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France plans to lobby at COP 21
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France plans to lobby at COP 21

March 25th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
France plans to lobby for agricultural tech at COP 21 By Paula Park France plans to lobby for a deal on farming during the international climate negotiations it is hosting in December — a move that could boost funding for...
Climate change may halve giant panda’s habitat by 2070
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Climate change may halve giant panda’s habitat by 2070

January 9th, 2015 | by MuslimScience
GIANT pandas, prepare to move out. Shifting these creatures to distant reserves may be essential if they are to survive the likely impacts of climate change. Pandas are well known for their pernickety bamboo diet and lacklustre...
Traditional Farming Practices for Enhanced Food Security
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Traditional Farming Practices for Enhanced Food Security

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Chika Ezeanya Ph.D. The current definition of food security explains the concept as, the availability of food to individuals within national boundaries. That definition in some way, mandates governments to encourage...
GMOs and food security in the Islamic world
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GMOs and food security in the Islamic world

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Sameh Soror Humankind is facing big challenges in the form of Energy, water, poverty, education etc. The first millennium development goal (MDGs) as identified by the UN , was eradicating extreme poverty and hunger. To...
Changing Dynamics of Food Security
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Changing Dynamics of Food Security

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
by Fatimah Mohamed Arshad Divides in Muslim World The World Summit on Food Security (1996), defines food security as “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and...
A Red Alert for Yellow Rust
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A Red Alert for Yellow Rust

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Paula Hammond It may look harmless – pretty even – but in the wheat belt that stretches from Morocco to Turkey, it’s a sign of ruined crops and dashed hopes. It’s known as yellow rust, but to farmers in the...
Food Security in the Muslim World
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Food Security in the Muslim World

September 2nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Welcome to localhost/muslim’s exciting issue on “Science & Food Security in the Muslim World.” According to WHO, food security is “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to...
Turning petro-dollars into renewable energy technology: Why the Arab world is helping advance clean energy innovation
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Turning petro-dollars into renewable energy technology: Why the Arab world is helping advance clean energy innovation

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By Zarina Khan   The term ‘petrodollars’ may simply mean money earned from the sale of oil, but that it is not all that it implies. It is a loaded and political term used almost always in reference to Middle Eastern oil...
Winds of (Climate) Change
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Winds of (Climate) Change

May 31st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
localhost/muslim’s Ten Most Significant Climate Trends in the Muslim World   The theme for this month’s issue is ‘Science and the Environment’. The world is currently under a drastic environmental shift, as...