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Yan Tian Baxter Chinese NGO GEI aims to equip food producing regions in Brazil with good practices to bring about broader changes in agricultural trade ince 2003, when China first became a net food importer, the gap between its imports and exports has continued to widen. By 2019, it had become

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2022

Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows

The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation The rate at which our forests are disappearing slowed by nearly 30 per cent from the first decade of the century to the period from 2010-2018, a key report launched today by th

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Environment , Health , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 05/01/2022

Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold

Fiona Broom Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, with larger chunks of incomes being spent on drinking water, SciDev.Net analysis shows. Lack of access to safe water or adequate infrastructure, coupled with he

Aid , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Governance , Monitoring , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/30/2022

A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi

This so-called Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI) was built on the widely accepted notion that household income alone does not fully capture a person’s wellbeing. Various indicators, such as food security, living standards, education and health are just as important to human developm

Aid , Business , Economy , Energy , Governance , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/29/2022

Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil

Dipak Gyawali A Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to build an electricity transmission line has led to widespread criticism, protests and the undermining of democracy in Nepal, foreshadowing many problems ahead US gift of USD 500 million to strengthen Nepal’s infrastructure has led to unprece

Climate , Education , Environment , Featured , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2022

While Australians are joining radical climate activism, the government is designing new laws to stop them

These laws, and their hurried legislation, have been criticised by civil society groups for attempting to undermine the ability for anyone to exercise their freedom to protest. Australia is witnessing a new surge in civil disobedience as a form of climate activism. Earlier this month, protestors fro

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Health , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 04/25/2022

Climate geoengineering Could Put One Billion People Back at Risk of Malaria

Scientists conducted pioneering research to understand how solar radiation management (SRM) geoengineering could affect some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable regions. The international research team has found that geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health

Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Health , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 04/09/2022

California Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program to One Company. Then Came a Corporate Takeover

Samantha Young California awarded the Medi-Cal Rx program to a unit of Magellan Health, a company with expertise in pharmacy benefits and mental health. But Magellan was then gobbled up by industry giant Centene Prescription drug costs for California’s massive Medicaid program were draining the st

Aid , Climate , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/08/2022

By June, 41 million can go hungry in West Africa, situation worsened by the Ukraine crisis

A staggering 40 percent increase in prices has been witnessed in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Mali and Mauritania – pushing basic meals out of reach for millions of women, men and children. The number of women, men and children affected by a food and nutrition cri

Aid , Biodiversity , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/07/2022

Eviction, torture, rape, murder reported from world famous gorilla national park in DRC

Thousands of Batwa were evicted when the park was expanded in 1975. Since then they’ve mostly lived outside it, in conditions of absolute poverty, but some have tried to return to their lands inside the park. A national park famed for its gorilla-spotting treks has been the scene of appalling atro

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