Kabwe lead poisoning: Fresh evidence filed against mining company on behalf of over 100,000 victims

Two law firms are pursuing a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American South Africa

Illegal timber trade threatens survival of Mukula tree in Zambia

Illegal timber industry threatens this endangered tree of Zambia

Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia

A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming

Game for privatisation?

Big brother

WSSD clearly illustrated the hatred of the US' bullying tactics

Hunger strike

Antibiotic resistance: What do we do about the threat, especially in Africa

Lack of access to sanitary products, privacy drives girls away from schools in Zambia

New report says girls prefer to stay home during menstruation for fear of staining their dresses, interacting with and being teased by boys, as …

How to make Africa food self-sufficient, again?

Africa is the only continent that imports more food than it produces. With ground reports from 10 African countries, Down To Earth's editorial …

Alien pest invades farmlands in Africa, destroys crops in more than 10 countries

Unlike the native pest, the fall armyworm from the Americas is harder to detect and eradicate

Tourism-dependent nations value elephants

Lion hunting only makes sense if it's part of a package of interventions

New research from Zambia's Luangwa Valley identifies reforms needed for lion trophy hunting

Antibiotic resistance: How to tackle AMR in Africa

Pan-Africa experts meet to find solutions to the antimicrobial resistance mess 

COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO

Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult

Climate change impacts on Africa to be substantially greater than rest of the world

Sea-level rise, food scarcity are major worries; even after strong adaptation efforts there will be further loss and damage in the continent, …

Three African regions at high risk from climate change

Uncertainties in assessing climate change impacts and lack of data is a cause of worry for experts

News 360° - Briefs

Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

‘Most wanted’ green criminal arrested in Zambia

Ben Simasiku, an ivory smuggler, was arrested after Interpol included his name its first ever environmental offenders’ list issued on …

Low cost, high risk

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

A continental crisis, and a few green shoots

African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …

Mithi is a river, not real estate

Jagdish Gandhi wears many hats. A historian writing a book on Mumbai’s colonial past, he was among those responsible for restoring the …

Antibiotic resistance: A new dose

How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance

Hotels, golf course to come up at the Victorial Falls Heritage site