logs
11 April 2020
Radical Uncertainty: Video Recordings
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Although future events have been cancelled due to coronavirus, several talks about Radical Uncertainty have been recorded. The discussion and questions at LSE, moderated by Tim Besley, is a good general overview of the book. The discussion by John at the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment focusses on the implications of the book for
11 April 2020
Unesco to Support Cultural Sector Hit by COVID-19
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By SWANApr 10 2020 (IPS-Partners) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced it is “launching initiatives” to support cultural industries and cultural heritage, sectors hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has put many intangible cultural heritage practices, including rituals and ceremonies, on hold, impacting communities everywhere,” the organization stated April
11 April 2020
Hegemony Shift in Times of COVID-19
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Wuhan City. Credit: UNESCO By Manuel ManonellesBARCELONA, Apr 10 2020 (IPS) We have long speculated on the moment when the shift of global leadership from the United States to China would take place. From Washington to Beijing for the political power, from New York to Shanghai for the economic one. It seems that we are
10 April 2020
Privatization or communalization: A multi-level analysis of changes in forest property regimes in China
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Publication date: August 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 174 Author(s): Jun He, Bereket Kebede, Adrian Martin, Nicole Gross-Camp
10 April 2020
Tolkein was right: giant trees have towering role in protecting forests
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Study highlights importance of biodiversity as part of strategy to stop planet overheating Scientists have shown to be true what JRR Tolkien only imagined in the Lord of the Rings: giant, slow-reproducing trees play an outsized role in the growth and health of old forests. In the 1930s, the writer gave his towering trees the
10 April 2020
Un and Partners Request $267.5 Million to Respond to Humanitarian Needs Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
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By PRESS RELEASENAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 9 2020 (IPS-Partners) The Government of Kenya, the United Nations and humanitarian partners have launched today a Flash Appeal requesting $267.5 million to respond to the most immediate and critical needs of10.1 millionpeople. Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning, UkurYataniKanacho, said: “When times are challenging you get to know