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News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 367
Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa’s Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 06 (IPS) - Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. That's why it's perplexing to see such a large segment of the African population depending on a very small number of food crops, like maize, rice and wheat.
Eastern Gorilla, Our ‘Closest Cousin’, Added to Endangered Species List
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sep 04 (IPS) - Our closest cousin in the animal world, the Eastern Gorilla, is sliding towards extinction because of illegal hunting, the IUCN announced today in the latest update of its Red List of Threatened Species.
Stockbreeding – Opportunity and Threat for a Sustainable Latin America
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Sep 04 (IPS) - Stockbreeding generates enormous profits in Latin America, but it also has a broad and varied impact on the environment, which means it must urgently be turned into a sustainable, green-friendly, socially accepted and profitable activity.
Elephant Census Ramps Up Pressure to Stop Domestic Trade in Ivory
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sep 03 (IPS) - A dramatic decline in Africa's savanna elephant populations caused by poaching - as exposed by the results of a three-year aerial survey released this week - has piled pressure on reluctant governments to back proposals that would lead to bans on domestic trade in ivory.
Dire Warnings But Also Hope as IUCN Environmental Congress Opens
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sep 02 (IPS) - A congress billed as the world's largest ever to focus on the environment has opened to warnings that our planet is at a "tipping point" but also with expressions of hope that governments, civil society and big business are learning to work together.
Rousseff’s Ouster Won’t Clear Up Uncertainty in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 02 (IPS) - The dismissal of now ex-president Dilma Rousseff brings to a close a turbulent chapter of Brazil's crisis, but does nothing to clear up the doubts that threaten the political system and the economy of Latin America's powerhouse.
Obama Stresses Climate Change Urgency Ahead of IUCN Congress
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sep 01 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama has stressed the urgency of tackling climate change in a speech to Pacific leaders in his home state of Hawaii.
Indigenous People Demand Shared Benefits from Forest Conservation
- Inter Press Service
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Aug 31 (IPS) - "Why don't the authorities put themselves in our shoes?" asked Cándido Mezúa, an indigenous man from Panama, with respect to native peoples' participation in conservation policies and the sharing of benefits from the protection of forests.
Can the Middle East Make Economic and Social Progress?
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 29 (IPS) - Why do some countries grow faster than others? How do we engineer an economic miracle? Some economists believe that manufacturing growth is like cooking a good dish—all the needed ingredients should be in the right proportion; if only one is under- or overrepresented, the ‘chemistry of growth' will be sub-optimal. Rapid economic growth can only happen if several necessary conditions are met at the same time.
Ships Bring Your Coffee, Snack and TV Set, But Also Pests and Diseases
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 23 (IPS) - "Every evening, millions of people all over the world will settle into their armchairs to watch some TV after a hard day at work. Many will have a snack or something to drink…
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