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Volodymyr Zelenskyy · OttawaUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, recently signed a decree to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. This move follows the example of Finland, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania, who all quit the treaty in recent months. The logic behind these states withdrawing from the treaty is mostly because of the threat posed by Russia. At first glance landmines seem like a cost-effective way to deter or slow an …See the Story
Ukraine Joins Other Russian Neighbours in Quitting Landmines Treaty: Another Deadly Legacy in the Making
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Iquitos · IquitosA Peruvian woman, from the village of Aucaya, who works in a shop in Iquitos and prefers to remain anonymous out of sensitivity, told FairPlanet about her fears. “The river is rising a lot, we feel in danger,” she explained from the Boulevard Joaquim Abensur, overlooking the Itaya River, a direct tributary of the Amazon River. (image) The Amazon River at dawn from the Iquitos-Santa Rosa boat, April 2025. In April, the National Meteorological and…Read Article
Amazon River: The Challenges of Amphibian Indigenous Peoples
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