Mexicos Suspicious Shark Fins Exports Under CITES — Global Issues
The city of La Paz, capital of the state of Baja California Sur, in northwestern Mexico, is one of epicenters for shark capture. Its products...
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Droughts, storms, torrential rains and fires threaten millions in Latin America and the Caribbean – global issues
by Alison Kentish (New York) Tuesday 24 August 2021 Interpress service NEW YORK, August 24 (IPS) – In 2020, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia faced their...
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World Bank Looks to Trains in Argentina’s Battle on Climate – Global Issues
A view of the Retiro Central Hall, one of the four main stations in Buenos Aires, which receives passengers from the municipalities of the northern...
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Why the world can’t wait for fair and transparent food systems – global issues
UNFSS hopes to change how food is produced, packaged and distributed to tackle food insecurity and waste. Credit: Alison Kentish by Alison Kentish (Russo, Dominica)...
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A question of survival in the world of epidemics – global issues
Opinion Guillaume Baggio – Mansur Kader – Vladimir Smakhtin (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Thursday 01 July 2021 Interpress service HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, July 1 (IPS) –...
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To finance the Grand Inga using green hydrogen, equality and ethics matter – global issues
The Inga I dam, with the feed channel for the Inga II in the foreground. Credit: alaindg license / GNU Opinion Written by Philip Benoit...
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Sowing Water by Restoring Ancient Ditches in the Peruvian Highlands — Global Issues
Alberto Pérez stands in one of the catchment areas to bring water to the amuna, the Quechua name for an ancient network of infiltration ditches,...
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Why Stakeholder Alliances Can Be Key to Successful Glasgow Climate Summits – Global Issues
Credit: Guillermo Flores / IPS Opinion Written by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (New York) Thursday 27 May 2021 Inter Press service NEW YORK, May 27...
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The UN blueprint that can quickly solve the triple climate emergency on Earth – global issues
A recent United Nations report outlines the gravity of the triple environmental emergencies on Earth: climate, biodiversity loss and pollution. Fishermen in Kochi, Kerala state...
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Brazil depends on rainfalls that depend on forests – global issues
The monotony of soybean farming dominates the landscape in many regions of Mato Grosso and other Brazilian states. The regular rainfall in the Cerrado biome...