20/03/2021
It may seem like drylands are just barren spaces, but they are actually ecosystems teeming with biodiversity. ©FAO
ROME, 20 March 2021 (FAO)* — When you think of drylands, do you think of miles of empty, barren desert? Well, think again!
Drylands are actually a unique type of ecosystem characterised by water scarcity and low precipitation. Plants and animals here survive on little water, adapted to the droughts and heat waves that are common in these areas.
However, just because these regions are dry does not mean that they are barren. Drylands are still productive landscapes with considerable economic potential and environmental value, but the monitoring and rehabilitation of dryland ecosystems has not attracted as much attention as other ecosystems, such as rainforests. Drylands are vulnerable, yet they are being neglected.
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20/03/2021
New FAO report finds agricultural losses from natural hazards continue to soar, inflicting economic damage and undermining nutrition
A woman walking with jerricans to collect water, Somali Region, Ethiopia.ROME (FAO)* — Agriculture absorbs the bulk of the financial losses and damages wrought by disasters which have grown in frequency, intensity, and complexity, says FAO in a new report released on 18 March 2021.
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20/03/2021
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Since 2016, inhabitants of three municipalities in the central Mexican state of Puebla have managed to block construction of the Puebla 1 private hydroelectric power plant, by means of a lawsuit arguing that the mandatory indigenous consultation was not carried out and that the megaproject will cause environmental damage. This screenshot from a video shows a protest in one of the municipalities by the Fundar Centre for Analysis and Research. CREDIT: IPS/Fundar
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20/03/2021
Children in a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Haiti. PHOTO:UN Photo/Logan Abassi
21 March 2021 (United Nations)* — “Youth standing up against racism” is the 2021 theme. It engages the public through #FightRacism, which aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination and calls on each and every one of us to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes.
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20/03/2021
Participants at a special event on Youth Standing Up for Human Rights. Empowering youth to better know and claim their rights will generate benefits globally. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
“Last year, people around the globe took to the streets to protest the vicious global pandemic of racism.
They recognized racism for what it is.
Dangerous. Abhorrent. Ugly. And everywhere.
Racism is a deeply rooted global evil.
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