News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 999

  1. Measuring How Climate Change Affects Africa’s Food Security

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, Oct 15 (IPS) - For the past 40 years Josephine Kakiyi, 55, has been cultivating maize, beans and vegetables on her small plot of land in the remote area of Kwa Vonza, in Kitui County, eastern Kenya.

  2. Ahead of Myanmar Trip, Obama Urged to Demand Extractives Transparency

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (IPS) - Lawmakers here are urging President Barack Obama to put transparency in the extractives sector at the centre of an upcoming trip to Myanmar.

  3. Biodiversity, Climate Change Solutions Inextricably Linked

    - Inter Press Service

    PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 14 (IPS) - The remarkable biodiversity of the countries of the Caribbean, already under stress from human impacts like land use, pollution, invasive species, and over-harvesting of commercially valuable species, now faces an additional threat from climate change.

  4. Corruption, Tax Evasion Fuel Inequality in Latin America

    - Inter Press Service

    SANTIAGO, Oct 14 (IPS) - Corruption and tax evasion are flagrant violations of human rights in Latin America, where they contribute to inequality and injustice in the countries of the region, according to studies and experts consulted by IPS.

  5. Vanuatu Puts Indigenous Rights First in Land Reform

    - Inter Press Service

    PORT VILA, Oct 14 (IPS) - Stemming widespread corruption in the leasing of customary land to investors is the aim of bold land reform, introduced this year in the Southwest Pacific Island state of Vanuatu, which puts the rights of traditional landowners above the discretionary powers of politicians.

  6. Istanbul’s Citizens Discover Green Solidarity

    - Inter Press Service

    ISTANBUL, Oct 14 (IPS) - A year after the Gezi Park uprising – a protest that began as an act to save trees – exploded into anti-government riots around the country, sparking cohesive community efforts to fight urban sprawl, the face of environmental activism and awareness in Turkey has changed.

  7. Cycle of Death, Destruction and Rebuilding Continues in Gaza

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (IPS) - When the international pledging conference to rebuild a devastated Gaza ended in Cairo over the weekend - the third such conference in less than six years - the lingering question among donors was: is this the last of it or are there more assaults to come?

  8. Curbing the Illegal Wildlife Trade Crucial to Preserving Biodiversity

    - Inter Press Service

    PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 13 (IPS) - For over five years, 33-year-old Maheshwar Basumatary, a member of the indigenous Bodo community, made a living by killing wild animals in the protected forests of the Manas National Park, a tiger reserve, elephant sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage Site that lies on the India-Bhutan border.

  9. In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, a Nobel Prize Is a ‘Ray of Hope’

    - Inter Press Service

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 12 (IPS) - For girls living in northern Pakistan's sprawling tribal regions, the struggle for education began long before that fateful day when members of the Taliban shot a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the head, and will undoubtedly continue for many years to come.

  10. New Trains, New Hopes, Old Anguish

    - Inter Press Service

    JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Oct 11 (IPS) - The kids of Kodikaman, a dusty village straddling the newly laid railway line in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna District, enjoy a special treat these days.

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