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For People on the Front Lines of Climate Change, COVID-19 Is a New Challenge
Sababil Al-Haj Hussain lives in the Sudanese locality of Al Rahad, which sits in the middle of a semi-arid ribbon of land known as the Sahel. Life there has long been challenging. The area is prone to both droughts, which…
Insects Populations Have Been Declining for Nearly 100 Years, Study Reveals
Insect populations have been steadily changing over recent years. A new study, based on 41 countries across 5 continents has found that land-based insects have been declining at a rate of 1% each year. Scientists still do not fully understand…
Pakistan’s ‘Green Stimulus’ Scheme Is a Win-Win for the Environment and the Unemployed
Pakistan’s government are offering labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, a chance to earn money by planting trees. The project is part of Pakistan’s existing initiative to plant billions of trees to counter the effects…
Next Generation Farming With Solar Panels
Solar panels are sprouting on farmland like mushrooms after the rain, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch. If too many solar panels replace too much cropland, there goes the food supply. However, farmers are beginning to learn…
Biopesticides for Locust Control in East Africa
East Africa is going through a massive Desert Locust infestation that’s stripping farming families of food and income and threatening the food security of millions throughout the region. And the number of locusts keeps growing. In emergencies like these, killing…
COVID-19 and the Risk to Food Supply Chains
As the COVID-19 pandemic turns into a global crisis, countries are taking measures to contain the pandemic. Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now. But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, which is…
Three Ways the United Nations Environment Programme Works to Address Illegal Trade in Wildlife
The world is dealing with unprecedented threats to wildlife. The loss of habitat from farming, mining and new urban developments has dramatically decreased the natural space for wildlife. Add to that the human demand for wildlife products—which generates as much…