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Zimbabwe Unsafe Roads Could Drive the Economy Around the Bend
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 05 (IPS) - When driving at night in Zimbabwe, watch out for a pair of eyes on the road and slow down. You may hit a giraffe inside a pothole. So goes an often-told joke.
Proposed Animal Protection Legislation Ignores Rights of Local Communities to Practice their Approach to Conservation
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 05 (IPS) - On the battleground that has become African wildlife conservation, rural communities find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war that is bound to the past on one side, and their future, on the other.
Perils of Hunger, Food Insecurity in Southern Africa- Challenges & Opportunities
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 05 (IPS) - Food systems are under severe stress around the world now. The thresholds of tolerance are already exceeding limits with millions facing acute food and water scarcity throughout all continents. Over a quarter of Africa’s population are facing hunger and food insecurity. Conflict, droughts, flooding, rising unemployment, inequality, economic crises, and the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic have been ravaging the Continent on an unprecedented scale.
Deepening Stagflation: Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 05 (IPS) - The world is sailing into a perfect storm as key leaders seem intent on threatening more war, albeit while proclaiming the noblest of intentions. By doing so, they block international cooperation to create conditions for sustainable peace and shared prosperity for all.
Indian Agriculture Towards 2030
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 04 (IPS) - India began its journey as an independent nation in 1947 with fresh memory of the Bengal Famine of 1943 which claimed 1.5 to 3 million lives. Against this backdrop, the First Five Year Plan (1951-56) prioritized agriculture which, however, shifted to heavily industrialization in the second Plan.
Palm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk?
- Inter Press Service
MANAUS, Brazil, Apr 04 (IPS) - Oil palm, known as dendezeiro in Brazil, can produce up to ten times more vegetable oil per hectare than other crops, but it is regularly condemned as harmful to the biodiversity of tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Now, its cultivation looks set to advance in the Brazilian Amazon.
School Feeding Is Now the Worlds Largest Social Safety Net
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Apr 04 (IPS) - When Canada and Nepal are used in the same sentence it’s usually because the former is supporting development efforts in the latter. Not when it comes to feeding children at school.
In Sri Lanka, Rajapaksas on the Ropes
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 04 (IPS) - With the economy in freefall and basics such as food and fuel in dangerously short supply, there is mounting public anger against a failing and desperate government in Sri Lanka.
UN chief calls for greater inclusion, marking World Autism Awareness Day
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for greater support for people with autism, particularly at the community-level.
When Is Too Much Autism Awareness Still Not Enough?
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Apr 01 (IPS) - When is too much Autism awareness still not enough? This thought recurs every April as we near World Autism Day on April 2, and parents reach out to me after reading enthusiastic and well-meaning news and journal articles – which are actually harmful and hurtful.
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