Train journeys have been embraced as climate-friendly travel. Michael715/Shutterstock November 30, 2021 10.45am GMT Sara Ullström, Lund University and Kimberly Nicholas, Lund University Air travel is often presented as desirable, despite its high environmental cost. In Sweden, however, a movement advocating avoiding flying has gained influence since 2016, and has started to change the way travelContinue reading “Sweden’s flight-free movement: how views about holiday air travel are changing”
Daily Archives: December 10, 2021
COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: all eyes on Indonesia
Traffic in Jakarta has decreased significantly after the Indonesia government has restricted population mobility to reduce the spread of COVID-19, 4 July 2021. ANTARA FOTO/Hafidz Mubarak A/aww. Juli 15, 2021 4.14pm WIB Teguh Haryo Sasongko, Perdana University With the exception of Singapore, Southeast Asian countries have recorded unprecedented spikes in daily case numbers and deaths duringContinue reading “COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: all eyes on Indonesia”
Survey shows South African firms in some sectors are highly innovative
The survey found that innovation was pervasive across all sectors, but particularly in engineering and technology, manufacturing and trade. A high percentage – nearly 70% – of South African businesses were innovation-active.
How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women
To fight economic inequality, female dependency on relationships and gender-based violence, female education is critical. GULSHAN KHAN/AFP via Getty Images November 28, 2021 9.06am GMT Hilton Humphries, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV.Continue reading “How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women”
‘Friends for life’: how living with locals helped refugees feel at home in a new country
Resettlement creates challenging situations for both the refugees seeking a new life, and for the communities in which they are placed. While many in these communities will feel sympathy towards refugees, others are afraid of what foreign migrants moving into their towns and villages might mean for their local socioeconomic environment.
After a horrific COVID wave, India’s health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus
Rajesh Kumar Singh/AAP December 7, 2021 11.13pm GMT GVS Murthy, Indian Institute of Public Health After a deadly second wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals in India earlier this year, the country is battling yet another viral outbreak. Hospitals are struggling to treat dengue, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of the Aedes aegyptiContinue reading “After a horrific COVID wave, India’s health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus”
To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option
Local support might be the most important factor for a successful marine protected area. Anastasia Quintana, CC BY-ND May 26, 2021 5.08pm BST Anastasia Quintana, University of California Santa Barbara and Alfredo Giron Nava, Stanford University The Gulf of California – a sea near the western border of the U.S. and Mexico – is home to someContinue reading “To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option”
New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants
African forest elephant in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of the Congo. Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images March 31, 2021 3.05pm BST Robin Whytock, University of Stirling and Fiona Maisels, University of Stirling Two big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that willContinue reading “New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants”
Africa’s free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve
Citrus orchards in South Africa. Kenyans buying South African oranges pay a heavy price due to import duties. Shutterstock May 26, 2021 7.10pm BST John Luiz, University of Cape Town For all its stutters and missteps, there can be little argument that the European Union (EU) has largely lived up to its ambitious billing: to createContinue reading “Africa’s free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve”
Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace
Photographs of children killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes are held by demonstrators during a National March for Palestine in Washington, May 29. 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) June 1, 2021 3.02pm BST Aparna Mishra Tarc, York University, Canada Palestinian children have borne and continue to bear the devastating effects of the never-ending conflict between IsraelContinue reading “Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace”
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