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Natural Protectors: Kenyan Women Step Up to Save a Forest – Yale E360

“I’m really happy to be out of the forest — I’m also happy that women are taking part in decision-making,” said Lonolngenje, a 30-year-old mother of four, who lives just outside the forest and runs a small food kiosk with two other Samburu women. She still collects firewood in the forest twice a week, but she only uses wood from fallen trees. “I no longer cut trees down.” Lonolngenje’s newfound stewardship responsibilities are part of a broad shift of changing gender roles in northern Kenya and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. As traditional livelihoods for men, such as livestock herding, have eroded, women have been forced to earn money for the first time. Facing worsening droughts, Samburu men leave for months searching for pasture or for new jobs, oftentimes in cities. That leaves women not only to manage the household but also to earn enough money to live in their partner’s absence.  In some cases, the women’s opportunities are being aided by the growing willingness of governments to let local populations manage their natural resources — a strategy borne out by studies showing they are better custodians. This has been particularly true in

Source: Natural Protectors: Kenyan Women Step Up to Save a Forest – Yale E360

182 unmarked graves discovered near residential school in B.C.’s Interior, First Nation says | CBC News

A First Nation in B.C.’s South Interior says it has discovered 182 unmarked grave sites near the location of a former residential school.

The community of ?Aq’am, a member of the Ktunaxa Nation located near the city of Cranbrook, B.C., used ground-penetrating radar to search a site close to the former St. Eugene’s Mission School, the Lower Kootenay Band announced Wednesday.

According to the band, the findings indicated the graves were shallow, about a metre deep.

“You can never fully prepare for something like this,” said Chief Jason Louie of the Lower Kootenay Band, which is also a member of the Ktunaxa Nation.

The finding adds to the growing tally of unmarked burial sites discovered near residential schools across Canada in the past month, including 215 in Kamloops and 751 in Saskatchewan.

St. Eugene’s Mission School was operated by the Catholic Church from 1912 until the early 1970s. The building has since been converted into a resort and casino, with an adjacent golf course.

Source: 182 unmarked graves discovered near residential school in B.C.’s Interior, First Nation says | CBC News

Gun deaths surge in Iowa ahead of loosened handgun restrictions | TheHill (Me: collective self-delusion about public safety and guns will kill more innocent people)

Under the new law, Iowans do not have to get a gun permit or undergo safety training before carrying a gun into public places, including grocery stores and malls. They will still be required to pass a federal background check if they are purchasing from gun retailers, but not if they purchase from private sellers.

“We will never be able to outlaw or prevent every single bad actor from getting a gun, but what we can do is ensure law-abiding citizens have full access to their constitutional rights while keeping Iowans safe,” Reynolds said of the law in April.

The group Iowa Gun Owners, which pressured Reynolds to sign the bill, called it “a monumental advancement in Second Amendment freedom for law abiding Iowans who are sick of being tracked, traced, and registered like criminals, just to carry a gun.”

Source: Gun deaths surge in Iowa ahead of loosened handgun restrictions | TheHill

Walmart launching its own low-cost insulin for diabetes patients

Walmart will launch its own brand of insulin, which the retailing giant says will “revolutionize the access and affordability” of diabetes treatments. In a statement Tuesday, Walmart said it will offer analog insulin vials and FlexPens for administering doses through its ReliOn brand. The retailer claims its insulin options will save customers between 58% to 75% compared to branded products. “We know many people with diabetes struggle to manage the financial burden of this condition, and we are focused on helping by providing affordable solutions,” said Dr. Cheryl Pegus, executive vice president, Walmart Health & Wellness, in a statement. The ReliOn products will be available this week at Walmart pharmacies and launch in Sam’s Club pharmacies next month.

