A garbage picker walks down Santa Fe Avenue, one of the main avenues in Buenos Aires. Argentina suffered a deep economic and social decline in 2018 and 2019, which was accentuated in 2020 by the pandemic. Although in 2021 there was a rebound, the most vulnerable did not benefit. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman/IPS By Daniel GutmanBUENOS
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3 February 2022
Argentina Seeks a Way Out (Again) of its Economic and Social Labyrinth
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2 February 2022
Biodiversity conservation through forest certification: key factors shaping national Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard-development processes in Canada, Sweden, and Russia
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Our work focuses on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), one of the most stringent, but also contested certification schemes for sustainable forestry. Responding to criticisms concerning inconsistency at the national level, FSC-International recently increased the prescriptiveness of its international standards, including the development of biodiversity-related International Generic Indicators (IGIs). We aim to understand recent efforts
2 February 2022
Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014
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Formerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study shows Extreme heat in the world’s oceans passed the “point of no return” in 2014 and has become the new normal, according to research. Scientists analysed sea surface temperatures over the last 150 years, which have risen because of global heating. They
2 February 2022
Downstream from Del Rio
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Restrictive immigration policies such as Title 42 have serious consequences on migrants. Credit: Esteban Montaño/MSF By Peter CostantiniSEATTLE, USA, Feb 1 2022 (IPS) The specters of slave patrols and Ku Klux Klan night riders haunted the viral videos. They showed cowboy-hatted Border Patrol agents on horseback insulting and threatening Haitian families with children as they
31 January 2022
Debunking Demographic Denialism
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The larger the population size, the greater are the consequences on climate, environment, biodiversity and pollution. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Jan 31 2022 (IPS) Demographic denialism is increasingly appearing in countries across the globe. Various government officials, politicians, business leaders, media commentators and others are blatantly denying demographic realities and likely future
30 January 2022
Australian regulator finds large-scale emissions misreporting by coalminer Peabody
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US giant agrees to hire auditors after calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection discovered US coalmining giant Peabody Energy has repeatedly submitted incorrect greenhouse gas emissions reports to the Australian government, prompting questions about the reliability of national climate data based on company assessments. The Clean Energy Regulator found Peabody had a history
30 January 2022
Sasakawa’s Epoch-Making Quest to End Discrimination of Leprosy Affected People
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WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, would like to create a society where there is social inclusion. It is this philosophy that motivates his life-long campaign to end discrimination against people affected by leprosy. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy Initiative By Cecilia RussellJohannesburg, Jan 30 2022 (IPS) For the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination,
30 January 2022
Willingness to pay for sustainable and legal firewood in Tasmania
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Publication date: May 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 195 Author(s): Nizam Abdu, Elena Tinch, Clinton Levitt, Peter Volker, Darla Hatton MacDonald
29 January 2022
Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
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Exclusive: ‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Temperatures over the Great Barrier Reef in December were the highest on record with “alarming” levels of heat that have put the ocean jewel on the verge of another
28 January 2022
Why isn’t a Career in Politics Aspirational for Girls and Women in India?
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Building the knowledge, self-confidence, voice, and mobility of women can have a positive impact on women’s participation in politics | Credit: Flickr By Shevika MJan 28 2022 (IPS) For most young girls, a career in politics is not even on the radar. For the few that are interested, building a career in politics in India