The Boon and Bane of LDC Graduation: The Bangladesh Experience
SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (IPS) – Bangladeshis at the present time share a modicum of justifiable pride in the fact that the world merits this...
Sustainable Energy Key to COVID-19 Recovery in Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 22 (IPS) – The past year is one that few of us will forget. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Signs of a hidden Planet Nine in the solar system may not hold up
Planet Nine might be a mirage. What once looked like evidence for a massive planet hiding at the solar system’s edge may be an...
In Argentinas Chaco Region, the Forest Is Also a Source of Electricity
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 19 (IPS) – The forest is the main resource in the Chaco, a vast plain shared by Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay....
Yemen – Worst Famine World has Seen in Decades Predicted
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) – Yemen is heading towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades, the United Nations Security Council...
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 19 (IPS) – “Our war on nature has left the planet broken. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of our...
Color-coded radar maps reveal a patchwork of California wildfire destruction
Each year in California, thousands of wildfires ravage hundreds of thousands of hectares of land. Deciphering how well large swaths of vegetation recover over...
Money vs. Happiness
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 (IPS) – Subjective wellbeing and income are intricately linkedThe question whether the rich are more satisfied with their lives...
Overcoming the Learning Divide: Assessing What Students Missed During School Closings for COVID-19
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 19 (IPS) – School closings and the varied impacts of remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic are a global challenge. Educators...
Switzerland Buys itself Good Sustainability Scores at the Expense of Other Countries
GENEVA, Feb 19 (IPS) – Carole Küng is Co-Director of the Biovision-affiliated network Sustainable Development Solution Network Switzerland (SDSN). The network mobilises research institutes,...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes