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CARICOM delegates head to Montreal, Canada, for the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) (COP15) gearing up to create targets on biodiversity for the next decade. The Conference,…
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(Food and Agriculture Organisation) Both our health and the health of our planet depend on plants. Plants make up 80% of the food we eat and 98% of the oxygen we breathe and yet they are under threat.  Up to 40% of food crops are lost due…
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(United Nations News) Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday. The Food Price Index, which tracks the international prices of a items such as vegetable oils…
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(United Nations News) The World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up ongoing support to Haitians who are now facing destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and little or no access to food in the wake of the 14 August earthquake, the UN agency…
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(United Nations News) The UN and partners on Wednesday launched a $187.3 million appeal to support half a million people affected by the deadly earthquake in southwestern Haiti nearly two weeks ago. The funding will be used to…
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