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  • The parasite that slows development Sep. 22, 2023 10:17 AM

    Malaria remains in the top three diseases causing the highest mortality globally.

  • Newly appointed Extraordinary Professor Dan Banik delivered his inaugural lecture in Pretoria June 1, 2023 3:58 PM

    Professor Dan Banik was appointed Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria in November 2022 and delivered his inaugural lecture entitled “The Politics of Poverty in a Changing World Order: Challenges, Strategies, and Promising Practices” in Pretoria on Tuesday 23 May 2023.

  • Brazil – a faded environmental star striving to win back its sparkle in time Mar. 29, 2023 2:46 PM

    Author: Solveig Aamodt, Senior Researcher, CICERO Center for International Climate Research.

    A unison sigh with relief could be heard among environmentalists worldwide when Luiz Ignacio “Lula” da Silva was announced as winner of the Brazilian presidential election on 30 October 2022. Especially to those defending the environment, climate, and indigenous peoples’ rights, the four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s administration have felt like an incrementing disaster. The election of Lula saved the hope of a future for the Brazilian Amazon, but how easy will it be for Lula to put Brazil on a low-carbon and sustainable track?

  • Revisiting the non-binding legal aspects of the SDGs Jan. 6, 2023 10:34 AM

    There is considerable concern that the world is off-track in achieving the SDGs. As the SDGs are not directly referred to in treaties, local laws, or case law, a particularly relevant question is how and to what extent the SDGs are achievable when they are not legally binding

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