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How rice straw paper protects the climate

The Seed Awards are presented to selected climate-friendly start-ups. In addition to the prize money, the winners receive technical support such as assistance in developing business plans. The publicity and high profile presentation of these awards is intended to encourage companies to emulate them. We will present a selection of winners in the course of the year, in a series of articles. We start the series with the company Fang Thai from Thailand.

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Impact of COVID-19 on food value chains through efficient…

LOGISTICS AT THE CORE OF DISRUPTION AND POLICY ACTION


To contain the COVID-19 pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2), governments around the world have implemented measures, including a severe reduction in the transportation of goods (ground, ocean freight and air freight), services that rely on transport, as well as migration of labour domestically and internationally. Workers are less available reflecting both disruptions in transportation systems and restrictions to stop the transmission of the disease, within and across borders. These factors induce overall disruptions in the logistics of the food supply chains, impeding the shipment of food and agricultural inputs, threatening food security and nutrition, particularly for the most vulnerable population segments.

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9pics know relationship btw global warming and you&me

Climate change is one of the top international events today, and various changes brought about by global warming are becoming more and more significant. The United Nations has proposed an upper limit for global warming-the temperature is at most 1.5°C higher than in the pre-industrial era. Scientists point out that to achieve this goal, the premise is rapid, long-term, and unprecedented changes in all aspects of social life.

The UN Climate Summit and the COP Summit are the answers of the international community to climate change.

But what exactly does climate change mean? What does it have to do with you and my world?

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