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It is, therefore, no surprise that Kenya ranks among bottom 50 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – a biennial scorecard of countries on a range of sustainability
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UVI Board Approves Agriculture Degrees and Executive MBA Tuition
The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees Saturday approved two new associate degree programs in the School of Agriculture. They are both applied science degrees. One is in Agricultural Business and the other in General Agriculture.
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The Trifecta of Black Disempowerment: Poverty, Pollution, and the Pandemic
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Keep tabs on the latest California policy and politics news By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with CalMatters to receive marketing, updates, and other emails from the site owner. Use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time. Success! Youre on the
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Plan for fish processing plant in Victoria is baffling - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The codes of local government were first formulated by the ex-slaves of Victoria Village. The article Plan for fish processing plant in Victoria is baffling appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigeria: Devastated Delta Oil Community Begins Protest
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Source Contributor Gail Karlsson Publishes a New Book with a Bird's-Eye View
Readers of the Source and Tradewinds have been dazzled by Gail Karlsson's photographs and entertaining tales about local birds and wildlife. Now fans of her work have a chance to own a print book of her photographs that is not only a visual work of art but a fact-filled introduction to birds that
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Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots | The Atlanta Voice
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Accra is the political and economic capital of modern Ghana on the Gold Coast. Between 1500 and 1578, a fortress operated by the Portuguese stood at the site of modern Accra. This fort provided the Europeans with an outlet for trade, particularly in slaves, with the Ga people, themselves recent
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Africa: COVID-19 Recovery Is a Chance to Improve the African Food System
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(Trinidad Express) THE Saharan dust plume that crossed the Atlantic Ocean from west Africa is smothering islands in the Caribbean, including Trinidad and
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Egypt: As Lockdown Clears the Air, Cairo Looks to Keep Pollution Low
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Jamaal Bowman Unseats Rep. Eliot Engel In New York Primary
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New project launches to tackle Africa's plastic pollution - Voice Online
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The South Has Some Of The Nation’s Dirtiest Electricity. Now It’s Seeing A Coronavirus Uptick.
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Uganda: Karangura - Caught Between COVID-19 Pandemic and Water Crisis
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