Archive for April 2021
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. Mass extinction could follow
As species flee to cooler waters, it’s likely to have profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.
One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller.
Two-thirds of agricultural land globally are at risk of pesticide pollution
At the highest risk of large-scale pesticide pollution are several mass producers of rice and other grains in Asia.
Rare orangutans are losing even their last remaining forests
Until relatively recently these orangutans lived across a much wider range of various habitats.
UN: plastic waste affects disadvantaged people the most
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution.
Frequent extreme weather events are increasing crop losses in Europe
Cereals, a staple that occupies nearly 65 percent of the EU's cultivated area, are the crops most severely affected.