How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk
Economic activity is slowing rapidly, both in the United States and around the world.
Economics & Business
Apr 3, 2020
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News tagged with low-income countries
Scientists join international push to ban harmful fisheries subsidies
Three hundred scientists from 255 institutions in 46 countries, including Professor Dirk Zeller and Ph.D. candidate Lincoln Hood from The University of Western Australia, are asking members of the World Trade Organization ...
Ecology
Oct 29, 2021
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Global study stresses importance of public Internet access
Millions of people in low-income countries still depend on public computer and Internet access venues despite the global proliferation of mobile phones and home computers. However, interest in providing such public access ...
Internet
Jul 11, 2013
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Sustainable Development Goals partnerships may perpetuate inequalities between countries
Partnerships between organizations that support the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may perpetuate inequalities in resources between high and low-income countries according to new ...
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2021
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Trophy hunting may be a key to saving wildlife
The world may need to allow controlled trophy hunting of elephants, lions and other animals if it wants to keep its endangered wildlife, an environmental scientist says.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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UN: Rising reuse of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data on 'massive potential resource'
Amid growing competition for freshwater from industry and cities, coupled with a rising world shortage of potash, nitrogen and phosphorus, an international study predicts a rapid increase in the use of treated wastewater ...
Environment
Sep 5, 2013
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Map of micronutrients shows importance of small and medium farms
That different foods provide different essential micronutrients (such as calcium, vitamin A, and folate) isn't news. But now we know which farms produce the most. New research published in the inaugural issue of The Lancet ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2017
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How social protection systems facilitate demographic change in Sub-Saharan Africa
More than 1.1 billion people live in Sub-Saharan Africa today, and this number is expected to double by 2050. Yet many governments in the region struggle with providing sufficient schools, hospitals, food and clean water ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2022
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Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares
In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.
Ecology
May 12, 2022
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COVID-19 could derail Sustainable Development Goals for next five years
The COVID-19 pandemic will further derail the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the next five years without concerted action, warn international scientists.
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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