Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why
Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …
‘The expectation that burden of US inaction will be borne by developing countries is unfair’
Given its economic capacity and carbon debt it owes the world, US should not emit any carbon in the future at all.
COVID-19 could complete the conquest of the Americas that started 500 years ago
By destroying Amazonia’s last uncontacted peoples, it will do what smallpox and others did in centuries past
The US makes its play
Hillary Clinton proposes a Copenhagen outcome that looks nothing like the AWG texts being negotiated by parties
US unwilling to yield an inch
President Obama delivers a profoundly (but perhaps predictably) disappointing speech in Copenhagen
Factsheet: Who is emitting what
As per the latest data, China, comprised of 19.2 percent of the world’s population, was the world’s leading emitter of …
Factsheet: Who is emitting?
As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per …
Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy
Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno
After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis
Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …
Amazon fires declined in September, but deforestation persists: Amazon Watch
The outbreak of fires in the rainforest declined 19.6 per cent compared to the same period last year
Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks
Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon
Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?
It has become increasingly clear that the trade war is hurting the economies of both countries. Neither will emerge from this conflict unscathed.
'There are more than 60,000 tree species in the world & my book had room for only 80!'
Jonathan Drori, author of Around the World in 80 Trees tells S S Jeevan about the phylogeny, ecological services, and the sociological …
Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
Trump's decision of withdrawing from Paris Agreement leaves China and Europe with the job of preventing other nations from following suit
World would be better off if Trump withdraws from Paris climate deal
If the US stays in the Paris deal but misses its targets, the deal could look like a sham
What’s derailing growth of solar energy in some US states?
Despite facing widespread opposition from people, Indiana legislators have been trying to slow the growth of solar for years
Political turmoil in 2016 can be traced back to 2008 financial crisis
Here is a highlight of key political and economic developments across the globe in 2016 and a look at future prospects
Revenge of the rich
Trump's election reflects the anger of the rich who did not get richer. This inequity is also at the core of the climate change challenge
Native Americans protest over ecologically damaging pipeline project in US
The proposed pipeline would jeopardise the Missouri River—source of drinking water—and also disturb the sacred sites
Drug companies are buying doctors – for as little as a $16 meal
An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to prescribe a lot more of …
Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks in Mexico associated with drop in sales, says study
Levying higher taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol and gambling is a global practice
EC quota drives Germans bananas
A plan to restrict import of bananas from Latin American countries is being opposed tooth and nail by the Germans.
The nature of human health
It's high time that we invested wisely in a robust environment, a prerequisite for public health
Shattering myths
The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age-old myths
Terror on the high seas
A giant iceberg, now floating off the coast of Antarctica, is threatening research and commercial ships plying in the busy Drake Passage