DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems ...

The global risk landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, posing significant threats to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As extreme weather, macroeconomic shocks, conflict, ...

The Syrian war has left countless Syrians with devastating injuries, ranging from limb amputations and burns to the loss of ...

In an interview with IPS, a smallholder farmer and youth leader speaks about the role people like him play in the food systems chain.

In a quiet corner of Medina Gounass, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, one man has taken it upon himself to breathe new ...

Youth Forum’s theme is “Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Development”, bringing together government representatives, young leaders and policymakers among ...

India’s noted ornithologist and conservationist, Asad Rahmani, was pleased about water in four important wetlands in Kashmir.

Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That’s 10 ...

As the global population of 8.2 billion grows and ages, the rise of dementia — often called 'the long goodbye' — is accelerating ...

With rain, hail, and frost coming at the wrong time, a group of Andean farmers living 3,000 meters above sea level have turned to agroecological practices.

As the Trump administration’s hostility towards the United Nations and other international organizations keeps growing, a New York Times columnist last week proposed what he frivolously described as ...

The recent US court case that ordered three Greenpeace organisations to pay damages of over US$660 million to an oil and gas company was a stunning blow against civil society’s efforts to stop runaway ...