In temperate Nepal, climate change paves way for tropical dengue fever
Nepal is experiencing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in recorded history, which health experts attribute in part to a changing climate.Wetter monsoons and...
From logging in Cameroon to cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire
Conservationists have flagged logging activity by a company in Cameroon that’s clearing forest near a national park in apparent breach of its permits.A campaign...
Shipping lane change could be sea change for Sri Lanka’s blue...
Conservationists have welcomed an announcement by MSC, the world’s biggest container shipping line, that its ships will detour around a key feeding and nursing...
What happens to rainbows as the planet’s climate changes?
Rain, cloud cover and other factors make rainbows possible. Climate impacts may mean more of them in some places, fewer in others.
Climate change and...
Insurance finds its place at the heart of international climate action
In the build-up to November’s COP27 in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Germany is spearheading an agenda set to dominate the UN’s...
In Kenya and elsewhere saving mangroves can save the planet
In tropical and subtropical regions worldwide mangroves are important to environmental, social and economic resilience.
Protecting mangrove ecosystems may not be as much part of...
Deep dive uncovers previously unknown underwater ecosystem in Maldives
Scientists recently identified a previously undiscovered marine ecosystem in the waters around the Maldives, known as the “trapping zone,” about 500 meters (about 1,600...
Saving the economically important hilsa fish comes at a cost to...
Many fishers across Bangladesh say they still haven’t received the compensation promised by the government during a three-week ban on fishing of hilsa, the...
Why fish are disappearing from Amazonian waters
From the coastline to freshwater streams, people living in Amazonia say industrial fishing, deforestation, hydroelectric dams and climate change have reduced fish populations.Industrial fishing...
To save threatened Amazon primates in Brazil, turn them into the...
Primates along the southern portion of Brazil’s Amazon frontier, a region known as the Arc of Deforestation, are being pushed to the brink of...
Revolutionising European rail is vital in driving green transition amid energy...
With climate commitments temporarily on the backburner, expanding sustainable and affordable transport options will be crucial in tempering high fuel costs while accelerating the...
To get young Filipinos into farming, initiatives reach them via TikTok,...
With the average farmer in the Philippines aged 53, and many discouraging their children from following in their footsteps, there are concerns that the...
