Environmental Protection
Tens of thousands die from air pollution in the U.S.
Air pollution claims millions of lives around the world. That includes some of the richest nations.
Climate action, if badly executed, could ‘worsen poverty’
A new study suggests that climate, poverty and inequality are more interconnected than we thought.
Replanting the Philippines’ forests one tree at a time
The Philippines has lost 10 million hectares of forest, leading to a drastic reduction in forest cover.
Tons of ivory and pangolin scales are seized in Singapore
Local authorities in the city state confiscated 8.8 tons of ivory in what has been a record in Singapore.
The Mekong’s water hasn’t been this low for a century
At some parts of the river, water levels have shriveled up to an alarming extent.
Watching wildlife from space, with help from human friends
The news seems dire for wildlife, threatened by climate change and increasingly endangered on earth, but there’s help on the way and right now it’s coming from the International Space Station. The International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space (Icarus)