Worst Practices
Water companies are major sources of microplastics in the UK’s rivers
Water companies must stop releasing untreated sewage and wastewater into rivers during periods of dry weather, an expert says.
A silver lining to the pandemic: a notorious Thai tiger zoo closes for good
"This is animal cruelty at its worst," one tourist from London, England, wrote after a visit to the establishment in 2019.
The open burning of waste poses grave health risks to millions
Uncontrolled burning of waste is particularly widespread in low- and middle-income countries.
Even babies consume large amounts of microplastics
In all, infants consume as many as 1.6 million polypropylene microplastic particles on average every single day.
Between a third and a half of freshwater gets ‘stolen’
"Ongoing water shortages occur on all continents, increasingly compounded by climate change."
Farming animals reduces biodiversity and threatens our health
The growing importance of livestock on the planet threatens biodiversity and puts human and animal health at risk.