5 things to watch at the World Economic Forum on Africa: About 1,000 business, civil society and government leaders from more than 100 countries have descended upon Durban, South Africa, for the 27th World Economic Forum on Africa. Here are some of the topics Devex will be watching this week.
Zhang Chun 11.05.2017 chinadialogue is launching a two-year series of articles exploring challenges to our global fisheries and marine environments and China’s role in tackling them The catch on board a Chinese fishing vessel in Guinea (Image: Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace ) It is estimated that over the last fifty years almost half of the world’s fish species and population have disappeared. This is due to the vast expansion of global fishing fleets, increasing exploitation of seabed resources and climate change, which humanity has so far failed to prevent. Traces of human activity and interference can now be found from the summit of Mount Everest to the depths of the Mariana Trench . The state we’re in One billion people worldwide rely on the oceans for their food but over-exploitation and damage of marine environments is threatening this vital source of nutrition. To ensure that oceans remain alive and pl...
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