A project of the Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group with IDN as the Flagship Agency in partnership with Soka Gakkai International in consultative status with ECOSOC
A Joint Media Project of
the Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group with IDN as the Flagship Agency
and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK | 26 February 2024 (IDN) — Environmentalists are worried. Plastics, tons of it, are being produced annually, but 70 percent of it ends up in landfills or is incinerated.…
By Jaya Ramachandran
RIO DE JANEIRO | 23 February 2024 (IDN) — The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. QU Dongyu, has called for peace, recognition of the right to food, and reform of multilateral institutions as cardinal imperatives.…
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK | 22 February 2024 (IDN) — Hundreds of women dressed in black gathered in Kenya’s capital at a vigil dubbed “Dark Valentine” to protest the rise in femicides in the country.
More than 16 cases were reported by police and local media since the start of the year.…
By Jutta Wolf
BERLIN | 19 February 2024 (IDN) — While human migration continues to stir up emotions, the world’s migratory species that undertake astonishing journeys between ecosystems, often through air, land, and water—increasingly damaged by unsustainable human activities—remain out of focus.…
Por Rafiqul Islam Montu
SHYAMNAGAR (SATKHIRA), Bangladesh | 11 de febrero de 2024 (IDN) – La nueva variedad de arroz es ‘Charulata’. Este arroz tolera la salinidad, puede soportar vientos normales y rinde muy bien sin fertilizantes ni pesticidas. Es muy fácil conservar las semillas de este arroz. Por estas razones, el arroz ‘Charulata’ se está extendiendo de un agricultor a otro en poco tiempo. Mucha gente está plantando este arroz. Esta semilla de arroz se ha extendido a muchos más agricultores en la última temporada. El rendimiento también ha sido bueno.…
Por Rafiqul Islam Montu
SHYAMNAGAR (SATKHIRA), Bangladesh | 11 fevereiro 2024 (IDN) – A nova variedade de arroz é a “Charulata”. Este arroz é tolerante à salinidade, pode suportar ventos normais e produz muito bem sem fertilizantes e pesticidas. É muito fácil guardar sementes deste arroz. Devido a estas razões, o arroz ‘Charulata’ está a espalhar-se de um agricultor para outro num curto espaço de tempo. Muitas pessoas estão agora a plantar este arroz. Esta semente de arroz foi alargada a muitos mais agricultores na última época. O rendimento também tem sido bom.…
By 라피쿨 이슬람 몬투
방글라데시 샤얌나가르(사트키라), 2024년 2월 11일 (현지 시간) – 새로운 품종의 벼는 ‘차룰라타’입니다. 이 벼는 염분에 강하고 보통의 바람에도 잘 견디며 비료와 살충제 없이도 수확량이 매우 높습니다. 이 논에서 씨앗을 저장하는 것은 매우 쉽습니다. 이러한 이유로 ‘차룰라타’ 벼는 단기간에 한 농가에서 다른 농가로 확산되고 있습니다. 현재 많은 사람들이 이 논을 심고 있습니다. 이 볍씨는 지난 시즌에 더 많은 농부들에게 확대되었습니다. 수확량도 좋았습니다.…
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS | 16 February 2024 (IDN) — The Group of 77 (G77) is the largest single coalition of developing countries comprising over two-thirds of the 193-member United Nations.…
Di Farai Shawn Matiashe
HARARE | 9 febbraio 2024 (IDN) – Quando i raccolti di Peter Mangana sono stati colpiti dalla siccità più di dieci anni fa, si è sentito depresso e ha faticato a sfamare la sua famiglia nel villaggio di Bhasikiti a Mwenezi, nello Zimbabwe meridionale.…
By Jutta Wolf
BERLIN | 15 February 2024 (IDN) — The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has projected a delay until 2062 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region, missing the schedule by a staggering 32 years.…
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