Global Hunger Index
What do we know about the hunger situation worldwide? Has progress been made or are there [...]
Environment
Exposure to Deadly Urban Heat Worldwide Has Tripled in Recent Decades, Says Study
A Fifth of World Population Is Affected; Many U.S. Cities on List A new study of [...]
Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs
Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch [...]
Eliminating microplastics on farmland
In many countries, farmers and gardeners use mulch films to increase their crop yields. The films [...]
Diversity matters: Species richness keeps ecosystems running
Increased biological diversity improves ecosystem functioning. A heterogeneous environment further promotes this positive effect of biodiversity [...]
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. New [...]
Plastic worsens the climate crisis, from the Philippines to the United States
From fires made worse by heatwaves and droughts, to floods and mudslides tied to increasingly severe [...]
Climate crisis: Over 200 health journals urge world leaders to tackle “catastrophic harm”
More than 200 health journals have called on governments to take emergency action to tackle the [...]
River backwaters to meet high water quality standards
Clean drinking water is essential. Scientists at TU Wien are investigating how water quality in riverine [...]
LED streetlights reduce insect populations by 50%
‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they [...]
That’s how fast the carbon clock is ticking
The MCC Carbon Clock shows how much CO2 can be released into the atmosphere to limit [...]
Navigating Trade-Offs Between Dams and River Conservation
Connected and healthy rivers deliver diverse benefits that are often overlooked: freshwater fish stocks that improve [...]
One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis – UNICEF
Children in the Central African Republic, Chad, and Nigeria are among the most at risk of [...]
We must act now to deal with the planetary emergency
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released on 9 August, provides new estimates [...]
Shoppers’ Mobility Habits: Retailers Overestimate Car Use
Retail traders often fear that reducing the amount of urban space made available for parking private [...]
Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children, WHO warns
First WHO report on e-waste and child health calls for more effective and binding action to [...]