It took 98 days to reach 100,000 cases, 18 days to arrive at 200,000, and then only 21 days to double again, to 400,000. As of July 6, the coronavirus has claimed 11,372 lives. While I am writing this, the number of cases is about to pass half a million.
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Urgent calls as Kalahari faces widespread loss of bird species
There has been another call on political leaders to implement drastic changes to the ways the earth’s resources are being used in order to curb climate change, as more evidence emerged or its dire consequences. Hardly a week passes without new evidence – written or witnessed – or the effects of climate change. Now, researchers in South Africa warn that the Kalahari Desert could lose much of its bird species before the end of the century if conditions persist.
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The FAO gathers the whole chain of animal production around the table in order to improve the safety of feed. Starting there where it’s most needed: in developing countries.
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Lokale melkveehouders in Oost-Afrika profiteren van de groeiende middenklasse. De vraag naar kwalitatief goede zuivelproducten neemt immers toe. Toch zijn er nog volop hobbels te nemen.
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