Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift from physical pet stores to online marketplaces.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2022
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International trade has been at the core of South Africa's agricultural progress since the early 2000s. Since 1994, the country has excelled in opening up new markets, as evidenced by several free trade agreements with critical ...
Economics & Business
Sep 20, 2022
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The rhino's survival remains in grave danger despite COVID-related drops in poaching and the illegal trade in their horns, a conservation body said on Monday.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2022
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Rising temperatures are harmful to wheat yields. However, crop yields do not provide a holistic vision of food security. The impacts of climate change on wheat price, livelihood and agricultural market fundamentals are also ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2022
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3-D printing technology enables economies to produce goods locally, so conventional wisdom has been that it would dramatically reduce international trade; however, new University of California San Diego and World Bank research ...
Economics & Business
Aug 17, 2022
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International treaties are often used by countries to address concerns that cross national boundaries, including the environment, human rights, humanitarian crises, maritime issues, security and trade.
Political science
Aug 3, 2022
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More than 70 percent of species that end up in the global shark fin trade are at risk of extinction—and sharks living closer to our coastlines might be of greatest conservation concern, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2022
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Global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability: food availability.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2022
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With climate change rapidly warming the world's oceans, the future of the Arctic Ocean looks grim. Climate models show that parts of the Arctic that were once covered in ice year-round are warming so quickly that they will ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2022
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166
International trade exacerbates domestic income inequality, at least in some circumstances, according to an empirical study that two MIT economists helped co-author.
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2022
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