Source: Walmart launching its own low-cost insulin for diabetes patients

Bill curtailing indigenous land rights advances in Brazil’s Congress | Reuters (Me: Theft, genocide, ecological suicide in Brazil)

A bill allowing commercial agriculture and mining on protected tribal reservations in Brazil advanced in Congress on Tuesday in what indigenous leaders said could be the biggest setback since their land rights were guaranteed in the 1988 Constitution. Source: Bill curtailing indigenous land rights advances in Brazil’s Congress | Reuters

Strogi rezervat prirode Tsingi de Bemaraha Madagaskar, Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar

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Lemur sifaka (Propithecus verraux deckeni) najveća je i, uglavnom, dnevna životinja dok tilitilivaha (Microcebus murinus) nije veći od omanjeg pacova i izlazi samo noću, a u rezervatu Tsingo de Bemaraha postoji i devet drugih vrsta lemura koje variraju između ova dva ekstrema. To su zlatnokrune sifake (Propithecus tattersalli) i mungos lemur (Eulemur mongoz), perijerova sifaka (Propithecus diadema perrieri) i miln-edvardsov lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), kao i jedna od najrjeđih vrsta lemura aj-aj lemur ili prstenorepi lemur (Daubentonia madagascariensis), koji uživa u dubinama šuma. Prirodni rezervat Tsingi de Bemaraha na zapadu Madagaskara, s površinom od 1.520 km², prvi put stavljen je pod zaštitu 1927. godine kako bi se očuvala priroda izuzetne ljepote koja je nekada bila gotovo nepristupačna. Na istoku ograničena provalijom dubokom 300 do 400 metara, na čijem dnu se nalazi rijeka Manabolo, visoravan Bemaraha čini karstna…

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Free Spirits

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Being joyful and vital does not necessarily correlate with chronological age. I’ve met children who are bursting with creativity and happiness and people who are older than me who love to explore new concepts, try new activities, and bubble over with joie de vivre. On the other hand, I’ve encountered other people who are in their late adolescence who have become attached to dogmatic ways of thinking and seem much older than their ages.

Jonathan Winters

One of the young-minded older people who was quite a free spirit was my late great-uncle Norman. He served as the Postmaster in the tiny village of Concord, Nebraska. His appearance and much of his behavior were more than passing resemblances of the classic comedian Jonathan Winters. Both men had a clean sense of humor that was laced with innuendo. Even their laughs were very much alike. I believe that uncle Norman was Jonathan…

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Manastir Tresije, Srbija – Tresije Monastery, Serbia

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Osnivanje manastira Tresije na Kosmaju, nedaleko od Sopota, pripisuje se despotu Stefanu Lazareviću. Međutim, najvjerovatnije da je manastir nastao još krajem trinaestog ili početkom četrnaestog vijeka, u vrijeme kralja Dragutina, a da je obnovljen u vrijeme despota Stefana, početkom petnaestog vijeka. U turskim izvorima manastir se pominje 1560. godine, kao manastir Svetih Arhanđela pod imenom Tres, koji ima 12 kaluđera. Stradao je krajem sedamnaestog vijeka od Turaka. Kaluđeri su sa manastirskim dragocjenostima prešli u Srem i našli utočište u fruškogorskim manastirima. U manastir Hopovo donijet je 1641. godine jedan Psaltir iz manastira Tresija, koji je kasnije prenijet u Hilandar gdje se i sada nalazi. Razrušeni manastir obnovili su 1709. godine rakovački kaluđeri sa igumanom Visarionom. O toj obnovi svjedoči natpis uklesan u kamenu lijevo od ulaznih vrata današnjeg hrama. Međutim, manastir je ubrzo zapustio i ostao u ruševinama sve do 1936. godine, kada je počela dosta nestručna obnova, okončana 1950…

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ELFJE#3

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My First Poster color Art i did referring youtube and loved using this media to paint👩🏻‍🎨❤️❤️❤️

Scarlet
Sky gleams
at the twilight
it perplexes me often
mind-boggling

Heya my brilliant peeps, how are you all doing guys… I hope all are safe at your places and enjoying life in your ways… Well i am so sorry pals as i am unable to post consistently like daily basis due to over workload and also busy with my new art projects which i am drawing in little free time as i have 4 art pieces to complete by 12th july for upcoming project.., and side by side learning guitar, so far 5 classes completed😃😃 so unable to give time to write!!! Still as you know cant stay away from penning down my thoughts for long..As soon as i completed drawing the above landscape with poster colors referring youtube so since then thoughts…

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