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8 Min Read BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers and former officials said. A U.S. executive order issued by Biden in January to address the “profound climate crisis” requested officials to develop a “plan for promoting the protection of the Amazon rainforest and other critical ecosystems that serve as global carbon sinks”. During his election campaign, Biden also ...

[uam_ad id="317182"] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation)  Indigenous leaders in the Amazon rainforest urged governments on Tuesday, January 26th, to ensure vaccine rollouts reach all tribal communities as a devastating new wave of COVID-19 overwhelms the region’s health systems. Jose Gregorio Diaz, who heads the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin (COICA), said his people faced a “health emergency” and urgently need vaccines. “We’re concerned that the indigenous peoples that make up the entire Amazon basin are not included in vaccination pl...

Vaccine rollout a 'war against time' for Amazon indigenous groups Reuters 1/26/2021 By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous leaders in the Amazon rainforest urged governments on Tuesday to ensure vaccine rollouts reach all tribal communities as a devastating new wave of COVID-19 overwhelms the region's health systems. Jose Gregorio Diaz, who heads the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin (COICA), said his people faced a "health emergency" and urgently need vaccines. "We're concerned that the indigenous peoples that make up the ent...

New restrictions imposed on private Islamic universities In an effort to avoid lecturers and students being left high and dry by universities closing due to an ‘oversupply’ of places at a burgeoning number of private Islamic colleges, the government has imposed strict restrictions in the past year on new private Islamic institutions and new study programmes within existing institutions. Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population and around 1,155 Islamic higher education institutions, mainly teaching Islamic sciences. Only 97 are state-owned under the Religious Affairs Ministry...

Radončić: "Coalition for Mostar" is a fantastic idea, it is important for us to get a mayor In the next two years, I will absolutely dedicate myself to dealing with politics, strengthening SBB and strengthening the alternative for B&H citizens, said Radončić H. Javor 22.12.2020 INTERVIEW Radončić: "Coalition for Mostar" is a fantastic idea, it is important for us to get a mayor 3 "Coalition for Mostar" is a fantastic and potent idea in pro-Bosnian politics, said tonight Fahrudin Radončić, president of the Alliance for a Better Future, as a guest on N1 television. - All of us, includ...