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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 2 2021 (IPS) - Last year, Jaxine Scott was off work as a caregiver at a primary school as a result of the pandemic. One day, she noticed a green shoot emerging from some garlic in her fridge. She decided to plant it, and to her surprise, it thrived. “I thought ‘It looks like I have a green thumb, let me plant something else,’” Scott says. She now has a backyard garden,…

Les zones arides et semi-arides sont à l’étude depuis longtemps, pour savoir si leur couvert végétal régresse. En effet, la théorie selon laquelle le Sahara s’étendait et la végétation ligneuse reculait a été émise pour la première fois dans les années 1930. Puis, la « grande sécheresse » des années 1970 au Sahel a mis l’accent sur la désertification causée par la surexploitation et par le…

Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically. Everyday Mysteries will help you get the answers to these and many other of life's most interesting questions…

LOCATION: San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción municipalities, Bolivia About the project: Initiative 20x20 partner Andes Amazon Fund (AAF) has declared two Protected Areas in San Ignacio de Velasco and Concepción, Bolivia, strengthening a critical conservation corridor in eastern Bolivia. The Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area in San Ignacio spans a massive 983,006 ha of…

Clothes, footwear and household textiles are responsible for water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill. Find out more in our infographic. Fast fashion - the constant provision of new styles at very low prices - has led to a big increase in the quantity of clothes produced and thrown away. To tackle the impact on the environment, the EU wants to speed up the…

In many areas of rural Morocco, climate change has led to widespread erosion and desertification, causing steep declines in soil quality. This in turn makes farmland less productive and alters water flow patterns, endangering the livelihoods and food security of the area’s small-scale farmers. Reforestation is crucial for improving soil quality and restoring balance to local…