With more people enjoying the outdoors than ever before, Natural England, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, has today (8 February 2022) set out new guidance
Author: Roland Peterson
Near East and North Africa endorse FAO’s strategic priorities on transforming agrifood systems
Agriculture ministers and delegates from the Near East and North Africa region signalled their commitment today to work towards the transformation of agrifood systems, foster
Daniel Mminele appointed Presidential Climate Finance Task Team head
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Eritrea: President Isaias met with Special Representative of President Putin
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Commonwealth Human Rights Unit pays courtesy call on Ambassador Fock Tave
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SONA to provide roadmap for SA
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GC team contributes to UK POSTnote on genome edited food crops
POSTnotes are four-page briefings which review emerging areas of research and are produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Julian Braybrook, Selvarani Elahi and Malcolm Burns contributed to
Vital equipment helps slash time taken to move stranded vehicles to safety
New gadgets have been introduced to help slash the time taken to move a stranded vehicle out of a live line to safety on motorways
PRASA removes 30 homeless people from rail premises
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) security has removed 30 homeless people from the rail premises between Woodstock and Salt River in Cape
Environment Agency welcomes new solar farm at former landfill site
Environment Agency continues regulation of former landfill site The Environment Agency is working with site owner, City of Wolverhampton Council The Environment Agency is continuing
Environment Agency raises its ‘plastic pollution’ game for the Winter Olympics
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S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases above 35,000 for 4th day amid Omicron woes
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Eskom assures lights will stay on at SONA venue
Eskom Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says the power utility will ensure that the State of the Nation Address (SONA) is not disrupted by any
NATJOINTS puts measures in place for safe SONA
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has put in place measures to ensure a safe and secure delivery of the State of the