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 E-Mail IMAGE: Conservation efforts in Kenya, and around the world, have been hindered by structural economic processes such as debt and austerity, further contributing to the decline of species such as rhinos view more  Credit: Patrick Bigger, Lancaster University New research examining the major causes of the worlds biodiversity loss calls for an urgent and profound re-organisation of the global post-pandemic economy to prevent further planetary harm. Existing trade rules, economic ...

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland aims to expand its economic re-opening and may donate millions of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries as the Alpine nation grows increasingly confident it is beating back the pandemic. Health Minister Alain Berset on Wednesday said the country may give 3 million of 5.4 million AstraZeneca doses it has reserved to the COVAX vaccine sharing programme. Switzerland has enough mRNA shots from producers including Pfizer and Moderna to cover 2021 a...

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The coronavirus has had a devastating impact on the health and economies of countries in the Bay of Bengal. India, Bangladesh, and Nepal are the region’s most affected countries in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths, followed by Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It seems that Bhutan and Thailand, the least affected countries in the region, have successfully escaped the brunt of the pandemic. All these countries implemented strict lockdowns as early as March 2020, and the region’s recovery r...

News Author: FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Susan Erasmus Published: 11/05/2021 ​Professor Kathryn Chu has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) from 2021 to 2024.  Chu is currently the inaugural director of the Centre for Global Surgery at Stellenbosch Universitys Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.  Her career has been long and distinguished. Chus initial training was as a gene...

 E-Mail EAST LANSING, Mich. - As climate change threatens global food security, researchers at Michigan State University are building better beans crucial to human nutrition by tapping into the genetics of the more heat-resistant tepary bean. The tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) is a sister of the common bean which includes kidney, pinto and navy beans. "The common bean is the number one source of protein and nutrients for many people living in Central America and Africa," said Rob...

Image Credit: ModernNomads/Shutterstock.com Kabadiwalla Connect – an Indian technology start-up – is working to transform waste collection and management in cities in the Global South by using the Internet of Things (IoT) and building on the contribution of existing informal networks. Why is Waste Collection Important? Waste collection and management is a vital component of healthy, safe, and environmentally sound city management – with wider implications for the whole planet’s environ...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueMark, a leading provider of independent impact verification services for investors and companies, announced the creation of a first-of its-kind benchmark for tracking best practices in impact management. Designed to root out impact-washing, BlueMarks benchmark allows market participants to readily differentiate between impact leaders and learners. The benchmark is based on aggregated data and insights from 30 imp...

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. The industrial ethernet market was valued at USD 9.2 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 13.7 billion by 2026. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast period. The growing need for scalable, fast, reliable, and interoperable communication protocols, increasing initiatives by governments of developing countries to promote the adoption of industrial automation, and the growing popularity of smar...

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