Local Women Produce Alternative Charcoal to Minimize Deforestation in Uganda
To help halt deforestation in Uganda, local women began making alternative charcoal briquettes out of food scraps. ... Read More
Soft News
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GNA Soft News brings you public policy and regulatory updates, good practices and lessons learned, innovations, programs, activities, and movements in international organizations, governments, businesses, and civil society across the Asia Pacific and beyond.
The FARM Programme Aims to Help Reduce Pesticides and Plastic Usage in Agriculture
The FARM Programme aims to help farmers reduce pesticides and plastic usage and transition to organic agricultural practices.... Read More
Better Infrastructure and Systems Needed for Textile Recycling
As the majority of our fashion waste still goes to landfills, better infrastructure and systems are needed to support textile recycling.... Read More
Paraguay’s Electricity Is Entirely Sourced from Renewable Energy, Hydropower
The world still largely relies on fossil fuel to generate electricity. In contrast, Paraguay stands out by exclusively sourcing its electricity from renewable energy.... Read More
The Ever-Declining Fertility Rate in South Korea
The fertility rate in South Korea hit a record low of 0.72 child per woman. How did this happen and what does this mean for the country?... Read More
IEA Shared Update on Global CO2 Emissions Increase
The International Energy Agency provided an update on global energy-related CO2 emissions and how clean energy contributes to limiting them.... Read More
The MIKE Programme: Monitoring Elephant Killings to Support Conservation of Asian Elephants
The MIKE Programme monitors illegal elephant killings to help tackle the increasingly threatened status of Asian elephants.... Read More
Increasing Struggle for Human Rights in Venezuela
Amid the increasing struggle for human rights in Venezuela, the government shut down the UN Human Rights Office in the country.... Read More
Global Resources Outlook & the Call for Sustainable Resource Use
In a new report, the United Nations Environment Programme looks into the possible ways to encourage sustainable resource use.... Read More
Poaching of African Rhinos Increases in South Africa
The government noted that 499 African rhinos were poached across South Africa, 51 more than the previous year.
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