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India Falls to Bottom of Biennial Environmental Performance Index
The lowest scores went to countries struggling with civil unrest or other crises, or to nations that have prioritized economic growth over environmental sustainability,...
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The Richest One Per Cent Pollutes More than the Poorest 50 Per Cent
The world population is already using the equivalent of 1.6 earths to maintain the current way of life. Ecosystems can longer keep up with...
Agriculture
First Person: Sweet Taste of Modern Beekeeping
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area recovering from an earthquake in 2021. Ilarion...
Agriculture
Successive Heatwaves in India, Pakistan Highlight Role Of Early Warnings
It is premature to attribute the extreme heat in India and Pakistan solely to climate change. However, it is consistent with the expectation in...
Climate change
Tree Loss In Tropics Casts Doubt Over Climate Goals
Tropics lost 11.1 million hectares of forest cover in 2021, with the Amazon, Democratic Republic of Congo seeing the greatest losses. The need for...
Agri-technology
Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers
Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint. Due to their popularity,...
Environment
Will 2022 Mark A Turning Point In The Regulation Or Banning of Bottom Trawling?
Whilst it is known that bottom trawling harms the seabed, that it does not target the species it catches and is a major consumer of...
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UN Recognizes Broadcaster Attenborough With Lifetime Achievement Award
Attenborough, 95, is arguably the world’s best-known natural history broadcaster. During a career that began with the dawn of television, he has penned and...
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has also reported a 0.6 per cent drop...
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Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney dysfunction and mental health conditions.
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Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective...
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of...
Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer,...
