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Don't Blame Climate Change For Madagascar's Food Crisis: Scientists [1]

"Widespread poverty, lack of irrigation, deforestation and COVID-19 restrictions are having a bigger effect than global warming, scientists say".

Agriculture [2]
Disasters [3]
Food [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [9], 12/02/2021
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White Rhinos Flown From S. Africa To Rwanda In Largest Translocation [10]

"In a bid to secure the future of the near threatened species, 30 animals have been driven, flown and finally rehomed in Akagera national park"

"Getting stuck into the in-flight wine wasn’t an option for the 30 passengers flying overnight from South Africa to Rwanda. Crew members instead worked to keep the first-time air travellers placid and problem-free. The last thing anyone wanted was a 1.5-ton rhino on the rampage aboard a Boeing 747.

Biodiversity [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: Guardian [14], 12/01/2021
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"Hunt for the ‘Blood Diamond of Batteries’ Impedes Green Energy Push" [15]

"Dangerous mining conditions plague Congo, home to the world’s largest supply of cobalt, a key ingredient in electric cars. A leadership battle threatens reforms."

Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Natural Resources [12]
Technology [19]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: NYTimes [20], 12/01/2021
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"A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution" [21]

"The quest for Congo’s cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in an international cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship."

Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Natural Resources [12]
Technology [19]
Public [7]
International [24]
Africa [8]
Source: NYTimes [25], 11/22/2021
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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems [26]

After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.

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Climate Change [17]
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Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Food [4]
Government [32]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [36]
Policy [37]
Pollution [38]
Science [39]
Technology [19]
Waste [40]
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"As Madagascar Faces Climate-Linked Famine, UN Flags Need To Prepare" [49]

"With the African island nation suffering a food crisis driven by drought on a warming planet, WFP says it's an alarm bell on the need to step up protection for vulnerable people"

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [31]
Food [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [50], 11/05/2021
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"Why No Tusks? Poaching Tips Scales Of Elephant Evolution" [51]

"Researchers say years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks."

Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: AP [52], 10/22/2021
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"Climate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon To Disappear" [53]

"Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a new report warned Tuesday amid sweeping forecasts of pain for the continent that contributes least to global warming but will suffer from it most."

Climate Change [17]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: AP [54], 10/20/2021
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"Madagascar Prays For Rain As U.N. Warns Of 'Climate Change Famine'" [55]

"This is the fourth year that drought has devastated Aly's home in southern Madagascar. Now more than one million people, or two out of five residents, of his Grand Sud region require emergency food aid in what the United Nations is calling a 'climate change famine."'

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [31]
Food [4]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: Reuters [56], 10/12/2021
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [57]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Food [4]
Government [32]
Health [33]
Infrastructure [60]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [61]
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Policy [37]
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National (U.S.) [41]
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