Youth activists protest to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC Youth climate protests started in August 2018 when Greta Thunberg, then an unknown 15-year-old, left school to stage a sit-down strike outside of the Swedish parliament to demand climate action and end fossil fuel use. World 20 Sep, 2024
As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what's at stake At the COP28 talks in Dubai, the 34-year-old Sakala told his story in a meeting of African countries World 12 Dec, 2023
Watershed services Natural resources degradation is a well-known development challenge in Malawi. Blogs 17 Jun, 2022
Vanishing sparrows Before our dependency on the alarm clock, we all relied on nature. One among the many natural morning cues used to be the sound of birds chirping at dawn. One chirping bird that we are familiar with is the house sparrow. Sparrows have had a... 23 Mar, 2020
South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects PALOCH, SOUTH SUDAN: The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated... Women 13 Feb, 2020
Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil NEW YORK: Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That's according to the company making the oil, which says it's the first commercial use of a gene-edited food in the US. Calyxt said it can't... Environment 13 Mar, 2019
Under your feet: Why soil matters As we observe World Soil Day today, take a moment to look under your feet and understand the complexity of soil. Let’s take this opportunity to raise awareness about soil pollution and make a pledge to stop soil pollution On December 5, we... 05 Dec, 2018
Sparrows become prey to climate change and pollution in Kanchanpur KANCHANPUR: Sparrows that used to be seen in large numbers around houses and farms in the district have diminished in numbers over the years. The most common birds, sparrows, have started feeling the pressure of climate change and are on the verge... Travel 22 Mar, 2018
Oil from sunken Iran tanker reached Japan shores -Coast Guard TOKYO: Oil that reached islands in southern Japan earlier this month is highly likely to have come from the sunken Iranian tanker Sanchi, the Japan Coast Guard said on Thursday. Samples of oily matter that washed up on February 8 on the shores of... Women 22 Feb, 2018
Study finds pollution is deadlier than war, disaster, hunger NEW DELHI: Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria... Art & Culture 20 Oct, 2017
Militants launch attacks in Niger Delta as Buhari cancels visit BODO/ABUJA: Militants launched new attacks in the Niger Delta on Thursday, vowing to bring Nigeria's struggling oil industry to a total halt, and the president cancelled a long-awaited visit to the region. The army said militants killed six... Women 03 Jun, 2016
