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On May 29, 2015, Rajkeswur Purryag resigned to make room for Jugnauths new alliance candidate, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, to be elected president. Both Jugnauth and Leader of the Opposition Paul Berenger welcomed her nomination. A biodiversity scientist, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was unanimously approved by
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Africa: Deep Dive - Lockdown Gives Dive Operators Time to Rethink Sustainability
The classes cover a range of topics, from marine life to coral reef conservation, and many are free
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United Airlines appoints First African American President
Chicago based United Airlines announced Brett J. Hart as the
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They Were Cleaning Up One Of America's Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.
The exhaust fumes from the highways surrounding her neighborhood have finally let up, and Gordon hears fewer trucks leaving the nearby Port of Oakland each day as the coronavirus pandemic reduces
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The compelling case for Green Yoga amid COVID-19
For example in my personal case, my yoga consciousness doesn’t necessarily mean that I am doing asanas, but it translates to maintaining societal hygiene, working towards reducing use of single-use plastics and a passion for trees and
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Private Sector, Labour Leaders Oppose Fresh Lockdown
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Flood displaces 10,000 in Michigan
MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that Dow Chemical Company's hometown could end up under nine feet of water and said the state will investigate the dam
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Inside Microsoft's (impossible?) mission to go carbon negative
In January, Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative (removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits) by 2030 and to spend US$1-billion on a climate investment fund, much of it aimed at bolstering carbon-removal tech, a nascent field with lots of big ideas but only a handful of companies
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Bio rallies support for his state of nation address – has he done enough in two years?
This is what president Bio
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Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for
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Rhonda Mims is President, ING U.S. Foundation and Senior Vice President, Office of Corporate Responsibility for ING U.S. In this role, Mims is responsible for the corporate responsibility strategy for the U.S. operations. She has oversight for the company’s business principles, investment and
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Uganda: How New Masaka City Will Be Administered
Under the interim administration of the new city, which takes effect on July 1, executive committees in sub-counties that were annexed to Masaka will be fused into the newly created municipalities of Nyendo/ Mukungwe and Kimaanya
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Grevy’s zebras moved to boost biodiversity
Some 25 endangered Grevy’s zebras were translocated from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to Sera Wildlife Community Conservancy in northern Kenya, to boost biodiversity in East Africa’s first and only community-run black rhino
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Kenya: Garbage Heaps Pile Up in Nyeri as Residents Fail to Reach Consensus on Dumping Site
Nyeri — A standoff on the selection of an ideal garbage disposal site in Nyeri now threatens the health of residents in Nyeri town where littered streets are becoming
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Today is World Environment Day
Writing in the Ghana Daily Mail, Mr Prosper Kwame Antwi – a prominent conservationist and biodiversity expert, calls on governments and people of the world in general, and Ghana in particular, to harness and utilise natural resources in a sustainable manner that puts the environment at the heart of
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Three weeks after opening, Georgia business owners chart their own course forward | The Atlanta Voice
All eyes were on Georgia three weeks ago as the state became one of the first to allow some businesses to open their doors, welcoming customers back after weeks under a coronavirus
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Lajuana Bradford
Ms. Bradford directs programs in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, economic development, volunteer programs and charitable response to disasters that together promote a broader definition of social responsibility for Regions Financial Corporation, a top U.S. bank-holding company with $122
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Eritrea: Call for Water, Soil and Environmental Conservation
Asmara — The Ministry of Land, Water and Environment called for reinforced water, soil and environmental
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Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again
Institute alerts for evidence of soil changes in the Amazon show areas that have been deforested, damaged by logging and show signs of burning or mining, as well as plant degradation from February 2016 to June 2020 in the Brazilian Legal
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KABAARA: Tough decisions for Kenya in next 10 days
Tough decisions for Kenya in next 10 days
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Foxx, Anthony Renard (1971- )
Anthony Foxx, the seventeenth United States Secretary of Transportation, was born April 30, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and raised by his mother, Laura Foxx, and grandparents James and Mary Foxx. He graduated from West Charlotte High School in 1989, and four years later received
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Angola: Environment Launches Project to Combat Illegal Trade
Luanda — The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment Thursday launched a project to combat the illegal wildlife trade and human and animal conflict in
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Source: allAfrica.com
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It’s time for HR function to evolve at a faster pace
It is now time for HR professionals to re-assert their leadership to build new ways of working that create sustainability for organisations and their workers at the same time leveraging on technology to enhance performance and productivity of
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Nigeria: Govt - 2020 Budget Review Not Austerity Measures
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has assured Nigerians that the revision of the 2020 budget by the federal government was not intended to impose austerity measures on
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Kenya Bans Single-Use Plastics in Protected Areas
This year, the country will mark World Environment Day by banning single-use plastic in protected natural
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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers – A President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced
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Namibia: Retailer to Cut 500 Jobs
Retailer Pick n Pay said it was cutting about 25% of its workforce or roughly 500 jobs in light of plans to restructure the company "aimed at reversing losses and setting the business on the path of
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Rwanda: Green Mall to Be Developed at Former Justice Ministry Premises
The move, he said, is in line with Rwanda's vision towards being climate-resilient and low carbon economy by 2050 and green building principles set up by Rwanda Housing
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Emancipation Park Conservancy Hosts Virtual Juneteenth Celebration
This week, the Emancipation Park Conservancy has hosted virtual programming and interactive activities throughout the week, with everything culminating on June 19, 2020, the Juneteenth
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Seaweed influx could provide opportunities
Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr Patrick McConney says that Caribbean countries must be prepared for an influx of sargassum that is likely to continue for some
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