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Most marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere are shrinking; some have completely left the water.
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“For a decade, social justice arts organisation Big hART has been working with the Roebourne community to turn the tables on Indigenous education”
Via Kate Reitzenstein
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Poor public health, lack of affordable food and unemployment are big issues for this West Arnhem Land community, but local fishers are building a business that can help.
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In the 1980s and 1990s, developing countries and their creditors engaged in “debt-for-nature swaps,” whereby debt relief was linked to investments in reforestation, biodiversity, and protections for indigenous people.
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Not-for-profit stores say they focus on wellbeing, but community members say it’s like shopping at the local servo
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From slums to commission towers, Melbourne has lived with a century of housing challenges - ABC News
As tower lockdowns brought Melbourne's overcrowded public housing system into focus, the problems faced today echo those confronted by the state's leaders early last century.
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Farming and green groups are calling for an environment stimulus package to create tens of thousands of regional jobs and save millions in welfare payments
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Inequality data may suggest an improvement but the reality is life is still brutally hard for those in the bottom 10%
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Happiness is now being used to assess all aspects of life and plan policy, but its measurement presents challenges and issues.
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Lake Chad has shrunk to a tenth its size, with climate change one of the factors. This has a huge impact on the lives of people dependent on it for food and water. A local explains.
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In crowded cities, poorer neighbourhoods often experience the most noise pollution. But advances in architecture and sound engineering could offer solutions
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For Indigenous Aerospace, using drones to deliver to remote First Nations communities is one way to build equity for them in both business and technology
Via Here Magazine
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In the South African city of Cape Town, real estate developers are being accused of putting the needs of the rich before the poor. Via Reeler Centre
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“ Satellite images are now being used to map poverty levels around the world using machine learning used to analyze specific poverty data using a convolutional neural network. ”
Via Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)
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Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary and to mark five years since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, Nations United tells the story of the world as it is, as it was, and as it could be. It focuses on the solutions and action we need to tackle poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change. Featuring the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Malala Yousafzai, Don Cheadle, Michelle Yeoh, Forest Whitaker, Thandie Newton, Sugata Mitra and an exclusive performance from Grammy nominated singer Burna Boy, and a new version of a previous UN performance by multi-Grammy award winning artist, Beyoncé. Learn how you can take action: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ #NationsUnited #GlobalGoals #UnitedNations Watch Sneak Preview: #NationsUnited - Rebuilding a Better World - Global Premiere Saturday 9am EDT https://youtu.be/XANTPC3jE8M
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Iceland is regularly rated as one of the happiest countries in the world. Could the secret to this sense of satisfaction lie in the countries many pools and hot tubs?
Since the 1940s, learning to swim has been a legal requirement in Iceland, and the country has one of the highest people-to-pools ratios in the world. But why has this bathing tradition become such an intrinsic part of Icelandic cultural identity? Video by Benoît Derrier
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Black-owned businesses have received less from federal stimulus programs, and are more often in hard-hit industries like restaurants or retail.
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Some are separated by a park, some by a street, but lockdowns among Melbourne's public and private housing towers tell widely different stories about the city and its residents.
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The new coronavirus is potentially disastrous for low-wage workers who power the global clothing trade.
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Leaked documents show children as young as 16 recruited by Amazon supplier Foxconn work gruelling and illegal hours
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Read the United Nations Development Programme's latest report on inequalities in human development in the 21st century
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"Despite 25 years of democracy, South Africa remains the most economically unequal country in the world, according to the World Bank. If anything, South Africa is even more divided now than it was in 1994 as the legacy of apartheid endures. Previously disadvantaged South Africans hold fewer assets, have fewer skills, earn lower wages, and are still more likely to be unemployed, a 2018 World Bank report on poverty and inequality in South Africa found." Via Seth Dixon
Renee's curator insight,
May 14, 2019 5:41 AM
This article is a good resource that may be used for a case study in our unit because it highlights inequalities and issues affecting the development of South Africa and the impact it has on human wellbeing. Additionally, there are several useful data charts taken from credible sources.
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A new Indigenous-designed urban food production farm in Sydney’s inner city Redfern – believed to be the first of its kind in Australia – is a prototype that its creators hope will be replicated by other people, especially other Indigenous communities.
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A new report finds an over-reliance on air conditioning and a lack of shade in outdoor areas could be making us sedentary, passive and lonely, as people turn to their houses to beat the urban heat.
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