News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 141
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.
Turning Agro-industrial Waste into Energy in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
ZÁRATE, Argentina, Mar 31 (IPS) - Three giant concrete cylinders with inflated membrane roofs are a strange sight in the industrial park of Zárate, a world of factories 90 kilometers from Buenos Aires that heavy trucks drive in and out of all day long. They are the heart of a plant that is about to start producing energy from agro-industrial waste, for the first time in Argentina.
New Seed Bank to Support Agriculture of the Future
- Inter Press Service
PALMIRA, Colombia, Mar 30 (IPS) - As he points to a white shelf that holds bean seeds, Austrian biologist Peter Wenzl explains that one of them, obtained in Ecuador, provided a gene for the discovery that major seed protein arcelin offers resistance to the bean weevil.
Do we Really Need a World Ranking to Measure Happiness?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 29 (IPS) - The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report was recently published and once again the findings raised an array of mixed emotions with many questioning the real foundations underpinning the most discussed aspect of the Report, the World Happiness Ranking,
Unity of Purpose to Accelerate Africa's Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Rwanda, Mar 28 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic reversed several development gains on the continent, and Africa’s leaders are convinced stronger cooperation in boosting investment in green growth will help Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Desalination Plants, a Solution and an Environmental Challenge for Chile
- Inter Press Service
LOS VILOS, Chile, Mar 24 (IPS) - The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the operation of desalination plants of various sizes has a long way to go to become sustainable and to serve society as a whole rather than just corporations.
Water & Sanitation, a Better Future for Girls & our Planet
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Senegal, Mar 24 (IPS) - At the World Water Forum this week (March 21-26), the international community will raise awareness of the 2 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean water and sanitation. Among them are millions of women and girls, who walk hundreds of miles each year to find water for their families and are blocked from education and economic empowerment also due to poor sanitation services.
South African Court Rules that Clean Air Is a Constitutional Right: What Needs to Change
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, Mar 23 (IPS) - A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment that isn’t harmful to their health. This includes the right to clean air, as exposure to air pollution affects human health. Air pollution also affects land and water systems, and decreases agricultural yields.
Water & Sanitation Crisis Escalates as Yemenis Mark World Water Day
- Inter Press Service
IBB Governorate, Yemen, Mar 22 (IPS) - As Yemen enters its 8th year of an escalating conflict, 21.7 million of my fellow Yemenis are forced to rely on humanitarian assistance to survive. The conflict has left a trail of devastation in its wake – the country is in economic freefall, and families face intensified violence, hunger, and disease.
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