Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India
Chandrani Sinha Of the many people struggling to prove their citizenship in the Indian state of Assam are thousands of climate refugees who have […]
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Opinion: Current proposals to plant trees to fight climate change are badly misguided
William John Bond Reforestation and afforestation can play a role in reducing carbon emissions — but “what” and “where” are critical considerations Tree planting […]
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New Zealand Wins Global Praise for ‘Historic’ Law to Bring Net Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050
Jessica Corbett The Zero Carbon Act was crafted to help New Zealand meet the main goal of the 2015 Paris climate accord: limiting global […]
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Lancet recommended healthy diet unaffordable for 1.58 billion: new study
A diet recommended by EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health meant to improve both human and planetary health would be unaffordable for at least […]
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China’s Brazilian beef demand linked to Amazon deforestation risk
Gustavo Faleiros Analyses of Brazil’s beef exports show 22,700 hectares of Amazon deforestation in 2017 that may be connected to Chinese demand Porto Velho […]
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Delhi air pollution: Environmental crisis must be seen in conjunction with politics for effective solutions
If things continue in the present manner, India will have all the top 10 slots for the most polluted cities in the world; Delhi, […]
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Palm Oil Industry to Develop Radar Monitoring Technology to Detect Deforestation
World’s largest palm oil producers and buyers, including Bunge, Cargill, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), Mondelēz International, Musim Mas, Nestlé, Pepsico, Sime Darby Plantation, Unilever and […]
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Rivers globally carry deadly pathogens: study
A global study on pathogens in rivers finds that rivers harbour dangerous levels of diarrhoeal disease-causing pathogens Diarrhoea is one of the leading killers […]
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Amazon Guardian killed, another shot, as loggers attack in Brazil
Paulo Paulino Guajajara, known also as Kwahu Tenetehar, was shot in the neck and died in the forest. His colleague, Tainaky Tenetehar, was shot […]
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South Sudan floods: 800,000 people at risk of disease and extreme hunger
Unusually heavy rainfall has hit 29 counties across the country, causing widespread displacement including in Akobo, Pibor and Lankien Houses have been destroyed and […]
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New tropical disease detected in Brazil defies treatment
Fabíola Ortiz Researchers in Brazil have identified a new disease that causes severe damage to the liver, spleen and skin. The disease caused by […]
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How Laos lost its tigers
Jeremy Hance A new paper in Global Conservation and Ecology finds that the last tigers of Laos along with the Indochinese leopards vanished shortly after 2013 […]
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Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires
As wildfires grow more frequent, so do concerns for wine country field workers, who can face conditions that jeopardize their health, wages and housing. […]
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EU provides €40 million for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
The initiative will work with 10 value chains in 10 different countries, aiming to maximise economic returns and social benefits, while minimising the detrimental […]
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Colombo Declaration calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge
At a time when the world grapples with the menace of air pollution killing 7 million people prematurely every year, Sri Lanka, with support […]
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In Mexico, Indigenous recipes are improving backyard farming
Larissa Hotra A new cookbook reignites pride in tradition, native seeds and sense of place This article was contributed by Rare in celebration of World Food Day […]
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Fishing villages dry up on the Indus
Akhtar Hafeez Dam construction and other upstream activities have left the fishing communities in Pakistan along the Indus with little to fish, and livelihoods […]
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Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we’re seeing around the world today?
John Vidal The relationship between a heating planet and violent clashes is complex — and critical “This is where I keep my weapon,” said […]
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$400 Million Road Development Loan from WB to Uttar Pradesh, India
The Government of India, Government of Uttar Pradesh and the World Bank signed a $400 million loan agreement to help the state of Uttar […]
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Changing culture in a changing climate
Ned Pennant-Rea With the breaking wave of climate consciousness, more than a thousand “arrestables” have put their bodies directly on the line. But with its punk […]
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Significant mistreatment of women during childbirth in four countries: WHO & Lancet
New evidence from a WHO-led study, published in the Lancet, shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries — Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar […]
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Brazilian experts warn of uncontacted tribes “genocide” after sacking of government coordinator
Top Brazilian experts have released a damning statement warning “genocide is underway” against uncontacted tribes. The warning follows the sacking of Bruno Pereira, the head of […]
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Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
Over half (58%) of Europe’s endemic trees, those not found in any other part of the planet are threatened with extinction, according to IUCN […]
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Work less to save the planet? How to make sure a four-day week actually cuts emissions
Anupam Nanda, University of Reading Several reports and commentators have identified various ways a four-day week could reduce our carbon footprint. 10% reduction in […]
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