Comoros to create five new national parks
The new parks will model a co-management system that prioritizes the biological, economic, cultural, and political concerns of local communities.
Comoros to create five new national parks Read more
The new parks will model a co-management system that prioritizes the biological, economic, cultural, and political concerns of local communities.
Comoros to create five new national parks Read more
Xidian University in Xi’an has built a 75 meter-tall ground verification system to perform and test all phases of space-based solar power generation and transmission.
China builds world-first full-function space solar verification tower Read more
The executive order tells the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue rules that ban the use of federal funds for programs that offer conversion therapy.
Marine activists have welcomed the decree, which they say should help improve the global fisheries sector, given that vessels where worker abuse is rife also tend to be engaged in illegal fishing activities.
Indonesia issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workers Read more
Similar pilot programs have been implemented in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, based on the 100-80-100 model: 100% of pay for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain 100% productivity.
U.K. workers begin world’s largest four-day week trial Read more
The initiative consists of five large-scale projects to boost biodiversity, tackle the climate crisis, and expand public access to nature.
England is turning 99,000 hectares of land into nature recovery projects Read more
Malaysia will now allow judges discretion in sentencing and offering a range of substitute sentences for crimes that carry a mandatory death sentence.
Malaysia abolishes mandatory use of the death penalty Read more
Some 4,000 prisoners serving jail time for cannabis-related crimes will soon be released and their criminal records for those offenses will be deleted.
Though the Banco National Park provides valuable ecosystem services to the city, the park has been suffering from pollution and illegal tree felling in recent years.
The Ivory Coast is building a wall to protect nature reserve from pollution Read more
Some 6.2 million workers in Germany are set to benefit from a minimum wage increase to to €12 ($12.90) per hour – an increase of €2.18 per hour effective on October 1.
German lawmakers approve minimum wage increase Read more