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As a prelude to the launch of the "Green Cities Initiative" scheduled for February 2023, the FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr Gouantoueu Robert Guéi, hosted a breakfast release, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in Abidjan-Cocody Riviera. It was for him to present the objectives and challenges of this project led by the Institute of Circular Economy of the…

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): Entering its 30th year since being founded in 1993, WOTR, in collaboration with its partners, has helped regenerate over 2.22 million hectares of degraded landscapes/watersheds and created over 158 billion litres of potential water harvesting capacity. As it marks the beginning of its 30th year of operation, WOTR (Watershed…

Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, on climate change, biodiversity and productive land loss requiring immediate action, featured in exclusive interview with ‘VISION by Protiviti’ In an interview with VISION, the United Nations’ (UN) Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification calls on global business…

16 January, GENEVA – Inspired by an ancient tale of a hummingbird trying to put out a forest fire, the United Nations has kicked off a World Water Day 2023 campaign that calls on everyone to do what they can to solve the global water and sanitation crisis. According to UN figures, 1.4 million people die annually and 74 million will have their lives shortened due to diseases related…

The new law complements the Customary Land Rights Act, and puts an end to six decades of customary laws that prevented women from owning land. It’s a new dawn for the women of Sierra Leone after president Julius Maada Bio assented into law the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 2021 bill on Jan. 19, which will be implemented alongside the Customary Land Rights Act 2022 (pdf), allowing…

Breaking down barriers to women’s rights to land States must urgently change the laws and social norms which impose barriers to women’s right to own and access to land in more than half the world. This includes adopting measures to prevent private corporations and investors, powerful local elites, multilateral organizations, regional trade initiatives and family members from…