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Rewilding Our World: The Transformative Efforts in Kenya and the Philippines
By: Brian Njenga and Raine Grey, copy edited by Paul Williams In a world grappling with climate change and biodiversity loss, rewilding has emerged as a beacon of hope. This conservation approach focuses on restoring and protecting natural processes and wilderness...
Health and Well-being for All: Navigating the Path to SDG #3
By: Brian Njenga Imagine a world where everyone, regardless of where they live, has access to quality healthcare—a place where preventable diseases are a thing of the past, and every individual can thrive physically and mentally. This vision is at the heart of the...
Putin’s Non-Arrest in Mongolia: Implications for SDG #16 and #17
At The Flashlight, we talk about news from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the United Nations. While most discussions tend to focus on tangible goals like ending poverty or ensuring clean energy, it’s harder to see how abstract goals like...
From Farm to Fork: SDG #2 and the High Price of Hunger
By Brian Njenja In our interconnected world, economic challenges ripple across continents, affecting everything from the price of bread on your table to the livelihoods of farmers thousands of miles away. Amid these challenges, there's a glimmer of hope: Governments...
UN SDG #2: Zero Hunger – A Hunger-Free World is Still Possible
By: Brian Njenga The dream of a world without hunger may seem far-fetched considering the challenges we face today. Yet, the goal of Zero Hunger, part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #2, remains within our reach if we act swiftly and...
Is Drought Relief An Election Tool?
Namibia is highly vulnerable to natural disasters such as droughts, flooding, water scarcity, extreme heat, and wildfires. In 2022, Namibia ranked 107 out of 181 countries in the ND-GAIN Index. The “ND-GAIN Index12 ranks 181 countries using a score, which calculates a...
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