Vainesi, a former trachoma trichiasis patient, cheers in celebration knowing that trachoma has been eliminated in Malawi. Vainesi had suffered with the pain caused by trachoma for 10 years before a local disability mobiliser encouraged her to go to the hospital for treatment. By Lazarus McCarthy ChakweraLILONGWE, Jan 30 2023 (IPS) “I was blind, but
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30 January 2023
“I Was Blind, But Now I See” – Celebrating Malawi’s Progress on World NTD Day
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29 January 2023
Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands
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Rivers and lakes that have nurtured communities since civilisation’s dawn are drying up, as drought leads to hunger, displacement and simmering conflict Small gangs of buffaloes sat submerged in green and muddy waters. Their back ridges rose over the surface like a chain of black islets, spanning the Toos River, a tributary of the Tigris
29 January 2023
Post-growth transition, working time reduction, and the question of profits
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Publication date: April 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 206 Author(s): Basil Oberholzer
27 January 2023
What is sacred in sacred natural sites? A literature review from a conservation lens
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Research ABSTRACT Sacred natural sites (SNS) are valuable biocultural hotspots and important areas for nature conservation. They are attracting a growing attention in academic, management, and political fora. The relevance and implications of the sacred nature of these sites for the multiple actors involved in their management is widely acknowledged. However, the complexities and ambiguities
27 January 2023
The Value of Insects: Why We Must Act Now to Protect Them
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The rapid decline of insects is caused by multiple factors including climate change and agriculture, increases in the usage of insecticides and herbicides, deforestation, urbanization, and light pollution. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS By Esther NgumbiURBANA, Illinois, USA, Jan 27 2023 (IPS) Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture granted a conditional license for the first-ever honeybee
26 January 2023
Has Central Government Environmental Protection Interview Improved Air Quality in China?
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Publication date: April 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 206 Author(s): Shanyong Wang, Rongwei Zhang, Liang Wan, Jiusong Chen
26 January 2023
Solar Energy Useless Without Good Batteries in Brazil’s Amazon Jungle
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Solar panels with a capacity to generate 30 kilowatts no longer work in the Darora Community of the Macuxi people, an indigenous group from Roraima, a state in the far north of Brazil. The batteries only worked for a month before they were damaged because they could not withstand the charge. CREDIT: Boa Vista City
25 January 2023
Using public litigation records to identify priority science needs for managing public lands
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Research ABSTRACT Relevant science is essential for effective natural resource decision making, including on public lands managed by the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), that cover 1/10th of the United States. Most of the BLM’s management decisions require analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act, and the use
25 January 2023
Pop goes everything
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The years since the 2008 financial crisis have been among the strangest in the history of monetary policy. Interest rates have been lower than at any time since the Industrial Revolution. Governments have been issuing debt in unprecedented quantities, and central banks have been buying the debt back. But this era seems to be coming
25 January 2023
Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields
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Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign Famous names including Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance have joined activists and businesses in calling on the UK’s big five banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal expansion. Make My Money Matter, a