Large scale industrialisation, especially extraction of coal from the Mahanadi basin, rapid urbanisation and climate change are some of the major causes for water stress situation in the...
Gabrielle Lipton On 11 October, the European Commission launched a new strategy to create a comprehensive bioeconomy – a ‘biosociety’ – and ultimately a carbon-neutral future. The […]
Prasanna Mohanty In the afternoon of October 20, a 40-year-old farmer in Sangrur district of Punjab torched his four-acre field covered with paddy stubble […]
On October 16, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announced a 14 billion USD joint and exclusive development agreement with a consortium of […]
New evidence suggest hugely unsustainable rates of logging and high risk of illegal practices in the Solomon Islands are putting China’s trade diplomacy at […]
Luke Kiddle, Andrew Piper, Bob Macfarlane A new invasive strain of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, is present in Solomon Islands and is spreading rapidly. CRB is […]
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are investing almost $5 billion in fossil fuels in 10 Asian countries. […]
These #martyrs of a lost cause, fighting #battles with #science and #religious sentiment together , against an obdurate and entrenched #bureaucracy, #politicians with double speak, a people resigned...
In #Bhutan, #political parties make big promises, but #environment #conservation takes back seat with little detail on their #plans
Nate Berg Dismantling buildings piece by piece to preserve the reusable parts within keeps materials out of landfills and creates more jobs that demolition. […]
With NYS Comptroller’s office mired in controversy, New Yorkers escalate call for fossil fuel divestment The New York State Common Retirement Fund could have […]
The study found that 18 percent of regular outbound travelers bought ivory products on trips abroad, with Thailand and Hong Kong being the top two markets.