Venezuelan migrant Manuela Molina (not her real name) was promised a decent job in Trinidad, but minutes after her arrival she was forced into a van and taken to a secret location. Credit: IOM Port of Spain By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 3 2022 (IPS) Human beings have proved to be capable of producing innumerable practical
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3 August 2022
Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs
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3 August 2022
Death toll rises to four in California’s biggest wildfire this year
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McKinney fire has burned more than 100 buildings in north of state as other blazes ignite in US west The death toll from an explosive wildfire raging in northern California has risen to four, after two more bodies were found within the burn zone in the remote Klamath national forest. Search teams discovered two bodies
2 August 2022
Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexico’s Mangroves
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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 and the effects of the
2 August 2022
Fears death toll could rise from 30 as heavy rains pummel Kentucky
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Roads impassable and many houses destroyed, as Kamala Harris announces $1bn to deal with disasters worsened by climate crisis Heavy rain has pummeled Kentucky once again, raising fears of further devastating flooding that has already killed 30 people, with hundreds more still missing. Rainfall of up to two inches an hour was anticipated in some
1 August 2022
Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning
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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 IslamDHAKA, Aug 1 2022 (IPS) Ziaur Rahman, a farmer of Pakuar Char under Sariakandi Upazila in Bogura, cultivated jute on
1 August 2022
Chileans’ willingness to pay for protected areas
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Publication date: November 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 201 Author(s): Thais Vilela, Alfonso Malky Harb, Carla Mendizábal Vergara
1 August 2022
Greens push for legal ‘climate trigger’ on new projects as industry calls for policy certainty
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Peak industry and conservation groups urge parliament to pass the Albanese government’s 43% emissions reduction target Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast All future coal and gas projects would be assessed on whether they would make climate change worse under legislation the Greens will introduce into the Senate, as
31 July 2022
A new composite indicator to assess and monitor performance and drawbacks of the implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets
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Publication date: November 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 201 Author(s): Mónica de Castro-Pardo, José María Martín Martín, João C. Azevedo
30 July 2022
‘Wake-up call’ for climate-sceptic Czechs as blaze devastates national park
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Sentiment is shifting among politicians and public as beloved region of forested mountains goes up in flames As wake-up calls go, this one had the distinction of early morning pungency. If the Czech Republic is to complete the journey from deep climate change scepticism to full recognition of the global heating crisis, history may record
30 July 2022
Of the Secret Leaks and the Baking Planet
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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 KamalMADRID, Jul 29 2022 (IPS) Strangely enough, two major scientific findings, both announced in July,