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A USAID team works with the Ecuadorian government to help indigenous groups obtain title to rainforest land and then manage the land wisely. Large areas of forests, grasslands and other natural areas are needed to soak up carbon emissions if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists say. (Photo by USAID/Ecuador) Photo used under CC BY

Protected land must double to save Earth

A new paper outlines an ambitious plan called the Global Deal for Nature, which says land conservation must double by 2030 to prevent dangerous warming and unravelling of ecosystems, and to preserve quality of life.

National Geographic

Sustainable plantations save forests in Uganda

National Geographic

Climate change hampers fertility, research finds

The scientific community has long understood the effect of temperature on sperm production in mammals, but a new study sheds light on how spermatogenesis in insects is hampered at extreme temperatures.

Phys.org

Younger Republicans back climate science

Mother Jones

Nicaraguan refugees face hostility in Costa Rica

Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have fled to Costa Rica in the wake of political crackdowns and growing poverty, but many now face growing hostility from Costa Ricans expressing anti-foreigner sentiments.

BBC

Nicaraguans flee poverty, persecution

Al Jazeera

Pope washes inmates’ feet, calls for kindness

In a Holy Week ceremony, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prisoners and urged them to serve one another as brothers. The devastation of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral made the rituals more solemn.

Post Herald

Christianity grows in besieged Syrian town

Reuters

Study: Attention spans shrinking worldwide

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark found that the collective global attention span is narrowing, as people have more things to focus on but often focus on each thing for shorter periods of time.

Guardian

Cyclone leaves 70% of Zimbabweans hungry

In Zimbabwe, Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70 percent of the population in dire need of food. Now, the World Food Programme expects most Zimbabweans will require food aid until 2020.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Displaced Nigerians now suffer from addiction

Many Nigerians who fled attacks by Boko Haram are becoming addicted to Tramadol, a drug imported illegally from India, which they are using to cope with post-traumatic stress and the challenges of displaced persons camps.

Al Jazeera

UK works with Nigeria to fight trafficking

CNN

Filipinos nailed to cross to re-enact crucifixion

Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses, while others beat themselves in blood-soaked religious ceremonies in an Easter ritual in the Philippines. Thousands watched the spectacle frowned upon by the Catholic Church.

The Independent

Pope tells prisoners at foot-washing rite shun inmate hierarchy

Al Jazeera

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Mali government resigns after ethnic massacre

Mali’s prime minister and his whole government resigned, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation.

Reuters

Egypt to vote on changing its constitution

Egypt will hold a three-day referendum from Saturday on constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and expanding his power over judicial appointments.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tech could keep dementia patients at home

Scientists say new technology, including sensors small enough to fit in the ear, robotic devices and sleep monitors, could become standard in the homes of people with dementia and help keep them out of the hospital

BBC

Scientists say online activists silencing them

From climate change to vaccines, activism and science, scientists are fighting it out online, with social media supercharging the battle. They have been the target of online harassment because activists objected to their findings.

Reuters

Facebook bans UK far right groups, leaders

BBC

Scientists produce renewable energy from snow

Solar panels have trouble producing renewable energy whenever it snows. Scientists from UCLA have now invented a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator which works by generating power via static electricity.

Inhabitat

GLOBAL HEALTH

Nuns turn convent into cannabis operation

A group of nuns in Merced County, California, is making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year growing and selling marijuana and plan to expand worldwide. They claim their products can cure everything from epilepsy to addiction.

The Independent

Cannabis users may need more anesthesia for surgery

Reuters

A daily serving of bacon ups cancer risk

A new study reveals that even small amounts of red and processed meat—such as a serving of bacon a day—can increase the risk of bowel cancer, possibly due to the processing chemicals and high temperatures used.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Eagle Scout helps wild animals in sanctuary

In Brighton, Colorado, a 11-year-old boy completing his Eagle Scout project is helping local fire departments get rid of old fire hoses by using them to create hammocks for animals at a local sanctuary.

MSN

9-year-old collects 1K Easter eggs for sick kids

Pretty52.com

Blind sailor completes Pacific voyage

Blind Japanese sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, 52, completed a non-stop, 8,700-mile Pacific crossing, reportedly making him the first visually impaired person to do so.

BBC

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Funders fighting ‘top-down’ philanthropy

As donors are increasingly criticized for lacking the experience and perspective of people who actually live the problems philanthropy tries to solve, leaders are seeking ways to shift from funding from afar to supporting local solutions.

Devex

Rubinstein gives $13M to U of Chicago Law

David Rubinstein gave $13 million to the University of Chicago’s Law School in support of the Rubinstein Scholars Program, which will provide three-year, full-tuition scholarships for up to 60 students in three upcoming classes.

Philanthropy News Digest

Alpert gives $9.5M to Harlem arts school

The Herb Alpert Foundation gave $9.5 million to the Harlem School of the Arts to support the renovation of the school’s facility.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Global disease threatens amphibians

Leading zoological experts say frogs, salamanders and toads across the world are now under attack from a widening range of interacting pathogens that threaten to devastate global amphibian populations.

Guardian

Apple making it easier to recycle old iPhones

Apple is giving customers new ways to recycle their iPhones. It’s part of the company’s lofty long-term goal of using only recycled or renewable materials to make its products.

CNN

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

India’s unemployment rate doubles since 2011

India’s unemployment rate has doubled in the eight years to 2018 with the higher educated and younger population accounting for the most without jobs, a new research by a privately run university shows.

Bloomberg

Female managers do not close gender pay gap

Women earned 7 percent less than men on average, whether they worked for a man or a woman and regardless of the share of women managers in the organization, according to a recent study.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Photo of the Day

Protesters in Washington, D.C., call attention to the plight of America’s poor during the Poor People’s Campaign in May 2018. The Rev. William Barber, a leader of the movement, calls for a “moral uprising across America.” (Photo by Leeann Cafferata) Photo used under CC BY

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