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Ending Domestic Violence in Tajikistan, Jamaica Bans Single-Use Plastics, Reforesting the Amazon

19.10.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Amazon, #Domestic Violence, #Jamaica, #Plastic Ban, #Reforestation, #Single-Use Plastics, #Tajikistan

Photo: goodhelper / Pixabay (CC0)

A new scheme has resulted in a 50% drop in violence against women in Tajikistan; Jamaica will introduce a ban on single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam starting next year; and Peruvian scientists found several tree species that can survive adverse conditions and fill in the gap caused by mining and other methods of deforestation.

19.10.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Amazon, #Domestic Violence, #Jamaica, #Plastic Ban, #Reforestation, #Single-Use Plastics, #Tajikistan

Photo: goodhelper / Pixabay (CC0)

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