More: Environment
‘Earth School’ gives students in lockdown a closeup look at nature
“I have never seen anything quite like this,” says Kathleen Usher, a Canadian elementary school teacher as she clicks through the website of Earth...
Why clean air is vital for healthy ecosystems
We all need clean air to live. It is one of the things that we don’t think much about, we breathe in and breathe...
Grasp the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic
The human tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unexpected positive outcome.
With industries in lockdown for months and cars off the streets of...
Post-Pandemic Economies and Environment
The cleaner air in cities, the burgeoning biodiversity and dramatic shift to less pollution-intensive lifestyle across the globe indicate the scope of the environmental...
Sea-Level Rise Could Sink The U.S. Southeast: How To Fight It As Individuals
Authors: Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
The latest news on rising sea levels can be described as another example of human folly. ...
The greening of China’s industrial strategy
The prominence of China’s role in the global green shift currently underway may seem a paradox. Whilst it has been despoiling its own environment and...
Covid-19 pandemic: Legal, political and environmental questions for China
The outbreak and worldwide spread of COVID-19 is bound to raise questions about where and how the infection originated and turned into a global...
Covid-19 heightens the risk of child labor, but there is a path to child-labor free cocoa
Did you know that some of your favorite foods may be produced with child labor? Take chocolate, for instance: 60 percent of its main...
Reading the Tea Leaves
The first ever International Tea Day, backed by the United Nations, takes place on 21 May. We take a look at the challenges facing...
Development but Not At The Cost Of Biodiversity: A Plan For “Living In Harmony With Nature”
Authors: Partha PratimMitra and Prakash Sharma*
The United Nations General Assembly in 2006 adopted 22nd May every year as the International Day for Biological Diversity.The...