Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nature and Animal Conservation”, page 7
Women Biomass Producers: Energy’s Largest and Largely Invisible Workforce
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Feb 19 (IPS) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) held its annual ministers meeting last week in Paris, marking the 50th anniversary of the world’s leading energy organization. Critical topics on the agenda included energy security issues linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as well as advancing a clean energy transition to meet global climate change goals.
Smallholder Farmers Are Key to CGIAR Response to Hunger Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Feb 19 (IPS) - Dr Ismahane Elouafi has her work cut out. As the new executive managing director of CGIAR, a global network of agricultural research centers, her mandate, simply put, is to tackle the world’s most severe hunger crisis in modern history.
Grassroots Voices Unite to Call for Climate Justice
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Feb 16 (IPS) - Kiprotich Peter from the East African country of Kenya is trying to convey his climate crisis message using the platform of the World Social Forum (WSF) taking place in the mountain nation of Nepal, which has also been battered by the impacts of climate change.
What if Super Bowl 2025 Attendees and All Stadium Food Selling Stores Carry Food Grown In Urban Areas?
- Inter Press Service
SILVER SPRING, Maryland / URBANA, Illinois, USA, Feb 15 (IPS) - Recently, a group of non-profit organizations launched the Inaugural Souper Bowl of Caring - a nationwide movement to address hunger-related challenges. It was an opportunity for VIP guests to engage and lend their support to end food insecurity as part of the Super Bowl. The goal is to encourage every viewer of the Super Bowl to contribute $1 or one can of soup.
Start-ups Powering up Africas Solar Energy Ecosystem
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 (IPS) - Often referred to as the “Sun continent,” Africa receives more hours of bright sunlight than any other continent. But even with 60 per cent of the world’s solar resources, Africa has only one per cent of solar generation capacity, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of Agricultural Drought, Threatening Food Security
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 (IPS) - Najboon Khatun looks up at the sky every day, searching for the possibility of rain. Clouds come and go without a drop of water. “Winter crops like wheat and vegetables need water, but like last year, there has been no rainfall yet,” says 65-year-old Khatun, expressing her anguish.
State of the World’s Migratory Species Report Alarming Threats, Global Action Urged
- Inter Press Service
DOMINICA, Feb 12 (IPS) - The United Nations inaugural assessment of the state of global migratory species states that 1 in 5 faces extinction and warns that the world cannot afford to miss this chance to act on recommendations to protect, connect, and restore habitats.A groundbreaking State of the World’s Migratory Species report is calling for accelerated global conservation measures to counter the threat of extinction faced by 1 in 5 of all migratory species.
Climate Change Is Amplifying Household’s Food Insecurity, Putting More Pressure on Women’s Mental Health
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Feb 12 (IPS) - Studies have long shown that some women’s lower status in Nepali households could mean that they eat last and less and as a result lack nutrition. Experts are now looking into how this could affect their mental health, and if the growing impacts of climate change might amplify the process.
Embodying the Spirit of the Dragon
- Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Feb 08 (IPS) - The Year of the Dragon is upon us.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for this Lunar New Year, “The dragon symbolizes energy, wisdom, protection and good luck. We need these qualities to rise to today’s global challenges.”
Hit by Climate Change, Authorities Seek to Improve Saffron Yields in Kashmir
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Feb 07 (IPS) - Saffron, the expensive spice from the Kashmir Himalayas, has been facing challenges for years, mostly related to yields and inadequate irrigation compounded by the climate crisis.
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