Stop Tuvalu and the World from Sinking

By Sean Buchanan NEW YORK (IDN) – Like many of the world’s low-lying islands, Tuvalu, the South Pacific island whose highest point is less than five metres above the waves, faces the threat of being submerged under rising seas. “We must stop Tuvalu from sinking and the world from sinking with Tuvalu,” UN Secretary-General António […]

Ocean Warming Blamed for Lack of Iceland’s Capelin

By Lowana Veal REYKJAVIK (IDN) – After five research expeditions in search of capelin, Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (IMFRI) has decided not to recommend a quota for it this year, arguing that global warming is probably responsible for the lack of the fish. According to Thorsteinn Sigurdsson, head of the Pelagic Division at […]

The Campaign Against Greta is an Index of the Loss of Values

Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* ROME (IDN | OtherNews) – Since the powerful march of hundreds of thousands of students in 1,000 towns against climate change, an unexpected campaign of delegitimation, ”demystification” and demonisation has started against Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who started the movement. After searching the media, social media and websites, this campaign can […]

The System, Youth and Democracy

Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* ROME (IDN | OtherNews) – If we ever needed proof of how the political system has become self-referential and unable to update itself, the latest student march in more than 1,000 towns is a very good example. Of course, politicians referred to it in declarations and, in a totally demagogic gesture, […]

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