Children’s education must be at the center of climate discussions at COP30

A damaged classroom and school materials at Dahilig Primary School in Gainza Municipality, Camarines Sur, Philippines, weeks after severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) caused extensive damage in October 2024. Credit: UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday October 30, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) – By 2024, the climate crisis […]

Eyes in the Sky: How Satellites Help Reduce Livestock Emissions

Time2Graze will use Sentinel-2 satellite data to monitor rangeland biomass and support farmers and land managers in making informed decisions about grazing management, resource allocation and sustainable land use. Opinion by Lindsey Sloat (Lancaster, op) Friday October 24, 2025 Inter-Press Office LANCASTER, PA, Oct 24 (IPS) – Thousands of years ago we looked to the […]

The dangers of green mining

Drone photo of nickel mine in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Courtesy of Gecko Project Opinion by Stephanie Dowlen (Malmö, Sweden) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MALMO, Sweden, Oct 23 (IPS) – Even amid the regressive resistance of the current US governmentthe world is shifting to one green energy future. With governments promising to phase out fossil […]

Nigeriaans Launchpad Initiative will invest in companies with black women who are owned

Through Kandiss Edwards August 28, 2025 Gitex Startup Festival 2025 in Nigeria has been set up to elevate African black female entrepreneurs by introducing the Launchpad. Gitex Startup Festival 2025 in Nigeria has been set up to elevate African black female entrepreneurs by introducing the Launchpad. The National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda), Alami Capital […]

Nigerian gemstone trader opens the Italian boutique hotel on a 40 -hectare estate with vineyard and olive forest

Through Jeroslyn Jovonn August 2, 2025 A resident of Lagos conquers travelers in Puglia, Italy with its sustainable environmentally friendly boutique hotel. From Lagos to London and now Puglia, Italy, former gemstone trader Thelma West has brought her passion for design and restoration to the next level with the launch of her boutique hotel, complete […]

Growing violence forces South African parents of black students to seek education at ‘only white’ schools

Through Sharell B. McNair June 17, 2025 Sibahle Mbasana said that her children and school managers feel ‘powerless’. Violence and growing gang activities ask black parents in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, to make The difficult decision Sending their children to “only-all” schools for fear, reports BBC. Although it was 30 years ago […]