Environmental Protection
Asia-Pacific nations must ‘work together’ to save their ocean
"Our survival in Asia and the Pacific are anchored to oceans," stresses Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana,executive secretary of UN ESCAP.
Wildlife trafficking is a major human health hazard
Wildlife trafficking is a clear and present danger not only to endangered species but to people as well.
From India to Indonesia environmental laws are being relaxed
Some governments clearly aren't letting the COVID-19 pandemic go to waste when it comes to venal consideration.
Why bats don’t get sick from the viruses that sicken us
Bats are possible reservoirs of viruses, yet often they don't get sick. That is thanks to an evolutionary adaptation.
Microplastics collect in vast quantities even on the seafloor
Currents near the bottom of the ocean play a major part in the way microplastics drift down to the seafloor.
By saving nature (or what’s left of it) we’ll be saving ourselves
For many people in tightly packed urban areas, nature is something somewhere out there. It shouldn't be.