Environmental Protection
Decades later, DDT is still a ‘silent’ killer
More than a half century after the seminal work "Silent Spring," DDT continues to take a toll.
Norway starts paying Indonesia to save tropical forests
“It is a big deal because it reflects the fact that Indonesia has turned (a corner)."
The ‘Ivory Queen’ gets jailed in Tanzania
Yang Fenglan, 69, stood accused of having smuggled almost 2 tons of ivory out of Africa between 2000 and 2014.
China and India boost a ‘green’ planet but not all green is equal
The two countries are leading the world in greening due to widespread crop farming, new research says.
By planting 1 billion trees we ‘could offset our CO2 emissions’
Trees improve air quality, water quality and food quality. They also play vital roles in ecosystems.
Climate change will turn the oceans bluer. And that’s bad
In the case of a warming of 3°C half of the global ocean surface is going to look quite different.