Community-led restoration of mangroves along Kenya’s coastal shorelines is ongoing. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Jul 25 2022 (IPS) The swish of calm waters followed by unexpectedly high tides and violent waves is now too familiar for the fisher community along Kenya’s 1,420-kilometer Indian Ocean coastline. “When a very dark cloud hovers around the
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25 July 2022
Unleashing Mangrove Superpower Through Soft Coastal Engineering
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25 July 2022
California Oak fire remains uncontained as Al Gore warns ‘civilization at stake’
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Blaze exploded on Friday and quickly grew to 11,900 acres in size as Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for Yosemite area The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, declared a state of emergency for an area close to Yosemite national park, mobilizing thousands to tackle a wildfire that exploded on Friday, quickly grew to more
23 July 2022
Low winds stopped what might have been new ‘great fire of London’, says expert
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More than 40 houses were destroyed by fires on Britain’s hottest day. Now there are calls for an urgent rethink on building safety laws Fires that burned in several parts of the UK last week spread in the same way as those that led to the great fire of London and would have been far
22 July 2022
Time for a UN Human Rights Leader
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By Andrew FirminLONDON, Jul 22 2022 (IPS) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sits at the top of the UN’s human rights system. It’s a crucial role for the victims of violations and the many civil society activists who look to the UN system to set and apply human rights norms, monitor the human
21 July 2022
‘The world is counting on us’: Biden vows to tackle climate ‘emergency’ – live
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President speaks on climate ‘emergency’ in Massachusetts Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Zelenska concluded her remarks by describing the Russian invasion as terrorism, and linking it to America’s experiences with such attacks. “America unfortunately knows from its own experience what terrorist attacks are and has always sought to
21 July 2022
Amplifying the SDGs Requires Fresh Storytelling Tactics
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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 MorrisonNew York, Jul 20 2022 (IPS) With the latest United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report revealing that much progress toward the SDGs has been
20 July 2022
Biden to make Wednesday climate address as dangerous heat grips US and world – live
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Manchin blunts Democrats’ hopes of passing climate bill Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email The board of American journalism’s highest honor, the Pulitzer Prizes, has put out a statement upholding its awarding of the 2018 prize in National Reporting to reporters from The New York Times and The Washington
19 July 2022
Digital Record-Keeping Eases the Burden of Mongolian Herders
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Herder D. Chimiddulam waits at home for her son, who is looking for missing livestock. Credit: Namuunbolor Tumur-Ochir/IPS By Namuunbolor Tumur-OchirBAT ULZII DISTRICT, Mongolia, Jul 19 2022 (IPS) “My son went after his cow. He will come soon. Our work starts as soon as the sun rises — milking the cows, herding the sheep, rearing
19 July 2022
West Virginia to resume abortions after judge blocks enforcement of ban – live
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Decision clears way for the state’s lone abortion clinic to re-open Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Jody Hice, a Georgia congressman who believes the baseless theory that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating efforts to disrupt the results
19 July 2022
Most Suspended Ugandan NGOs Still in Limbo
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Many NGOs suspended in 2021 remain in limbo. There have been allegations that the organisations’ suspension was because they were critical of President Yoweri Museveni’s government and policies. Graphic Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS By Issa Sikiti da SilvaKampala, Jul 18 2022 (IPS) Nearly a year after the Ugandan government suspended 54 NGOs for allegedly operating illegally