Redefining obesity in Canada, the Great Green Wall of Africa, turning beer into renewable energy

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In this issue of Squirrel News, we have new guidelines introduced in Canada defining obesity by health, rather than weight, in order to capture the complexity of obesity, we take a look at the African-led Great Green Wall Initiative that is set to span the southern border of the Saharan desert, and how a wastewater plant in Australia is using stale beer to harness renewable energy in the form of biogas.
New Canadian guideline defines obesity by health, not weight
Source: BBC News
The African-led Great Green Wall Initiative
Source: Euronews
Gender neutral title introduced for voters ahead of polls in New Zealand
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Solar-powered water farms in Kenya
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Emperor penguin numbers on the rise as more poop is spotted from space
Source: Science News
Female figures now a feature across Mumbai traffic lights
Source: Global Citizen
‘We’re giving people a reason to wake up’: crafting a new life for refugees around the world
Source: The Guardian
Sign language cafe in North Macedonia
Source: Al Jazeera
With leadership in disarray, could two heads be better than one?
Source: The Guardian
Converting beer into renewable energy
Source: Euronews