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Uganda’s Rare Tree Climbing Lions and Endangered Primates Threatened By Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
KASESE, Uganda, Jun 12 (IPS) - As climate change leads to increased temperatures in East Africa, a thicket of invasive thorny trees with the ability to withstand harsh climatic conditions have begun threatening Uganda's second-largest park, home to a rare breed of tree climbing lions and one of the highest concentrations of primates in the world.
Developing Technologies for Zero-Carbon Economies
- Inter Press Service
TRONDHEIM, Norway, Jun 11 (IPS) - Nils Røkke is Chair of European Energy Research Association and head of Sustainability at SINTEF Energy.
Never before has half a degree (0.5C) meant so much for humanity. We are behaving as if we have time to deal with climate change. We don't. The main problem is that we believe we must sacrifice growth and prosperity for the sake of decarbonisation. We don't.
Driving Financialization
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and PENANG, Jun 11 (IPS) - The emergence and growth of financialization from the 1980s has been driven by several factors operating at various levels – national and international, ideological and political, and of course, technological. The 1971 collapse of the Bretton Woods (BW) international monetary system arguably paved the way for financial globalization.
Wealth and Power: Andrej Babiš and Donald J. Trump
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM/ROME, Jun 11 (IPS) - When I recently visited the Czech Republic I noticed an increasing Czech opposition against their wealthy Prime Minister. Andrej Babiš has been endowed with the nickname Babisconi since he, like the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is accused of purchasing and using various means of communication for his own propaganda purposes. Apparently, this endeavour has so far been quite successful, since according to my Czech friends Babiš is still popular among a majority of their compatriots.
Championing Social Changes: A Tale of Two Women
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Spain, Jun 11 (IPS) - Karessa Ramos is Social Media Data Analyst for BBVA Microfinance Foundation based in Madrid.
This is the story of two women who are positively transforming social norms in their respective societies, as part of the global movement towards gender equality.
A Journey from a Small-Scale Farm to International Stage
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 10 (IPS) - Chinasa Asonye is CEO of Chileofarms, a women's farming collective.
As a wife and mother in Nigeria who wanted to support my family and my community, I began my own farm in 2006. When I began, I never could have dreamed that just cultivating the earth would someday lead to my meeting government leaders, and traveling to meet other women from around the world doing their part to make a difference in their own communities.
OGP-APRM Collaboration A Positive Step for Good Governance in Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 07 (IPS) - When two high profile governance initiatives strategically collaborate, the expected intent is to effect significant outcomes. Thus, the universe of democratic governance – lately buffeted by adverse winds of nationalism, intolerance and other threats – should take a keen note of the memorandum of understanding between Open Governance Partnerships (OGP) and Africa's flagship governance programme, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), sealed on the sidelines of the just concluded 6th Convening of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), in Ottawa, Canada.
Restoring Our Degraded Planet
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 07 (IPS) - On the 1st of March 2019, we saw one of the rare moments in history when the entire world comes together and agrees on a joint way forward.
The United Nations General Assembly recognized the urgent need to tackle the compounded crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, and passed a resolution to proclaim 2021-2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
With the aim to restore at least 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2030 – an area the size of India – the UN Decade is a loud and clear call to action for all of us.
And it is a great opportunity for the UN-REDD Programme and its partner countries to build on 10 years worth of relevant experience with safeguards, impactful policies and measures, and attracting private and public investments.
Mothers in the US Are Dying: What Are We Doing to Save Them?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 07 (IPS) - Juan Pablo Segura is Co-founder of Babyscripts, the leading virtual care platform for managing obstetrics.
The maternal mortality rate in the United States is the highest of any developed country – and the rate is rising. The US is currently the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.
Empower Ocean Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 07 (IPS) - Our oceans play a major role in everyday life, but they are in grave danger. To protect the ocean, we must look to a crucial, largely overlooked component: gender.
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