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Weed management: a necessary evolution
Published on 14/12/2022
» When it comes to herbicide resistant weeds, old thinking and practices no longer suffice in the face of agronomic, environmental and societal challenges. We need to look beyond weeds and chemicals, toward a broader way of weed control management that embraces society, crops, farmers and nature.
Climate crisis: Transition of global economy way off track
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave off climate catastrophe, according to a sobering report Wednesday from a consortium of research organisations.
'We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benefits of metal boon
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA (CHILE) - The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.
“Biodiversity is Capital”
Published on 21/10/2022
» UN-GCNT to join forces with private sector at GCNT Forum 2022 this November
Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970: WWF
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» PARIS: Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70% in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights "devastating" losses to nature due to human activity.
At the gateway to the Arctic, a world in turmoil
Published on 10/10/2022
» CHURCHILL Canada: Sled dog breeder David Daley lives at the gateway to the Canadian Arctic, occupying a front-row seat to the march of global warming, and he senses calamity ahead.
Treading lightly on rare snail search
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/09/2022
» The Chittenango Creek, which runs north for about 50 twisting kilometres in central New York, has few distinguishing markers: The stream is generally only about a metre deep, and the towns it passes through are similarly small and overlooked.
Taking back the oceans, before it's too late
Oped, Published on 27/08/2022
» The United Nations convened its Ocean Conference (Unoc) in Lisbon, Portugal in June. The goal was to “to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action” The world needs a “sustainably managed ocean”, according to the UN’s under-secretary-general for legal affairs, Miguel de Serpa Soares, who hailed the conference as an “enormous success”. If only.
Endangered sharks, rays caught in protected Med areas: study
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS - Endangered sharks, rays and skates in the Mediterranean are more frequently caught in protected than in unprotected areas, according to research published Tuesday highlighting the need for better conservation for critically threatened species.
Collaboration for the climate
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/07/2022
» A commitment to cooperation between countries in Southeast Asia remains the key to tackling climate change as its impact continues to take a greater toll on the region's economy and people, say experts.