The total number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide. These findings, published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, show that climate litigation is becoming an integral part of securing climate action and justice. The report, Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, is...Read More
We might one step closer to a giant solar shade that could help cool the Earth. We all know that seeking shade is one of the best ways to escape the heat. But could a giant ‘sun umbrella’ help block harmful UV rays and cool the Earth? That’s the latest idea from a US astronomer...Read More
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin, according to Oregon State University research. The study led by William Jaeger of the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences is based on an analysis of 50...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania invites Applications from qualified candidates for admission to the Undergraduate (degree and non-degree) Programs for the academic year 2023/2024. Form four, form six and diploma graduates with required performances detailed under each program are encouraged to apply. Applicants with special needs/cases (disability) are encouraged to apply and advised to...Read More
Makamu Mkuu wa Chuo Kikuu cha Sokoine cha Kilimo (SUA) anapenda kuwaarifu Waombaji wa nafasi mbalimbali za kazi zilizotangazwa tarehe 08.06.2023 kwamba usaili wa nafasi hizo umepangwa kufanyika kuanzia tarehe 01 Agosti, 2023 hadi 02 Agosti, 2023 Katika Kampasi ya Edward Moringe Mjini Morogoro. Waombaji watakaofaulu katika mchakato huo watapangiwa vituo vya kazi na Menejimenti...Read More
Rwanda is planning to plant more trees, of which 40 per cent must be indigenous species, in order to access the carbon market, The New Times has learnt. The country plants 30-40 million tree seedlings every year. Researchers are carrying out experiments on restoring 20 degraded indigenous (native) tree species so as to recommend those that are resistant...Read More
Researchers propose continual cutting of stumps, application of basal bark herbicide, as well as manual uprooting as the best ways of taming the Prosopis juliflora, a kind of mesquite that has become a menace in Africa. Experts say these methods have successfully controlled the invasive tree in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, and even reported elimination of...Read More
Authorities have evacuated some 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu as fires ravage the island. This comes after tens of thousands fled the island of Rhodes in an unprecedented operation amid a massive heat wave. Greek authorities brought nearly 2,500 people on the Greek island of Corfu to safety on Monday as forest fires blazed during a...Read More
When spring hits its full stride in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, hillsides turn from brown to green almost overnight. Seasonal streams course with water, creating a network of tributaries that flow into the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers. On a Friday in March, Nabil Musa led a group of young people out into nature for a...Read More
The intense heatwaves that have been engulfing the US, China and southern Europe in July 2023 are “not rare anymore” in our current climate, a new rapid attribution study warns. July 2023 has seen unprecedented heat affecting much of the northern hemisphere, causing temperature records to tumble. China’s national temperature record was shattered on 16 July when...Read More
