Fighting Loss of the Greater Mekongs Prized Rosewood Forests
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 30 (IPS) – The famed Rosewood forests of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia produce dark, richly grained timbers zealously...
Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent
Scientists have finally sniffed out the molecules behind marijuana’s skunky aroma. The heady bouquet that wafts off of fresh weed is actually a cocktail...
Fungi may be crucial to storing carbon in soil as the Earth warms
When it comes to storing carbon in the ground, fungi may be key. Soils are a massive reservoir of carbon, holding about three times...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (IPS) – Carbon offset markets allow the rich to emit as financial intermediaries profit. By fostering the fiction...
UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working...
World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns
World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns
Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years, the Joint UN Programme on HIV...
Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust...
Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, impunity ‘almost absolute’
As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes a worrying increase in the number of women and children, a trend...
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said Monday, calling...
Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’
The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world to end the current “cycle of panic and...
The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity 
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash 
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Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions