Eat green to save the environment, says IPCC – how to tell if that really means you
Morten Fibieger Byskov, University of Warwick In its new special report on climate change and land, the IPCC calls for more effective and sustainable […]
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VERTICAL FARMING – PROVIDING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO URBAN CITY CHALLENGES
Ratan Deep Some estimates state that in 50 yrs 70% of the world population will be in “cities”, around 7 billion mouths to feed […]
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The wolf of Bangladesh: A true story
Jeremy Hance The last wolf in Bangladesh was seen in 1949 – until this year. The wolf, an adult male, was killed by local villagers […]
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Understanding The Deadly Salmonella Bacteria
Anna Kučírková Most salmonella infections can be classified as stomach flu or gastroenteritis. The infection strikes the intestinal tract. The bacteria typically live in […]
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Agricultural literacy brings hope to unemployment in Morocco
Anya Karaman In Fes, an all-boys Center for the Protection of Children is supporting agricultural skill development to augment youth rehabilitation and social reintegration. […]
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Should China build the world’s longest undersea tunnel?
Zhang Chun The biodiversity by opening of the Bohai Sea, dotted with rich island ecosystems, would be impacted In the waters off Penglai, Shandong […]
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Progress made in fight against tobacco: WHO
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic […]
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Germany freezes funding to WWF earmarked for Congo after reports of human abuse
The German government has frozen funding to WWF following a series of investigations by Buzzfeed revealing that the charity funds, equips, and works directly with forces that have tortured, […]
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Improving the monitoring and evaluation of facilities in the Australian aid program
Scott Bayley In Australia, monitoring and evaluation guidance provides a reasonably comprehensive approach for evaluating individual aid investments, however, providing detailed insights into the […]
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Let’s redefine public spaces, let’s bring back urban forests
There are two important ways in which we can bring in lasting change in the way cities develop: forestry and conservation of water bodies. […]
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The world is off-track on food and agriculture SDG Goals
In the first report of its kind, FAO analysed, in a visual way, major global trends and data from up to 234 countries and […]
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The gecko smugglers of India’s northeast
Mubina Akhtar A massive demand from China is driving the capture and trafficking of geckos from India’s northeastern states, with some traffickers even setting […]
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African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing […]
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How Black Pharmacists Are Closing The Cultural Gap In Health Care in US
Cara Anthony Black Americans continue to face persistent health care disparities. Some black pharmacists are finding ways to connect with customers in and outside […]
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Global pact to stop air pollution
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade Five national academies of science and medicine have urged the world to adopt concrete measures to tackle air pollution and […]
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Can smartphone apps help solve the world’s food waste problem?
Tiffany R. Jansen Mobile applications fighting food waste sprout like weeds as awareness spreads. But how effective are they? Some 40 percent of America’s […]
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Wind from the sea is changing, cities need to change
City-dwellers can no longer ignore the destruction of coastal green corridors such as the mangrove forests. They can’t either leave all responsibility to the […]
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Implementing, Scaling and Planning for Aid Exit and Sustainability
Jindra Cekan Rarely do funders return to evaluate what lasts after aid projects end, but when they do, we can find myriad pleasures: 1) sustainability […]
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Sanitation shock: Half of global population lack access to safe sanitation
Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by […]
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World Meteorological Organization to undergo sweeping reforms
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a package of sweeping reforms to embrace a more comprehensive Earth system approach, with a stronger focus on water resources and the ocean, more […]
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Satellite imagery helps Ghana fight illegal mining
Gilbert Nakweya Authorities are using satellite data to root out the scourge on its forests and farmland Jane Gyampo, a resident of Sejimari village […]
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Watch: Kokoli-Love during climate emergency
Snehasis Das Kokoli recounts the love story of the protagonist by the titular name and her fisherman lover in Nalia Sai slum. The story […]
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UNEP launches new textbook on the Green Economy
This text book on the green economy model is a systematic framework that speaks to policy advisers and business executives, and graduate students who […]
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Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change
Nosmot Gbadamosi From African waters to China and back again, over half the fish on Nigerian tables is imported Makoko: the fishing community running […]
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