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Forest fires are a major contributory factor to forest degradation in the Amazon. Copyright: Serfor-Perú (Public domain image)

‘More than half of the Amazon damaged or felled’

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud12/03/2023Leave a comment

More than half of the Amazon rainforest – a vital resource for storing away carbon on our planet – has now been felled or damaged in some way, according to a research.

How the two SKA sites in Australia and South Africa will look when the telescopes are complete. Copyright: Courtesy of SKAO images. (CC BY 3.0)

Awaiting the world’s biggest telescope in 2028

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud13/02/2023Leave a comment

African astronomers point to a golden age of astronomy on the continent as work starts in South Africa on the world’s biggest telescope.

Polio vaccination campaign in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria in 2019. Conflicts such as those in north eastern Nigeria can hinder immunisation efforts. Copyright: Rotary International

The challenge of controlling polio in war zones

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud12/02/2023Leave a comment

Satellite imagery and deft negotiation are critical tools for polio vaccination teams working across the world’s conflict zones, writes Adeline Tchouakak.

Maternal care in Hargeisa, Somalia. Despite progress on women’s health and rights in the last 50 years, stark inequalities remain in access to contraceptives and health services to support safe pregnancy and birth, a special report says. Copyright: Sarah Bones/CARE. (CC BY 2.0). This image has been cropped.

Drugs companies must address ‘marginalization’ of women

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud11/02/2023Leave a comment

Drugs companies must make fundamental changes to their core business to address R&D gaps and access to existing medicines for women’s sexual/reproductive health in poor countries, global health equity advocates urge.

Des représentants des communautés de première ligne, des groupes indigènes et des activistes climatiques manifestent devant les salles de conférence de la COP27 à Sharm El-Sheikh, en Égypte. Les nations riches ont accepté de créer un fonds pour les pertes et dommages. Copyright : Madeleine Race / Amis de la Terre International, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). (Cette image est recadrée).

When climate leaders endorsed compensation deal at COP27

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud23/12/2022Leave a comment

Climate activists worldwide have endorsed an 11th-hour deal for a loss and damage fund to compensate nations hit by climate catastrophes, the first of its kind in 30 years of climate negotiations.

Tackling climate change difficult without involving women

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud14/12/2022Leave a comment

The representation of women and young people in climate change negotiations has been in the spotlight for decades, as evidence continues to show they are most vulnerable to climate impacts.

Preparing a needle for injection. Researchers plan to roll out a new malaria vaccine next year after tests on children in West Africa. Copyright: Demissew Bizuwerk/UNICEF Ethiopia, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Developers to rollout ‘most effective’ malaria vaccine

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud03/12/2022Leave a comment

Researchers say they plan to roll out a new malaria vaccine next year after tests on children in West Africa found it to be up to 80 per cent effective.

A farmer in Kenya's lower Nyando area trials climate adaptation interventions. Copyright: V. Atakos (CCAFS). (CC BY-NC 2.0)

‘Radical collaboration’ essential for climate adaptation

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud28/11/2022Leave a comment

To boost climate adaption, experts say ‘radical community-research collaborations’ are needed.

A woman scientist examining agronomic and soil management practices in Western Kenya. Gender experts say women remain “systematically excluded” from research, leading to inherent scientific biases. Copyright: CIAT/GeorginaSmith, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

‘Only 20% of climate change studies written by women’

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud07/11/2022Leave a comment

Despite progress on gender representation in science and research, disparities still exist. Women author fewer of the papers that are published in journals than men, according to the findings by the scientific publisher Elsevier.

Inmates at an HIV testing exercise at Westville prison in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ending stigma and discrimination will be key to winning the battle against AIDS. Copyright: GCIS, South Africa, (CC BY-ND 2.0). This image has been cropped.

Alarming inequalities stifling global war against AIDS

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud21/10/2022Leave a comment

The world is losing the battle against AIDS due to ongoing discrimination around preventative medicines, testing and treatments, an international conference has been warned.

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