Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
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Mauritius: FAO to Support Mauritius in the Development of Organic Farming
The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) signed on 3 September 2015, in Port Louis a Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) on support for the development
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Southern Africa: SADC Countries Outline Strategies to Combat Poaching in Region
Luanda — Representatives of member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) outlined on Wednesday to Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa, strategies to combat poaching, until 2020.
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Mauritius NCD Survey 2015 Launched in Mahebourg
The Mauritius non-communicable disease (NCD) survey 2015 kicked off this morning at Willoughby Government School in Mahebourg with the overall objective of gaining new insight on the burden of disease
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Mauritius: Report On Land Drainage and Watershed Management Programme Presented to Government
The Report of a Study on the Evaluation of the Land Drainage and Watershed Management Programme effected by the National Development Unit during the period 2010-2014 has been presented to the Government.
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Mauritius: A Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency to Be Set Up, Says Mr Ivan Collendavelloo
A new institution, namely the Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency (MARENA), for the sustained promotion of the use of renewables for electricity generation will be set up. The institution will have the main
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Mauritius: Government to Inject Rs 10.3 Billion for Priority Projects in the Water Sector
Government will inject around Rs 10.3 billion in the implementation of priority projects in the water sector so as to address water supply problems in regions that are most affected. This decision is in
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes off Mauritius
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, around 536 km (333 miles) east of Ile Rodrigues in Mauritius, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at a depth of 16.4 km, said
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Breeding institute develops transgenic sugarcane
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute has developed transgenic sugarcane incorporating gene constructs, said its Director, Dr N. Vijayan Nair. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Sugarcane Breeding
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To fish or not to fish: Factors at multiple scales affecting artisanal fishers' readiness to exit a declining fishery
Globally, fisheries are challenged by the combined impacts of overfishing, degradation of ecosystems and impacts of climate change, while fisheries livelihoods are further pressured by conservation policy
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Mauritius vessel spills oil at Ctg port outer anchorage
Oil spillage from a foreign vassal contaminated more than one squire kilometre area of the Bay of Bengal at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port on Wednesday. According to port sources, the Mauritius