Cities
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 […]
Category: Resources
Biodiversity
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 […]
Education
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 […]
Education
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. […]
Biodiversity
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 […]
Aid
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, […]
Cities
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. […]
Data & Reports
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 […]
Biodiversity
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 […]
Biodiversity
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 […]
Food
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 […]
Data & Reports
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 […]