Simply Put: Destination Jamnagar
COM2024: Africa’s massive debt hurdle for development, ministers call for global financial architecture overhaul
Debt interest payments taking away large portion of revenue that could help achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Simply Put: The mystery of Earthlings
‘The Congo more climate-resilient than Amazonia? Jury is still out’
Down To Earth speaks to Elsa Ordway from UCLA about a 10-year study on the ecology of tropical forests in the Congo Basin and other parts of …
Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage
The United Nations’ flagship Global Resources Outlook report, out on February 26, is the portrait of a juggernaut
We once killed 600,000 koalas in a year. Now they’re Australia’s ‘teddy bears’. What changed?
As many as 800,000 koalas were killed in Queensland in 1927 before the government reversed course
Rhinos, elephants, pangolins, cedars, rosewoods & agarwood most affected by illegal wildlife trade: UNODC
Wildlife trafficking persists worldwide despite two decades of concerted action at international and national levels, says 2024 World …
WHO launches ‘CoViNet’ — a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses
Builds on COVID-19 reference laboratory network established during early days of pandemic to confirm disease
Extreme weather events most severe global risks over next 10 years: WEF
Through 2026, extreme weather events in top 3 risks in 13 countries; climate tipping points expected to change weather patterns
World Health Assembly defines pandemic emergency, pledges improved access to medical products & financing
Critical amendments to International Health Regulations adopted by WHO member countries
G7 way off-track in emission cuts to achieve 1.5°C target; finding significant as WMO says Asia ‘global disaster capital’
Present policies mostly paper tigers; India need greater ministerial integration to counter climate impacts, say experts
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 4 years ago: Take a look at the virus’ journey and global response to it
A timeline of the key events related to COVID-19
Globally, women have just two-thirds of legal rights given to men, finds World Bank
India’s rank improves from 126 to 113
Feeding off each other
Vegetarian movements in South Asia and the West grew with mutual support and validation
Simply Put: Insect killers
Baobab reforestation efforts show rapid impact in Madagascar
Down To Earth speaks to two scientists on efforts to conserve the iconic trees of the world’s fourth-largest island
River pollution is causing harmful outbreaks of sewage fungus in the UK
Sewage fungus effects can interact with other types of human pollution, including agricultural and urban runoff
Putin wants to transform Russia’s far east into a tourist hotspot – but history shows it won’t be easy
Russia’s far east is already grappling with issues such as overfishing, illegal logging and poaching of its wildlife. Mass unregulated …
Simply Put: Priorities
Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed
Close coordination of macroeconomic and budgetary policies, establishment of robust monetary management institutions and creation of an …
The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve
We can expect heavy losses of corals to occur on hundreds of individual reefs over the next few months
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment: Two truths about nutrition amid plenty of half-truths
You Are What You Eat was guilty of cherry-picking statistics that project vegan diets to be the healthier alternative for people of all age …
Cockpit of Europe: Belgium leads continent in becoming first to recognise ‘ecocide’ as crime
Scope of the law limited to areas within jurisdiction of federal authority at the moment
What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure
Depending on how they are used, ancient agricultural practices can either reinforce social inequalities or create more equitable food systems
The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day
The accretion disc around J0529-4351 is seven light years across, is a gateway to a place of no return