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Mangrove, seperti yang ada di Madgaskar, menyediakan banyak manfaat, seperti perlindungan dari badai dan pencegahan erosi pesisir.
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Meskipun bernilai tinggi, laju penebangan mangrove cukup tinggi. Sebuah alat baru bertujuan untuk membantu komunitas menahan deforestasi mangrove dan memanfaatkan program dan pendanaan konservasi.
Medical technician Amira Doudou prepares samples at the University Hospital Institute for Infectious Diseases in Marseille, France, Jan. 13, 2021, to study the highly contagious COVID-19 variant.
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Multiple COVID-19 variants are circulating around the world and becoming more common. These mutations can alter the ability of the virus to take hold and replicate within our cells.
Mangroves, like these in Madagascar, provide a range of benefits, including protection from storms and the prevention of coastal erosion.
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Despite their enormous value, mangroves are being removed at an alarming rate. A new tool aims to help communities reverse mangrove loss and tap into conservation programs and funding.
Scientists have found widespread evidence of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean. This could further stress the fragile Arctic ecosystem and the food it provides to people living there.
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Microplastic pollution is a global issue, but where do they come from and how are they transported across the ocean? A new study finds polyester microfibres are common throughout the Arctic Ocean.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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The active participation of women in India's farmers' protests shows that the demonstrations are not only spaces of resistance and power but also of gender equity and empowerment.
Will the pandemic influence schools’ return to practical skills traditionally gained through home economics?
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Some designers, makers and consumers are imploring us not to stop sewing after the pandemic because of the potential for utilitarian, psychological and environmental benefits.
Les jeunes ne sont pas aussi inconscients que leurs représentations médiatiques le laissent penser. (Photo prise au musée du Louvre à Paris, le 14 octobre 2020).
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Irresponsables, égoïstes, propagateurs du coronavirus… Les jeunes ont été largement stigmatisés ces derniers mois. Or, le comportement de quelques-uns ne reflète pas celui de la majorité.
Canada’s climate plan includes adding more electric vehicle charging stations, improving energy efficiency of homes and buildings, and raising the price on carbon to $170 per tonne by 2030.
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None of Canada's past climate targets or plans has been credible. But the math on the latest plan, which relies on a steadily increasing carbon price, could have Canada meet its 2030 goal.
Burnt trees can be logged and turned into timber and other wood products. But removing them from the forest can have negative impacts on the wildlife.
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Scientists had been uncertain about why killer whales are dying in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. A new study takes an in-depth look and provides the tools to help prevent additional deaths in the future.
Le surpeuplement des logements n’aide pas à enrayer la Covid-19.
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Le Canada fait de grands progrès en ce qui concerne la politique de logement lors de la pandémie de Covid-19, mais les mesures permanentes tardent à venir.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. He reiterated his baseless claims during the news conference that the Nov. 3 election was ‘rigged.’
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If citizens disbelieve the institutions that count ballots and the organizations that accurately report on those results, it will be impossible to agree on what a legitimate election looks like.
First year Western University students Sarah Pignatelli and Mason Shearer wait for a COVID-19 test in London, Ont., on Sept. 19, 2020.
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Media depictions of youth during the pandemic are distorting the actual experiences, practices and attitudes of young adults during COVID-19, as well as the pandemic's impact on them.
Overcrowded housing is a key COVID-19 culprit.
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Canada is making big strides when it comes to COVID-19 housing policy, but permanent measures and oversight lag behind compared to some global efforts.
Changing the school instruction language to Mandarin will impact Mongolian children, their families and their communities.
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In Inner Mongolia, China's new bilingual education policy comes at the expense of Mongolian language and culture.
Planting strips of native prairie grasses on a farm in Iowa provides habitat for pollinators and protects soil and water.
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The Earth is losing plants and animals at rates not seen in millions of years. Ecologists explain how protecting habitat on working lands – farms, forests and ranches – can help conserve species.
Rising sea levels are threatening homes on Diamniadio Island, Saloum Delta in Senegal. A child stands outside a home’s former kitchen, surrounded by mangrove branches, in 2015.
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Among the human rights under threat are the rights to life, health, food, a healthy environment, water, an adequate standard of living and culture.
U.S. President Donald Trump staged a visit in front of St. John’s Church June 1 in Washington after authorities cleared protestors from the area, prompting the bishop overseeing the church to express outrage.
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The Republican political strategy that uses Christian language to cast Trump as a divinely appointed protector of an authoritarian Christian nation warrants more scrutiny than it's received.
The podcast Caliphate explored the war on terror and ISIS on the ground in Syria and Iraq. In this March 12, 2020 photo, a man rides a motorcycle in northwestern Syria the current focus of the 10-year civil war.
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The latest scandal to hit news media involves Rukmini Callimachi, the journalist behind the New York Times podcast "Caliphate." The scandal spotlights the dynamic between reporters and "fixers."