A year after Berta Cáceres’ murder, protecting the planet is just as deadly
Robert Soutar Latin America remains the world’s deadliest region in which to defend the environment but those on the frontline of land and resource-related […]
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Rio carnival stars environmental disaster
The Minas Gerais disaster, which had irreversible negative effects on human health and the environment, was revived this year in one of the most […]
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Watch: Seed vault holds key to human survival
Among the most important buildings in the world, the Seed Vault holds the key to human survival: more than 880,000 seed samples, the largest […]
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What we need are farms that support farmers, consumers AND the environment
Andrea Basche and Marcia DeLonge U.S. agriculture has trended for several decades — as a result of policy, economics and other drivers — toward systems that […]
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BBC banned from India’s tiger reserves after “shoot on sight” investigation
The Indian government has reportedly banned the BBC from filming in any tiger reserve nationwide for five years, after its South Asia correspondent investigated […]
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Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
Albert Van Dijk and David Summers The overall story is one of rainfall boom after four years of bust. The national average rainfall in 2016 was […]
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Sindh People March to Protect Indus River
The 2017 Sindh Awami Caravan will be carried out under the theme; Protection of our rivers and delta. Taking into consideration the aims and […]
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: A great Mimic
Greater Racket Trailed Drongo is the largest of the drongo species and is readily identifiable by the distinctive tail rackets and the crest of […]
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Data platform launched by UNEP to track SDGs
Environment Live is the dynamic UN knowledge platform, designed to collect, process and share the world’s best environmental science and research, has introduced new tools to […]
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Modern Communication technology at the centre of better work-life balance: New ILO report
New ILO-Eurofound report shows that the use of modern communication technologies facilitates a better overall work-life balance but, at the same time, also blurs […]
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India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works
Bhaskar Vira In Kaziranga, a national park in north-eastern India, rangers shoot people to protect rhinos. The park’s aggressive policing is, of course, controversial, […]
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Language a barrier to flow of scientific knowledge
Amin Equiano Language is still a major barrier to the transfer of scientific knowledge even though English is increasingly used as the global language […]
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River Basin Management needs sensitive and responsible cities
Industrial and urban wastewater cause maximum pollution of our rivers Rivers enter into cities as rivers but come out of them as dirty dead […]
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Tibetan Mastiffs: Abandoned and dangerous
Wang Yan Urbanization and uncontrolled breeding of mastiffs have resulted in a surge of stray dogs in parts of Tibetan plateau, posing a growing […]
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The secret lives of urban waste pickers
Tang Damin Wu Ka Ming and Zhang Jieying’s new book documents the unknown lives of waste pickers living on the outskirts of Beijing It’s […]
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Toilets that churn gold for the soil
Nidhi Jamwal On an average, the annual faecal matter and urine of one human being contains 4.6 kg nitrogen, 0.6 kg phosphorous and 1.3 […]
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Is warming behind India’s depleting groundwater?
Athar Parvaiz Changing rainfall patterns may be depleting India’s groundwater storage more than withdrawals for agricultural irrigation, says a new study published in January […]
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How renewable energy advocates are hurting the climate cause
Paul McDivitt Confused coverage of renewable energy statistics popping up in social media feeds and on news outlets have come to be trusted. On […]
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60% of primate species now threatened with extinction, says major new study
Jo Setchell Primates are mainly threatened by losing their habitat when it is logged or converted into farms or ranches. Primates are remarkable. We’re […]
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Polluted air beyond permissible standards across India: Greenpeace
None of the Indian cities comply with standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and very few cities in southern India comply to […]
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The future of two wheeler cities: Amsterdam and Hanoi
E-bikes can resolve common mobility problems facing Amsterdam and Hanoi and promote efficiency and sustainability in ‘two-wheeler cities’ Motorbiking in Hanoi With over 5 […]
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US$21 million grant for Mauritania to boost food security
Mauritania to receive US$21 million IFAD grant to boost food security, nutrition and reduce rural poverty A total of 285,600 farmers, particularly women and […]
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German G20 Presidency launches GreenInvest platform for green finance
As part of Germany’s G20 Presidency, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is advancing the ‘GreenInvest’ dialogue platform in order to […]
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Pasighat in India reaffirms opposition to big dam
Chandan Kumar Duarah People of Pasighat region in Arunachal Pradesh resists big dam building in Siang river, the upstream of the Brahmaputra (Yarlung Zangbo) […]
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