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New study links pollution to pregnancy loss in South Asia

New study links pollution to pregnancy loss in South Asia

Pregnancy loss has economic, social and cultural costs for South Asian women and their families, quite apart from the health risks alone. Their leaders...
European politicians ‘have a moral obligation’ to tackle air pollution

European politicians ‘have a moral obligation’ to tackle air pollution

We need to remind people that any time you breathe, you are breathing something toxic into your body.” European politicians have “a clear and absolute...
Tigers cross borders but struggle to move safely within Nepal, study suggests

Tigers cross borders but struggle to move safely within Nepal, study...

Tigers in Nepal are increasingly isolated in protected areas and facing difficulties moving within the country due to human activities and habitat fragmentation.Domestic corridors...
Steel Wood Industries (Dubai Ranch) Officially Announces the Birth of the World’s New Environmental-Friendly Composite Wood Material “Type”; SDB (Steel Wood Density Board), Recognized Internationally.

Steel Wood Industries (Dubai Ranch) Officially Announces the Birth of the...

SDB (the I don’t Cut Trees-Panel) is now the Revolutionary “new-type” added to list of generic types of wood recognized Worldwide; Plywood, MDF, OSB,...
Tap African knowledge and culture for Congo Basin forest conservation (commentary)

Tap African knowledge and culture for Congo Basin forest conservation (commentary)

The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second largest rainforest, but it is under increasing strain from development, logging, mining, and other pressures.One...
The man who made a pact with wild bees in Colombia’s Amazon

The man who made a pact with wild bees in Colombia’s...

Delio de Jesús Suárez Gómez, a member of the Indigenous Tucano community in Colombia, is combining ancestral knowledge with science to help pollinating bees...
Mangrove forestry only sustainable when conservation zones respected: Study

Mangrove forestry only sustainable when conservation zones respected: Study

The need to preserve mangroves and the ecosystem services they sustain, while also providing for the social and economic needs of the people who...
Urban heat islands: Lessons from Chicago’s underground

Urban heat islands: Lessons from Chicago’s underground

Sources of urban heat below ground, like trains and pipes, are causing land deformation and subsidence that can threaten Chicago’s buildings. Asphalt, population density and...
Ecuador banned gas flaring over a year ago. Why is it still happening?

Ecuador banned gas flaring over a year ago. Why is it...

In September 2021, a provincial court gave oil companies 18 months to eliminate gas flaring in the Amazon because of its role in spiking...