New York: “This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, to be marked this Sunday, warning that the Earth’s natural systems …
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New York/CMEDIA: The world is in the midst of a climate emergency, with growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangering human and environmental health. Human activity is directly linked to a …
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New York: It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment a major issue, in recognition of the “human sacrifice zone” it could become …
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New breathable gas sensors. Credit: Li Yang et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02061 Newly developed flexible, porous, and highly sensitive nitrogen dioxide sensors that can be …
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IBNS/Every year tropical cyclones throw up new challenges to thousands of rural folks living in one of the richest but most fragile ecosystems on the planet, Sunderbans. Amid the destruction …
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New York: On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost …
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IBNS/Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra clinched the Whitley Gold Award this year. Princess Anne presented the award to Charudutt Mishra at London’s Royal Geographic Society this …
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New York: The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities, officials told a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Thursday, stressing that …
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Indonesia Chief of Child Protection, visited students in Bone District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Image credit: © UNICEF/UN0602687/WilanderMilen Kidane, UNICEF CMEDIA: Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to a …
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Global warming. Image credit: Pixaby The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a report by researchers from UCL and the University …
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