Scientists devise a method for removing microplastics from water

9 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Photo: Pixabay/Michael_Luenen Microplastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental challenges facing us, and a solution as to how to tackle it could come from an unlikely source: plants. By adding natural plant compounds known as tannins to a layer of wood dust, scientists have created a filter that traps […]

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Tropentag 2023 conference highlights equitable food systems transformation

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Washington, DC, USA – The annual Tropentag conference, a premier interdisciplinary event focusing on tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development, will take place from September 20 to September 22, 2023, in Berlin, Germany. Co-organized by The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and Humboldt-Universität zu […]

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From Native American Journalist Association to Indigenous Journalist Association

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From Native American Journalist Association to Indigenous Journalist Association Country Canada United States agnes Fri, 09/08/2023 – 14:33 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey) At this year’s National Native Media Conference, held August 10-12, 2023, in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Native American Journalists […]

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Diversify American Cropping and Food Systems

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The time is ripe to transform American agriculture from monoculture heavy farming and food systems to diversified cropping and food systems with a variety of crops including specialty crops. Credit: Bigstock. By Esther NgumbiURBANA, Illinois, USA, Sep 8 2023 (IPS) A few weeks ago, my husband and I drove from […]

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Number of children displaced across Sudan now highest in the world

8 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Sudan Source: Save the Children The number of displaced people in Sudan now eclipses other war-torn countries with massive displacements, including the next highest country Syria, with 6.6 million, and DRC, with 6.1 million people.

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Local initiatives can help tackle plastic pollution at its sources

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Photo: Pexels/Lucien Wanda By Fiona Mathews The calendar is studded with environmental awareness days that seem to come around ever more rapidly. One of the latest ones, on July 28, was a red-letter day for the planet. It marked this year’s Global Plastic Overshoot Day. The day highlighted the point […]

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Kazakhstan’s Transition: From a Nuclear Test Site to Leader in Disarmament

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A Group photo of participants of the regional conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and nuclear-free-zone in Central Asia held on August 29, 2023. Credit: Jibek Joly TV Channel By Katsuhiro Asagiri and Kunsaya Kurmet-RakhimovaASTANA, Kazakhstan, Sep 7 2023 (IPS) Exactly 32 years ago, on September 29, 1991, […]

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HRW highlights alarming increase in attacks on education worldwide

7 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Countries: Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Somalia, Ukraine, World, Yemen Source: Human Rights Watch More than 6,700 students and educators were reportedly killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise harmed by attacks on education in 2022, an increase of 20 percent from 2021.

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“You Promised Not to Say That!”─Non-Disparagement Clauses in Settlement Agreements

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When a dispute of any kind is resolved, a “non-disparagement” clause is often included in the settlement agreement to prevent parties from adversely commenting publicly about each other in the future.  Especially where there has been a relationship breakdown resulting in the dispute and later the settlement agreement, non-disparagement clauses […]

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Climate change will affect hydropower in Africa

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Photo: Pixabay/Justasurferdude Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries, however, have a much heavier reliance on it than others. For instance, hydropower accounts for at least 80% of electricity generation […]

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