Original post on The Guardian Human destruction of nature is rapidly eroding the world’s capacity to provide food, water and security to billions of people, according to the most comprehensive biodiversity study in more than a decade. Such is the rate of decline that the risks posed by biodiversity loss should be considered on the […]
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Petroleum-based chemicals, such as those used in paints, cleaners and personal care products such as perfumes and deodorants, contribute as much to volatile organic air pollution in urban areas as cars and trucks, according to a new finding published in Science. The consumer products emit synthetic “volatile organic compounds” or VOCs that contribute to ground-level
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Close to a billion people – one-eighth of the world’s population – still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition—Jonathan Sacks. It is quite disheartening that hunger and malnutrition are global problems which are prevalent in developing countries — of which Nigeria belongs. “Stomach infrastructure” is still trending and has successfully
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Original Post on Washington Post The much-heralded demise of the coal industry may be overstated, a new scientific analysis asserts — finding that if all planned plants were constructed, the world would have little chance of meeting its climate change goals. The new study, by Ottmar Edenhofer of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons
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Original post on GhanaWeb The achievement of the 17 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical to Africa’s future development, which will be a major turning point for the Continent, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He said achieving the SDG’s would be an investment in the future of the youth and children
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Would you be glad if someone borrowed your stuff without returning it? Or if someone took your car without returning it? I am guessing your answer is no. Well, that is simply what Deforestation is about. Deforestation simply means the removal of forests or trees for other land use with no plan of restocking such
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Original post on UnDark KELSEY MILLER, fisheries researcher with a global advocacy group, wobbled for balance on a 50-foot fishing boat as silvery tuna flew through the air towards her. It was 2014, and as the vessel pitched off the coast of the Maldives, a collection of atolls several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of
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Original post on DW How the business sector can step up its action to prevent climate change is emerging as an important thread at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Businesses taking up climate leadership not only carries forward a trend set in motion by the 2015 Paris Agreement — it is also in line with
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We all have that uneasy or painful sensation caused by hunger and when we experience it we go to a restaurant, store, market or to our kitchens to grab something to eat. Many of us cannot actually wrap our heads around the idea of being hungry and unable to end the unease. Sadly that is the reality
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Original post on Futurism Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new fuel cell that is powered by algae, and that is five times more efficient than existing models that use microscopic plants and algae. This new design is not only more efficient, it is also more cost-effective and practical to use than previous attempts. These
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