Why bottom trawling must be banned by the EU
22 November 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/2554813 By Steve Trent This week, on Nov 21, we celebrate World Fisheries Day and if we are sincere about protecting our ocean and its resources, we must end bottom trawling. The fact that the EU still allows this most destructive of fishing practices to take place within protected […]
Read MoreBupati Kapuas Hulu siapkan mitigasi bencana untuk antisipasi banjir
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBupati Kapuas Hulu Fransiskus Diaan mengatakan akan menyiapkan mitigasi bencana untuk mengantisipasi peristiwa banjir seperti terjadi di wilayahnya saat ini. “Perlu menyiapkan mitigasi bencana sebagai upaya untuk …
Read MoreWarga Bengkulu tolak AMDAL tambang di habitat gajah
20 November 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWarga dua desa di Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara menolak penyusunan analisis mengenai dampak lingkungan (AMDAL) pertambangan batu bara PT Inmas Abadi di sekitar bentang alam Seblat yang menjadi habitat terakhir gajah sumatera di …
Read MoreAfghanistan – to avert a catastrophe, agricultural assistance is urgently needed
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAs the Afghan people confront widespread drought, the collapse of rural livelihoods and widespread economic upheaval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing critical life-saving assistance to farmers and herders, while urging far greater and immediate support for agricultural production. In Afghanistan today at least […]
Read MoreCOVID-19: Florida Curtails Vaccination Mandates for Private Employers
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOVERVIEW On 15 to 17 November 2021, the Florida legislature debated and passed four bills that address COVID-19 issues related to employees and parents/students. On 18 November 2021 and effective immediately, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 2-B and its companion House Bill (HB) 1-B,1 as […]
Read MoreThe threat of a lasting food crisis (Le Monde)
19 November 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNov 20, 2021 In the News Global The threat of a lasting food crisis (Le Monde) Food Prices Le Monde (Planete section) published an article that stated soaring prices for several staple foods are fearful of worsening hunger in the world. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos emphasized that these increases are very worryi…
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‘The Brutal Death of a Child’s Dream’
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobally, nine million additional children are at risk of being pushed into child labour by the end of 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could rise to 46 million without access to critical social protection coverage. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Nov 19 2021 (IPS) Kailash […]
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‘Extremely worrying’, severe drought grips most of Somalia as seasonal rains fail a third time
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Somalia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO urgently requires USD2.35 million to protect pastoralist assets through livestock treatment for 15 million animals and USD1.8 million to meet the food needs of 12,500 rural households in southern Somalia.
Read MoreAktivis: Penegak hukum harus usut tuntas kematian anak gajah di Aceh
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAktivis lingkungan hidup mendesak penegak hukum mengusut tuntas kematian anak gajah sumetera ((elephas maximus sumatranus) karena infeksi setelah belalainya putus terkena jerat di Aceh. “Kematian anak gajah tersebut …
Read MoreWhen supply chains do more climate damage than products themselves
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/Tumisu As demonstrated by the COP26, most public debate surrounding greenhouse gas emissions tends to focus on the energy sector, even though other segments of the global economy (like agriculture) also have an oversized carbon footprint. That is not least because of the supply chains behind these industries, which […]
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