Terra Indígena Ituna/Itatá in northern Brazil is home to several groups of uncontacted peoples who are dependent on the surrounding forest for survival. But outsiders have been increasingly moving in…
Jour : 22 janvier 2020
Developing countries face major vulnerability challenge
By Stephen Appraku0Vulnerability, with its facets of exposure and dependence, represents a major challenge for the sustained and beneficial integration of developing countries into international trade, the UN Conference on Trade and…
A New Deal for sustainable development
By Stephen Appraku0The world is in need of a ‘New Deal’ that will help propel development, sustainable development just like was done in the US years ago, argue *Jomo Kwame Sundaram and…
Climate financing being undermined by rich nations, NGOs charge
By Stephen Appraku0The successful battle against climate change – which has triggered a rash of natural disasters, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels – will be predicated largely on the availability…
Climate conference ends amidst major North-South differences
By Stephen Appraku0The UN climate talks ended almost two days later than scheduled on Sunday, Dec 15, where some key decisions were unable to be adopted, mainly because of clashes of opinion…
Traditional seeds under threat
By Stephen Appraku0In farming communities in Burkina Faso, seeds are used, propagated, bred and traded according to an elaborated traditional system. But this system is increasingly under threat: international seed corporations are…
Seeds in Africa, future of farmer seed system at risk?
By Stephen Appraku0A raft of changes occasioned by global interventions in African countries has taken the control of seeds from the African farmer into the hands of commercial seed conglomerates leaving the…