Health and Healthcare Systems
Air pollution could be responsible for 1 in 7 new cases of diabetes
Outdoor air pollution is linked to 3.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes in one year, according to a new study.
Rosamond Hutt is a Senior Writer at Formative Content. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024.
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Este estadio de fútbol holandés genera su propia energía y la almacena en baterías de automóviles eléctricos
Un enorme sistema de almacenamiento de energía que incluye baterías de vehículos eléctricos nuevos y usados se acaba de conectar en el Johan Cruijff Arena de Ámsterdam.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Les femmes dans les jeux vidéo : « Acceptez-le, ou n'achetez pas le jeu »
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Las mujeres en los videojuegos: ‘Acéptelo, o no compre el juego’
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Industries in Depth
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They might have small populations, but some countries punch well above their weight in both sporting and economic terms.
Nature and Biodiversity
This Dutch football stadium creates its own energy and stores it in electric car batteries
This Amsterdam stadium has just switched on Europe's largest commercial energy storage system using electric car batteries.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
La France construit un village pour les personnes atteintes de la maladie d'Alzheimer
Le village ressemblera aux villes médiévales fortifiées, courantes dans la région.
Nature and Biodiversity
Pakistan has planted over a billion trees
Pakistan’s ‘Billion Tree Tsunami’ has restored roughly 350,000 hectares of forest that had been lost to felling and natural disasters.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Women in video games: ‘Accept it, or don’t buy the game’
Nearly half of video gamers are female, yet women in video games remain underrepresented, both in terms of characters and the industry.
Health and Healthcare Systems
France is building a village for people with Alzheimer’s
In a village designed to offer safety and a sense of normality, residents will be able to shop for groceries, go to the hairdresser and visit the library.
Civil Society
This is the state of LGBTI rights around the world in 2018
While several countries still battle stigmatization and persecution, here are some of the ways LGBTI rights have inched forward this year.
Civil Society
Indonesia's imams are joining the fight against plastic bags
Indonesia is the world’s second-biggest ocean plastic polluter after China. Now the government has enlisted the help of the country’s religious leaders in the fight against plastic waste.
Geographies in Depth
The Cold War had an unintended side effect: It created a European wildlife paradise
The Cold War border between East and West, relatively undisturbed by humans, became home to incredible amounts of wildlife thanks to the work of conservationists.
Cette boutique de Noël éphémère vend des cadeaux pour les réfugiés
Pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas s'y rendre, une boutique en ligne va être mise en place.
Resilience, Peace and Security
This pop-up shop is selling Christmas gifts for refugees
It’s a Christmas shop with a difference – you can buy gifts for refugees.