Climate
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 […]
Category: Soil
Biodiversity
Ancient Amazonian societies managed the forest intensively but sustainably — here’s what we can learn from them
Kate Evans The Amazon’s trees, soils and mysterious earthworks tell the story of the millions who lived there before European arrival When loggers and […]
Sustainable Business
Communities challenge lithium production in Argentina
Sabrina Roth Indigenous communities in Jujuy reject extraction, saying it violates rights and depletes water resources North-east Argentina forms one corner of a now […]
Biodiversity
Watch: Destruction of the Environment as a Consequence of Overpopulation
As of December 31, 2018, at midnight CET the population on our planet was exactly 8,953,851,418 or almost 9 billion!
Aid
Weak workplan wounds Paris Agreement
Joydeep Gupta, Soumya Sarkar, Chris Davy, Fermin Koop, Yao Zhe, Tom Baxter The Paris Agreement, itself a compromise that is not enough to combat […]
Disasters
The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites
William J. Kinsella Hanford was one of three large facilities anchoring the Manhattan Project – the crash program to build an atomic bomb. Seventy-five […]
Biodiversity
As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet […]
Environment
How Mount Agung’s eruption can create the world’s most fertile soil
Budiman Minasny, Anthony Reid, and Dian Fiantis Ash ejected from volcano affects life and cause much nuisance to farmers, burying agricultural land and damaging […]
Environment
Composting and its benefits
Marianne Furtado de Nazareth Compost enriches soil, helping retain moisture, suppress plant diseases, pests, reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and beneficial bacteria and fungi break […]
Disasters
Drought management: Successes in Solapur, India
Vijay Krishna The Solapur model under a Maharashtra government programme stands as a real example that could be successfully emulated On being urged to by […]
Soil
Reinstating the traditional rainwater harvesting systems in water deficient district of Alwar, India
Shachi Chaturvedi A 2016 interim report done by Sehgal Foundation on the project points out that water harvesting structures under Jaldhaara have conserved 714,431 […]
Aid
The Paris climate agreement at a glance
Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the […]
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