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New data on global progress towards ensuring water and sanitation for all by 2030

The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 has gathered the latest country, region and world data on all the global indicators for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which is to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030. In a new summary progress update, to be launched on 4
Wasting food just feeds climate change, new UN environment report warns

More than 930 million tonnes of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to new UN research, released on Thursday, in support of global efforts to halve food waste by 2030. Produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organization WRAP, the Food Waste Index Report 2021
Pay Transparency: Commission proposes measures to ensure equal pay for equal work

The European Commission has today presented a proposal on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work. A political priority of President von der Leyen, the proposal sets out pay transparency measures, such as pay information for job seekers, a right
Union of Equality: European Commission presents Strategy for the Rights of Persons with with Disabilities 2021-2030

Today (3th March), the European Commission presents an ambitious Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030…
Africa is not on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030

Africa is not on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030, Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, told a meeting reviewing progress made by the continent towards attaining that goal so far.

Scientists dig deep to reveal Earth’s hidden layer

It’s an idea worthy of a Jules Verne novel; a mysterious layer at the centre of our planet. Now researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed the existence of the Earth’s ‘innermost inner core’… 3.3.2021
UNESCO reveals largest carbon stores found in Australian World Heritage Sites

Australia’s marine World Heritage Sites are among the world’s largest stores of carbon dioxide according to a new report from the United Nations, co-authored by an ECU marine science expert… 3.3.2021
Reforested areas rival mature forests in securing water, study finds

New research from Madagascar shows that young scrubby forests can in some ways be better at retaining water than older mature forests… 2.3.2021
Twice as many tactics and techniques used to close than open digital space in ten African countries

The African Digital Rights Network publishes the first comparative study on the digital rights landscapes of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Cameroon… 2.3.2021
Ecology: The scientific literature dominated by men and a handful of countries

Publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals is crucial for the development of a researcher’s career. The scientists that publish the most often in the most prestigious journals generally acquire greater renown, as well as higher responsibilities… 2.3.2021
Climate Change-Driven Snowmelt in Alps Triggers Abrupt Seasonal Change

Spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year due to climate change and as a result triggering abrupt deviations in mountain ecosystems. These changes could negatively affect the functioning of these valuable ecosystems… 2.3.2021
Oval plates could be the key to reducing food waste say researchers

Scientists from the University of Illinois has revealed a simple change which could help reduce food waste in the US’ college dining halls – a setting the research team behind the study named as a major culprit for food waste in the country… 1.3.2021
Tundra vegetation shows similar patterns along microclimates from Arctic to sub-Antarctic

Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in nature. Biogeographer Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues tested if plant functional traits show similar patterns along microclimatic gradients across far-apart regions from the high-Arctic Svalbard to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island… 1.3.2021
Why COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them

Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly… 1.3.2021
Mangrove forests store more carbon when they're more diverse

Mangrove forests with greater species diversity can store more carbon, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology… 24.2.2021

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