Montreal, Dec 19 (IPS) – Since the beginning of the high-level segment, tensions have been steadily rising at the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) among all participants, including members of country delegation teams, NGOs, observers, monitors, and media. At the press events held […]
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Universal Health Coverage: Think of Health Workers, not just Health Services
WASHINGTON DC/ CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA/ GENEVA, Dec 19 (IPS) – Health services don’t deliver themselves. It is the nurse who triages in the emergency department, the midwife who delivers babies and cares for mothers, the community health worker who gives babies vaccines, the care assistant who bathes someone at home, the surgeon who performs […]
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Why biodiversity is good for our health
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs. However, we risk losing these benefits, if we continue to degrade the environment. Read the full story, “Why biodiversity is good for our health”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at […]
As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever
Humanity faces unprecedented engineering challenges if it is to survive. Solutions to these challenges are waiting to be discovered in plants, animals, and microbes, but these could be lost forever, if we do not preserve the rich diversity of life on Earth. Read the full story, “As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever”, […]
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Why biodiversity is good for our health
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs. However, we risk losing these benefits, if we continue to degrade the environment. Read the full story, “Why biodiversity is good for our health”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at […]
As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever
Humanity faces unprecedented engineering challenges if it is to survive. Solutions to these challenges are waiting to be discovered in plants, animals, and microbes, but these could be lost forever, if we do not preserve the rich diversity of life on Earth. Read the full story, “As biodiversity degrades, nature’s solutions are lost for ever”, […]
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Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes Up COP15
MONTREAL, Dec 16 (IPS) – In addition to its nutritional properties, quinoa, an ancestral grain from the Andes, also has cosmetic uses, as stated by the resource use and benefit-sharing permit ABSCH-IRCC-PE-261033-1 awarded in February to a private individual under a 15-month commercial use contract. Read the full story, “Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes […]