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Climate

Eat green to save the environment, says IPCC – how to tell if that really means you

Morten Fibieger Byskov, University of Warwick In its new special report on climate change and land, the IPCC calls for more effective and sustainable […]

08/13/2019 / The Conversation

Biodiversity

African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst

Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing […]

07/14/2019 / The Conversation

Africa ecology Infrastructure species

Cities

How a Japanese system can help African cities adapt to climate change

Seth Asare Okyere, Osaka University; Matthew Abunyewah, University of Newcastle, and Stephen Kofi Diko, University of Cincinnati Machizukuri system of Japan, or variations of […]

05/05/2019 / The Conversation

Adaptation Africa communities Japan Machizukuri urban

Climate

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

Channing Arndt, CGIAR System Organization and Claudia Ringler, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Cyclone Idai struck Beira, the fourth largest city in […]

04/09/2019 / The Conversation

Cyclone Idai IFRI Mozambique Rainfall

Data & Reports

First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, International Livestock Research Institute ; Isabelle Baltenweck, International Livestock Research Institute ; Lora Iannotti, Washington University in St Louis, and Paula […]

03/11/2019 / The Conversation

Diet Nutrition poverty Scientific Eating

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