Seize Opportunity to End Last Major Mercury Device
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The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-5) will take place from Monday, 30 October to Friday, 3 November 2023 at the International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland. More than eight hundred participants – including Parties’ representatives, non-parties governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN bodies and NGOs – are already confirmed to attend the meeting., according to UNEP.By Charlie BrownWASHINGTON DC, Oct 13 2023 (IPS) As the Minamata Convention on Mercury’s fifth Conference of the Parties (C...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charlie Brown Tags: Africa Asia-Pacific Environment Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Laser mapping reveals hidden structures in Amazon —with hints at thousands more
Home to an estimated 16,000 tree species, the Amazon rainforest is an unparalleled hot spot for biodiversity. Western scientists once saw it as a leafy paradise relatively untouched by humans, but they have more recently recognized that human cultures have lived in large swaths of the rainforest for many millennia. Now, a new laser mapping and modeling study suggests thousands of human archeological sites remain undiscovered beneath the rainforest canopy.
The new study offers data to support what archaeologists working in the Amazon have argued for decades, says archaeologist Eduardo Neves of the University of São P...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 5, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Socialist Icon Morales Plots Comeback in Bolivia After Clash With Protege
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
A world-beating deposit of lithium along the Nevada–Oregon border could meet surging demand for this metal, according to a new analysis. An estimated 20 to 40 million tonnes of lithium metal lie within a volcanic crater formed around 16 million years ago. This is notably larger than the lithium…#nevada #oregon #bolivian #anoukborst #kuleuvenuniversity #tervuren #belgium #magnesiumsmectite #mcdermitt #thomasbenson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bidenomics Is Going Global. The World Is Skeptical
U.S President Joe Biden (center) and First Lady Jill Biden (right) greet Bolivia's Minister of External Relations Rogelio Mayta Mayta (left) at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Calif. on June 8, 2022. | Jim Watson/AFP Biden’s plan is to buy them off. The administration says the U.S.…#jillbiden #bolivia #jimwatsonafpbidens #beijing #jakesullivan #g20 #mikepyle #carnegieendowment #bidennsc #peterharrell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in September
Early in the last century, Francisco Tancara helped Protestant Adventist missionaries build schools in Bolivia on Indigenous land. Today, this labor — presumably on behalf of the Indigenous Aymara community — has been used to justify the church’s continuing presence on native land. These and…#franciscotancara #protestantadventist #bolivia #indigenousaymara #moma #pakajaqination #aymaran #tancara #rosaquiñones #davidljohnsons (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bolivia: Football Underdogs With A Secret Weapon
In Bolivia, just like every single country in South America, football is the number one sport in the country. However, you wouldn’t be mistaken for thinking that Bolivia isn’t quite as soccer crazy as the likes of Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay. Those three nations in particular stand out amongst…#bolivia #southamerica #brazil #argentina #uruguay #southamerican #bolivian #brazilians #worldcup #lapaz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Morocco Denies South Africa ’s Claim That It Has Applied to Join BRICS: Report
Morocco has reportedly denied the claim made by South Africa, the host of the BRICS summit this year, that it has formally applied to join the economic bloc. According to South African officials, over 40 countries are interested in joining the BRICS group, including 23 nations that have formally…#morocco #southafrica #brics #southafrican #southafricas #algeria #argentina #bahrain #belarus #bolivia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amazon nations fail to agree on deforestation deal
The News The leaders of eight Amazonian nations failed to reach an agreement on deforestation after a two-day summit. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had hoped they would join his pledge to end deforestation by 2030, but Bolivia asked for the commitment to be struck off the final…#amazonian #brazil #luizinácio #luladasilva #bolivia #venezuela #belémdeclaration #amazon #colombia #gustavopetro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amazon nations won't be stopping deforestation by 2030
BELEM, Brazil — Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil on Tuesday, but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who…#belem #brazil #amazon #brazilian #luizinacio #luladasilva #amazonian #marcioastrini #climateobservatory #bolivia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eight Amazon rainforest countries begin first summit in 14 years
BELEM, Brazil — For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime. The summit Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem is a meeting…#belem #brazil #southamerican #amazon #brazilian #colombia #peru #venezuela #bolivia #guyana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The association between psychosocial factors, protective factors, and its associated triggers with psychological distress among Bolivian adolescents - Suanrueang P, Peltzer K, Lkhamsuren Z, Yap LK.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between psychosocial factors, protective factors, and its associated triggers with psychological distress among Bolivian adolescents. This cross-sectional study was conducted by investigating the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Market Extra: Here ’s how Fitch Ratings’ U.S. downgrade could advance China and Russia’s ‘de-dollarization’ agenda
Fitch Ratings’ decision late Tuesday to cut the U.S. government’s credit rating represents the latest in a series of blows to the U.S. dollar’s international standing and reputation, one financial markets economist told MarketWatch. The ratings agency’s criticisms could help countries like China…#fitchratings #marketwatch #thierrywizman #maquariegroup #standardpoors #donaldtrump #fitch #ukraine #bolivia #chineseyuan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boy, 8, let black widow bite him because he wanted to become'" Spider-Man "
An 8-year-old boy allowed a black widow to bite him because he wanted to become Spider-Man, according to health authorities. The incident occurred in the town of Vichuloma, Oruro Department, located in the landlocked South American nation of Bolivia, Spanish news agency EFE and bolivia.com…#vichuloma #orurodepartment #southamerican #bolivia #spanish #efe #antarctica #ernestovásquez #peterparker #oruro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future
A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought. “It’s completely dry,” Jaime…#laketiticaca #bolivian #jaimemamani #huarina #lapaz #bolivia #carloscarrasco #laniña #elniño #lucíawalper (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
