Loana Defaveri, technical manager of Cetric, is photographed at the bioenergy ecopark in Chapecó in southwestern Brazil. The aerial photo in the background shows the various components of the complex, which receives industrial waste and produces biogas, electricity, biomethane and other by-products. CREDIT: Mario Osava / IPS by Mario Osava (chapecÓ, brazil) Monday, April 29, 2024 …
Damage to property from sand and silt deposited after the flood near Teesta Bazar in West Bengal. Residents in this region have not received any meaningful compensation for their losses. Credit: Ashutosh Kumar/IPS by Tanka Dhakal, Diwash Gahatraj (kathmandu, nepal & sikkim, india) Friday, April 26, 2024 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal & SIKKIM, India, Apr …
Preschool teacher Iris Mejías and her husband Alexis García, a retired university professor, stand next to the geomembrane biodigester that since December 2023 provides about four cubic meters of biogas daily for their agricultural activities and the needs of their home in the semi-urban neighborhood of Sierra Maestra, in the municipality of Boyeros on the …
In 2023, the United Nations released a report revealing that extreme weather disasters had incurred economic losses totaling $4 trillion, with significant impacts felt across various sectors, notably agriculture. Credit: Miriet Abrego / IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, us) Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Inter Press Service Additionally, the report highlighted the economic losses and …
Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, April 05, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Apr 05 (IPS) – The fact that Senegal’s election took place on 24 March was in itself a triumph for civil society. That an opposition candidate, campaigning on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption agenda, emerged from jail to become the continent’s …
A small farmer checks his corn field in the southern state of Guerrero. The grain is the star of the staple diet in Mexico, consumed in many different forms. CREDIT: Sader by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Thursday, March 14, 2024 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, Mar 14 (IPS) – Mexico has taken important steps to protect …
Seaweed farming using the off-bottom seaweed farming approach—tying algal fonds or seaweed seeds to ropes attached between wooden pegs driven into the ocean sediment. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (mwazaro beach, kenya) Friday, March 08, 2024 Inter Press Service MWAZARO BEACH, Kenya, Mar 08 (IPS) – As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, IPS brings …
Official photograph captured during the proceedings of the 8th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) convened in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Credit: CELAC Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Tuesday, March 05, 2024 Inter Press Service SANTIAGO, Mar 05 (IPS) – Mario Lubetkin is FAO Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative …
Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the UN General Assembly, writes a message of blessing at the National Children’s Center in Beijing. Credit: China National Children’s Center Opinion by Siddharth Chatterjee (beijing) Thursday, February 08, 2024 Inter Press Service BEIJING, Feb 08 (IPS) – The Year of the Dragon is upon us. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said …
Five-month old cassava plants growing in the greenhouse of Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Credit: Rene Geurts/ENSA Opinion by Rene Geurts (wageningen, netherlands) Thursday, February 01, 2024 Inter Press Service WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, Feb 01 (IPS) – The 500 per cent increase in global agricultural productivity over the past 60 years has largely been made possible by the …