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游客对摩梭文化的部分偏见与事实

“摩梭文化在我们的心里是无与伦比的。”摩梭人博物馆馆长多吉先生说道。

在四川省与云南省交界处的泸沽湖畔住着一个古老的民族–摩梭人。在外界看来，他们是一群笼罩着历史迷雾、深具传奇色彩的族群。一直以来，因其独特的母系文化遗风而为外界所津津乐道。

现代化进程下, 摩梭文化的变迁

摩梭人分布在云南省西北，四川、泸沽湖畔，人口在2到4万之间。

一位摩梭老人说：“摩梭人的文化是精神和意念的传承。”

How safe is it to drink rainwater?

Ian Cousins, Stockholm University; Bo Sha, Stockholm University; Jana H. Johansson, Stockholm University; Martin Scheringer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and Matthew Salter, Stockholm University In many parts of the world, including Africa, people rely on rainwater as a source of drinking water, as well as for other household and livelihood uses. One ofContinue reading “How safe is it to drink rainwater?”

How Nigerian students became ‘change agents’ in solid waste management

Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria Nigerian cities aren’t managing solid waste effectively. Waste has to be managed all the way from generation to storage, collection, transport, recycling, treatment and disposal. But it is visible everywhere in the country’s cities, presenting a major socio-cultural and environmental challenge. Cities tend to treat waste as purely a technicalContinue reading “How Nigerian students became ‘change agents’ in solid waste management”

公益组织如何帮助尘肺病患者缓解尘肺病及其并发症

“这里（萍乡市）是全国优质无烟煤的基地,。曾经，一个县就有几千个大大小小的小煤窑。” 行健公益肖莉会长介绍道。

在云南大树脚村，村民对亚洲象的认知和态度是怎样的?

近年来，亚洲象的活动影响了云南大树脚村的村民。

首先，野象的到访为村民带来了经济损失。今年，大树脚村村民祁大哥家里种了20亩玉米，由于他的庄稼是第一批成熟的，所以也最先受到象群的“关照”。祁大哥指了指地上散落的玉米，无奈地说道：“那就是（大象取食后）剩下的玉米了，都在那了。”

Foot-and-mouth disease: the gaps in South Africa’s efforts to keep it under control

Melvyn Quan, University of Pretoria and Rebone Moerane, University of Pretoria In mid August, South Africa’s minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, 127 cases of the disease had been recordedContinue reading “Foot-and-mouth disease: the gaps in South Africa’s efforts to keep it under control”

义乌外贸公司的现状、挑战和未来发展之路

“现在很多外贸公司已经在转型了。需要你去考虑怎么赚更多的钱，怎么去活下去，也就取决于你怎么去变化。” 义乌某外贸公司任职的陈先生说道。

Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather

Cathryn Birch, University of Leeds; John Marsham, University of Leeds, and Sarah Chapman, University of Leeds Climate change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to “net-zero”. The 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement requires emissions reductions of around 50% in the next 10 years.Continue reading “Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather”

来自大山的呼唤——凉山异地搬迁社区如何针对性帮扶不同群体

“妈妈晚上2点才回来，早上6点就去上班了。我已经习惯自己一个人做饭了。”来自凉山昭觉县的8岁女孩背着弟弟习以为常地说到。

一直以来，贫苦是凉山彝族自治州给外界留下的最深印象之一。四川凉山彝族自治州是全国最大的彝族聚居区，直到脱贫攻坚战打响前夕，凉山仍是深度贫困地区之一。脱贫攻坚初期，四川最穷的10个县，凉山包含了8个；全州17个县市， 11个均为国家扶贫开发重点县。