Environment

Indian Ocean Islands Unprepared for Climate Change

By Nasseem Ackbarally
Nasseem Ackbarally reports from Port Louis Mauritius that despite clear evidence of climate change, the Indian Ocean Islands have not done much in terms of adaptation and mitigation.

Problems Inspire Ingenious Solutions in Peruvian Amazon Town

By Milagros Salazar
He may look like a rapper, but 33-year-old José Antonio Bardález is the mayor of Jepelacio, in the Peruvian Amazon. His ingenious innovations in the municipality include transforming waste management into a source of income and making spring water a source of drinking water.

Obama Urged to Sanction Mozambique over Elephant, Rhino Poaching

By Carey L. Biron
Environmentalists are formally urging President Barack Obama to enact trade sanctions on Mozambique over the country’s alleged chronic facilitation of elephant and rhinoceros poaching through broad swathes of southern Africa.

For the Caribbean, a United Front Is Key to Weathering Climate Change

By Desmond Brown
As the costs of climate change continue to mount, officials with the Commonwealth grouping say it is vital that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stick together on issues such as per capita income classification.

Costa Rica Enforces Green Justice

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
Biologist Juan Sánchez drives the leader of two off-road vehicles along a dirt road in southeastern Costa Rica. Officials and experts are on their way to inspect a homestead whose owner has destroyed part of a mangrove swamp.

Indonesia’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Up to Deforestation

By Sandra Siagian
As the world’s third-largest democracy heads to the polls next week to elect a new president, environmental activists remain sceptical of the candidates’ commitment to tackle climate change.

Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
Three days ago, Rameela Bibi was the mother of a month-old baby boy. He died in her arms on Jun. 28, of a chest infection that he contracted when the family fled their home in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, where a full-scale military offensive against the Taliban has forced nearly half a million people to flee.

Water, Rivers and Runoff Challenge Ethiopia’s Expanding Capital

By James Jeffrey
The streets of Addis Ababa are increasingly turning into water-logged obstacle courses as downpours increase in the run up to Ethiopia’s July to September rainy season. Strangers link hands to steady themselves as they step high and gingerly over the spreading puddles and slippery mud.

Tiny Barbuda Grapples with Rising Seas

By Desmond Brown
The 1,800 residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are learning to adapt as climate change proves to be a force to reckon with, disrupting not just the lives of the living but also the resting places of those who died centuries ago. 

Walking Among the Victims of Pakistan’s ‘War’ on the Taliban

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
It has been just two weeks since the Pakistan army began a full-blown military offensive - codenamed ‘the sword of the Prophet Muhammad strikes’ (Zarb-e-Asb) – to eradicate the Taliban from the country’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), particularly from the sprawling North Waziristan Agency.

Plagued By Dengue Fever, Sri Lanka Looks to the Weatherman

By Amantha Perera
What’s the connection between weather forecasts and the mosquito-borne dengue virus? It’s not just a question for science nerds; in Sri Lanka, health officials believe answering this question could save lives.

Zambian Churches Slow to Use ‘Socio-political Influence’ to Fight for Climate Justice

By Friday Phiri
It seems that churches in Zambia are becoming more pragmatic in their approach by advocating for better policies and training of vulnerable communities on climate change adaptation mechanisms.

Whither Costa Concordia, Amid Environmental Concerns

By Silvia Giannelli

Two refloating sponsons is what separates the Costa Concordia cruise ship from leaving the shores of Giglio Island, Italy, where it has lain since its sinking that left 32 people dead on January 13, 2012.

No Limits to Shale Gas Chemicals in Mexico

By Emilio Godoy
The new legal framework for Mexico’s oil industry has not placed controls on the use of harmful chemicals in the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels, and environmentalists and experts fear their consumption will increase in an industry that is opening up to private capital.

Violence Casts Shadow Over ‘Himalayan Viagra’ Harvest in Nepal

By Naresh Newar
Intense competition during harvest season for a fungus dubbed ‘Himalayan Viagra’ – coveted for its legendary aphrodisiac qualities – has sparked violence in Nepal’s remote western mountains, causing concern among security officials here about the safety of more than 100,000 harvesters.

VIDEO: Antigua Beats Drought with New Crop Varieties

By Desmond Brown

Adapting to a Dry Season That Never Seems to End

By Desmond Brown
The Caribbean region’s bid to become food secure is in peril as farmers struggle to produce staple crops under harsh drought conditions brought about by climate change.

Community Resilience Tops U.N.’s Disaster Relief Agenda

By Kalinga Seneviratne
The Bangkok Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific adopted at the close of the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) here today emphasised community-based solutions, and reflects a growing global desire to focus more on grassroots actions in the face of catastrophic climate change.

When Faith Meets Disaster Management

By Kalinga Seneviratne
A consortium of faith-based organisations (FBOs) made a declaration at a side event Wednesday at the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), to let the United Nations know that they stand ready to commit themselves to building resilient communities across Asia in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Liberia’s Poor and the Rising Sea

By Wade C. L. Williams
Mary B owned a shop in West Point, Monrovia’s densely-populated slum community, where she sold liquor just a few yards away from the sea. But last month, the ocean left her homeless and without a business because the devastating erosion of the coastline has resulted in most of the land eroding into the Atlantic Ocean with thousands of homes being washed away by the encroaching sea.

Higher Food Prices Can Help to End Hunger, Malnutrition and Food Waste

By Andrew MacMillan
The choice of foods displayed on supermarket shelves can be quite bewildering. This abundance encourages us to take it for granted that we will always be able to buy the food we want at affordable prices.
« Previous Page — Next Page »
*#*