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Global South

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For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids

by Victoria Uwemedimo and Katrina Zimmer 16 April 202516 April 2025

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries.

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Fixing Pollution from Space Needs Global Coordination

by David S. Schimel 4 September 20244 September 2024

Remote sensing is a tool of choice for monitoring regions for air pollution, but the scale of the problem requires extending geostationary soundings globally.

The Cauchari Solar Plant sits in the desert.
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带一路能否走向绿色?

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 29 May 202431 October 2024

中国在全球基础设施上的投资可能会改变气候变化的天平,但中国与其伙伴国之间的关系却很复杂。

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A Exportação Ilegal de Fósseis É Mais do que um Irritante para o Sul Global

by Sofia Moutinho 15 April 202415 April 2024

Mais de 2 mil pesquisadores assinaram carta aberta solicitando a repatriação do fóssil de um dinossauro para o Brasil. Alguns dizem que o caso destaca um padrão de colonialismo científico na paleontologia.

The Cauchari Solar Plant sits in the desert.
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Can the Belt and Road Go Green?

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 7 March 202415 November 2024

China’s global infrastructure investments could tip the scales on climate change, but its relationship with partner countries is complicated.

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Affordable Robots Measure Soil Respiration

by Emily Dieckman 8 December 20238 December 2023

Measuring soil carbon flux, also known as soil respiration, can be expensive or time-consuming. A set of affordable robots that gather these data autonomously could especially benefit the Global South.

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La exportación ilegal de fósiles es más que un Irritator para el Sur Global

by Sofia Moutinho 11 October 202311 October 2023

Más de 2,000 investigadores han firmado una carta abierta solicitando la repatriación del fósil de dinosaurio a Brasil. Algunos afirman que el caso pone de manifiesto un modelo de colonialismo científico en la paleontología.

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Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an Irritator to the Global South

by Sofia Moutinho 14 September 202317 April 2024

More than 2,000 researchers have signed an open letter requesting the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology.

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Pour une meilleure visibilité des sciences en Amérique latine

by Humberto Basilio 22 August 202322 August 2023

Les scientifiques et les éditeurs de revues latino-américains sont en train de renforcer les systèmes de recherche, d’évaluation, de publication et de communication afin de mieux redéfinir les notions de réussite professionnelle fixées par les pays du Nord.

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Gaps and Challenges in Coastal Adaptation Research

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 22 August 202322 August 2023

A new study reviews 650 empirical studies on coastal adaptation, revealing knowledge gaps on its implementation, policy, governance, and economic contexts, especially in the Global South.

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