“India’s production [of rice] has surged over the past decade, accounting for some 40% of global shipments before the latest limits, broadly equivalent to the next four exporters combined. Now curbs have tempered costs at home, but they’ve hurt vulnerable importing nations, pushing the global price to a 15-year high […]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Human Rights Council UNRWA has said the complete depletion of fuel in Gaza is having catastrophic consequences, including the collapse in water supply, sewage and sanitation services, telecommunications and healthcare.

Photo: Pixabay/NauticalVoyager Bonobos have been dubbed hippies among apes as they tend to be far less violent than their chimpanzee cousins and engage in plenty of mutual grooming behaviours, some of them risqué. In that they resemble humans quite a lot and it turns out the similarities do not end […]

Building momentum toward greater investment in Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Asia – involving both public and private sectors – is critical to meet the challenges of climate change and secure millions of livelihoods across the region, an FLR investment forum heard today. While some progress has been made […]

Working the Strawberry Fields of California Country United States agnes Thu, 11/16/2023 – 10:23 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi/ Mixtec) Mamá wakes me up gently by whispering in my ear, “Claudio…Claudio. Ntakoo se’e. Ntasalistuku ra na ko’on. Sava’á cafe. Ntakoo ra ko’o cafe […]

Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Source: Save the Children The floods are the latest in a series of extreme weather events in recent years to hit the Horn of Africa, where children and communities find themselves at the sharp end of the global climate crisis.

Photo: Pexels/Stephen Leonardi Exposure to heavy metals such as cadmium and antimony as well as certain organic contaminants accumula in female green sea turtles, which then pass these toxins to their eggs, causing embryos to be feminized. This is now adding to the travails of the reptiles already at risk […]