The Value of Insects: Why We Must Act Now to Protect Them

27 Januari 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The rapid decline of insects is caused by multiple factors including climate change and agriculture, increases in the usage of insecticides and  herbicides, deforestation, urbanization, and light pollution. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS By Esther NgumbiURBANA, Illinois, USA, Jan 27 2023 (IPS) Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture granted a conditional […]

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Singapore International Commercial Court Issues: Model Clause for International Arbitration-Related Litigation

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When companies are embroiled in a dispute, what they want are justice and efficiency. Otherwise, justice delayed is justice denied. On 12 January 2023, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) launched a model clause to aid parties in designating the SICC as the supervisory court to hear arbitration-related applications. The […]

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Science communication: Bridging the gaps in what people think they know

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Climate scientists and policy advocates often lament the disdain and denial they encounter during science communication efforts meant to engage the public. It may come as no surprise that, according to British researchers, the reason for why people hold strong negative attitudes about science, in spite of relevant evidence, is […]

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As the Climate Crisis Bites, Soil Needs Doctors Too

26 Januari 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The loss of soil fertility means that land is now less productive and many cereals, vegetables and fruits are not as rich in vitamins and nutrients as they were 70 years ago. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS By Paul VirgoROME, Jan 26 2023 (IPS) In a wiser world, the term ‘treating someone […]

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Somalia launches campaign to vaccinate one million people against cholera

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Country: Somalia Source: World Health Organization About 6.4 million people face water shortages and poor sanitation and 1.8 million children are likely to suffer acute malnutrition – a combination of which boosts the likelihood of cholera infections.

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Litigation Minute: New Year’s (Dispute) Resolutions

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS As we enter into 2023, our team is focused on our own list of resolutions. Like traditional goals for the new year, our priorities revolve around well-being, productivity, and personal growth: the well-being of our clients, productivity of our practice […]

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Desalination could give the Middle East water without damaging marine life

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Photo: Pixabay/rjames1045 More than 2 billion people live in “water stressed” countries. These are territories where more than 25% of the available freshwater resources are withdrawn for human use each year. Desalination – the process of removing salt from seawater – is increasingly being used to tackle water scarcity worldwide. Roughly 16,000 desalination plants now produce […]

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Solar Energy Useless Without Good Batteries in Brazil’s Amazon Jungle

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Solar panels with a capacity to generate 30 kilowatts no longer work in the Darora Community of the Macuxi people, an indigenous group from Roraima, a state in the far north of Brazil. The batteries only worked for a month before they were damaged because they could not withstand the […]

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To provide food security, South Asian nations must engage in liberal trade (The Wire) 

25 Januari 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The South Asia region has about a quarter of the world’s population and is projected to grow to about 40 percent by 2050. It bears a high burden of poverty and undernutrition, writes the Wire in a report about trade, nutrition, and food security. About 42 percent of the world’s […]

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Red Cross scales up response to Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades

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Country: Malawi Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Since the first recorded case in February 2022, all 29 districts of Malawi are now affected. Cholera is putting more than 10 million people at risk, including more than five million children.

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