Climate Change Is Taking a Toll on Latin America’s Mental Health
Extreme weather and environmental change are generating long-term mental health challenges in the region, with experts highlighting an urgent need for more studies and intervention…
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Decarbonization of Southeastern European Region: Both Renewables and Nuclear are Speeding Up
This article was originally published by Balkan Green Energy News. Energy transition in Southeastern Europe is accelerating, and the progress depends on individual countries’ strategies…
Palm Oil Continues to Plague Borneo’s Orangutans, Elephants, and Other Icons
Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests….
Coral Cores Pinpoint Onset of Industrial Deforestation
Trace elements in coral reefs provide a timeline of how Borneo’s rainforests have been altered by industry. In Malaysian Borneo, demand for timber, land, and…
Unlocking Climate Secrets of Hawai‘i’s Drowned Reefs
Researchers set sail to study sea levels, climate, ecosystem responses, and volcanic histories over the past 500,000 years, using an innovative seabed drill to sample…
Uganda’s Refugees Turn Food Waste into Clean Fuel
By: Esther Nakkazi In Uganda’s Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for…
Survey: ‘Very Few’ Africans Place Responsibility for Climate Action on ‘Rich Nations’
A new survey reveals that “very few” Africans place responsibility for climate action on “rich countries” – despite the long history of carbon emissions from…
Alaska’s Tongass National Forest at Risk Once Again
Continuing years of litigation and advocacy, NRDC goes back to battle for the Roadless Rule and other federal safeguards that have kept these wildlands safe…
Surviving the Thaw: Greenland’s Inuit Grapple with Their Melting World
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Scientists Warn Major Glaciers Won’t ‘Survive This Century,’ With Grave Impacts for Billions
“Preservation of glaciers is not just an environmental, economic, and societal necessity,” said one expert. “It’s a matter of survival.” Scientists on Friday spent the…
The Makah Tribe Is Calling Back the Whales
Celebrating the Tribe’s victory in their decades-long struggle to legally resume hunting gray whales. A single road provides access to the town of Neah Bay,…
Urban Heat Islands ‘Increasing Faster’ in Poorer Cities
By: Mohammed El-Said Cities in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a surge in urban heat island effects, driven by unplanned urban expansion, shrinking green…
The Gas is Always Greener on the EU Side
The scheme is tried and tested. First, a laudable objective is set; then, it is carefully explained, and everyone agrees. But once the law is…