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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT: Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Japan today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) at the margins of the United Nations 27th Climate Conference (COP 27) in Egypt.  The Joint Crediting Mechanism is an emerging project-based bilateral offset crediting mechanism initiated by the Government of Japan to facilitate implementation of advanced low-carbon technologies for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in host countries. The signing signaled the start of the two countries’ collaborative efforts to meet their respective National Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitment under the Paris Agreement in addressing the impacts of climate change. NDCs are efforts by each country to reduce national carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Honorable Simo Kilepa and Japan’s Minister for Environment, Aki...

Slovenia is without a doubt one of my favourite countries in Europe: eden-like nature, kind people, adventure activities and, of course, delicious foods. It’s capital, Ljubljana, is actually the greenest capital in Europe and not only does it have six exclusively vegan restaurants, the range of cuisines in these restaurants is extensive: from traditionally Slovenian all the way over to Asia and Africa and back again. Put simply: it’s very easy to find vegan food in Ljubljana. Slovenia holds a special place in my heart because it’s where I fully started to understand the atrocities of the dairy industry. But this post is about you not me, in it we’ll look at vegan restaurants in Ljubljana and how to be vegan in Slovenia in general. (And if you want the full story on how Slovenia made me vegan check that fully narcissistic post of mine <3 div=””> 1. Vegan Restaurants in Ljubljana There are six vegan restaurants in Ljubljana:  Veganika , Restavrac...

Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik Governor Allan Bird has assured the citizens that the outcome of the inquiry into the 2022 National Election by the Special Parliamentary Committee will be independent.  Governor Bird admits a lot of things in this country have gone wrong including the National Elections. He, however, says most of the issues facing the country at present are the result of many years of corruption, mismanagement, nepotism, and ignorance. Inquiry into  PNG’s National Election will be Independent : Bird  And he urged citizens to at least trust a few leaders who put their hands up now to help in fixing some of the issues and election flaws are one of them.  Bird said these when NBC News questioned the independence of the inquiry as the committee is made up of politicians. “There are  many things in this country have gone wrong, and people have lost trust and confidence in leaders, he told NBC News.  But he adds, there are few leaders who stood out amongst the ...