Archive for February 2021
Scaling up reforestation can help us manage climate change
Climate change is accelerating, yet it isn't too late yet if we are to keep warming to under 1.5 Celsius.
A diversity of flowering plants is key to bees and bumblebees
Bees and bumblebees have fallen on hard times, which has raised alarm that these vital pollinators might disappear from gardens, fields and meadows in the UK and across much of Europe. Excessive pesticide use, habitat loss and climate change have
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing cities – and threatening communities
The project could reshape the world in political, economic and cultural terms, and poses important environmental risks.
Fossil fuels cause several million deaths each year
In 2018 alone more than 8 million people died from fossil fuel-related pollution, according to new research.
Pangolins in the Philippines still have a fighting chance
New data now can help conservationists engage in more targeted protection measures in areas where pangolins live.
India’s glacier disaster shows HKH region’s climate challenge
Seven died. More than 100 are missing. Workers were trapped. Hydropower projects were destroyed, and the Dhauli Ganga river at Joshimath hit a record high.