It’s impossible to turn on the TV, listen to the radio or scroll social media without hearing about real-world climate impacts. July is the hottest month on record. The United Nations has declared an era of global boiling. Europe and North America are experiencing record-breaking heat waves while Antarctic sea ice levels have fallen to record lows. Scientists are concerned that...Read More
1 Name of call State and Regional Primary Care Association (PCA) Cooperative Agreements FY 2024 Funding agency Health Resources and Services Administration Deadline October 30th , 2023 Grant summary The purpose of PCA funding is to provide training and technical assistance to support health centers provide comprehensive, high-quality, equitable primary health care. Link https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html...Read More
Amid blistering heatwaves, July is “virtually certain” to be the world’s warmest month on record, say scientists. So hot has the month been to date that researchers are confident the 2019 record will be broken, even with several days to go. UN chief Antonio Guterres said the planet is entering an “era of global boiling”....Read More
The total number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide. These findings, published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, show that climate litigation is becoming an integral part of securing climate action and justice. The report, Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, is...Read More
We might one step closer to a giant solar shade that could help cool the Earth. We all know that seeking shade is one of the best ways to escape the heat. But could a giant ‘sun umbrella’ help block harmful UV rays and cool the Earth? That’s the latest idea from a US astronomer...Read More
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin, according to Oregon State University research. The study led by William Jaeger of the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences is based on an analysis of 50...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania invites Applications from qualified candidates for admission to the Undergraduate (degree and non-degree) Programs for the academic year 2023/2024. Form four, form six and diploma graduates with required performances detailed under each program are encouraged to apply. Applicants with special needs/cases (disability) are encouraged to apply and advised to...Read More
Makamu Mkuu wa Chuo Kikuu cha Sokoine cha Kilimo (SUA) anapenda kuwaarifu Waombaji wa nafasi mbalimbali za kazi zilizotangazwa tarehe 08.06.2023 kwamba usaili wa nafasi hizo umepangwa kufanyika kuanzia tarehe 01 Agosti, 2023 hadi 02 Agosti, 2023 Katika Kampasi ya Edward Moringe Mjini Morogoro. Waombaji watakaofaulu katika mchakato huo watapangiwa vituo vya kazi na Menejimenti...Read More
Rwanda is planning to plant more trees, of which 40 per cent must be indigenous species, in order to access the carbon market, The New Times has learnt. The country plants 30-40 million tree seedlings every year. Researchers are carrying out experiments on restoring 20 degraded indigenous (native) tree species so as to recommend those that are resistant...Read More
Researchers propose continual cutting of stumps, application of basal bark herbicide, as well as manual uprooting as the best ways of taming the Prosopis juliflora, a kind of mesquite that has become a menace in Africa. Experts say these methods have successfully controlled the invasive tree in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, and even reported elimination of...Read More
