News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 116
Africa's Vast Arable Land Underutilized for Both Cash and Food Crops
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030.
African Journalists: More Training & Resources will Boost Climate Change Coverage
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16 (IPS) - At the end of a five-minute newscast from a makeshift studio in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the venue of COP27, Cotonou-based journalist Ghyslaine Florida Zossoungbo was able to provide real-time information to her compatriots back home in the Republic of Benin.
Cuban Innovator Drives Sustainable Energy Solutions - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jan 11 (IPS) - Félix Morffi supports the energy needs of his home with the help of the sun, in some cases through handcrafted solutions that make the most of an alternative source that is abundant in Cuba, but still used very little.
An Oil Tanker Grounded Off Yemen Faces a Potential Humanitarian Disaster
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (IPS) - The long-delayed salvaging of an abandoned tanker, the FSO Safer off the Yemeni coast, has been described as a humanitarian disaster waiting to happen.
The rusting vessel, according to the UN, has remained anchored for more than 30 years. But off-loading and maintenance of the vessel ceased back in 2015, following the start of a devastating civil war in Yemen.
Rebuilding Climate-Devastated Pakistan will Run in Excess of 16 Billion Dollars
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 10 (IPS) - For decades, I have been privileged to witness the boundless generosity and resilience of the Pakistani people amidst grave threats and upheaval.
Greening the City Gets Community Treatment in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
Jan 10 (IPS) - It's a typical story in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city. With the failure to provide services such as refuse collection by the local municipality, township residents dump garbage wherever they fancy, and with time, dumpsites become "official."
Conflicts, Climate Change Threaten Sprouting of Africas Great Green Wall
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Jan 06 (IPS) - Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), an ambitious land restoration project across Africa.
Living Another Year Dangerously
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jan 02 (IPS) - 2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict. Welcoming 2022, we had enough reasons to be optimistic; but it was another ‘year of living dangerously’ – Tahun vivere pericoloso in the words of Soekarno, or an annus horribilis in the words of the late Queen Elizabeth.
Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 23 (IPS) - With large projects held back by the economic crisis and lack of infrastructure, Argentina seems to be looking at an alternative path towards a more sustainable energy mix involving small renewable energy projects, promoted by environmentally aware industries, businesses and private users.
War, Famine, Disease, Disasters – 2022 – a Year Staring at Apocalypse
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) - A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is ending with famine in Africa, while still spreading death and misery through an enduring pandemic and a deteriorating climate crisis -- 2022 has been an apocalyptic warning of the frailty of our planet and the woeful shortcomings of humankind.
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