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FAO is boosting biodiversity to ensure healthier ecosystems and healthier diets

In a recent conversation I held with media friends, I was happy to hear France has gained visibility lately in the Philippines.

The central importance of oceans is a daily reality in the Philippines: as a major regulator of environmental balances, especially when it comes to climatic events, as a provider of natural resources and as a major channel for trade.

Bermuda’s work in developing a blue economy has been showcased during a weeklong UN Ocean Conference by the home affairs minster, Walter Roban. Mr Roban said the conference, which took place from June...

Bermuda’s work in developing a blue economy has been showcased during a weeklong UN Ocean Conference by the home affairs minster, Walter Roban. Mr Roban said the conference, which took place from June...

Country aims to cut dependence on hydropower amid erratic rainfall and prolonged droughts linked to climate change

With its hydroelectric plants hobbled by drought, the country is courting investors to grow a more stable solar energy supply

With its hydroelectric plants hobbled by drought, the country is courting investors to grow a more stable solar energy supply

* Drought curbs Cameroon's hydropower-heavy electricity supply * Cameroonians suffer near-daily blackouts and power rationing * New solar energy projects will get 10-year tax breaks By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame Before the University of Yaounde 1 got its solar micro-grid in 2018, erratic power supplies in Cameroon's capital meant Adamu Gilbert could not stock the fresh, chilled items he knew his customers wanted when they came to his shop near campus.

Source: FAO/European External Action