Environment
Big Cats, Big Business
Wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest illegal industry in the world, generating $26 billion a year - and it is growing. The biggest market? China. Watch the full report here: Big Cats, Big Business
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Environment
The Surprisingly Deadly Toll of Noise Pollution in Europe
It billows from factory chimneys and car exhausts – but in Europe, there’s another type pollution causing concern. One in five citizens is exposed to dangerous levels of noise pollution, a new study has found. The High Death Toll of...
Environment
African NGOs Call for Reduction in Coal, Oil and Gas at African Union Summit
As the world endeavors to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions it’s very critical for world economies to shift their consumption of energy from fossils fuels in order to meet the globally agreed climate goals laid down in...
Reportage / Environment
Big Cats, Big Business
The luxurious resort island of Gaya in Malaysian Borneo is the epitome of a tropical paradise. Just a 15-minute boat ride from Kota Kinabalu – the capital of Malaysia’s eastern State of Sabah – here the region’s famous wildlife has...
Environment
Desert Locust Outbreak Threatening Fragile Food Security In The Horn Of Africa
The current change in the climatic conditions including heavy rain in many parts of eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa have favored the breeding of desert locusts and the UN is predicting that the continuation of these kind of...
Environment
New Cold War Looms As Arctic Heats Up
Nations are eyeing the Arctic, formerly an undeveloped area protected by thick layers of ice, snow and bitter temperatures, now that climate change is nipping away at nature’s obstacles. It has spawned what amounts to a new cold war as...
Sheet / Environment
Wildfires in Australia: what really happened
History, developments and consequences of the colossal Australian bush fires. Is this an unprecedented event? How will Canberra react?
Environment
As Support Ends For Fossil Fuels What’s The EU’s Next Energy Source?
Renewable energy projects and businesses surged in the 2010s. Yet, fossil fuel energy sources remain a big player in the energy market. What will be the consequences of the EU – through the European Investment Bank (EIB) – essentially ending...
Environment
The EU’s Plan To Lead The World Away From Climate Catastrophe
It will be Europe’s “man on the moon moment,” proclaimed the continent’s top politician earlier this month. A bold climate-correcting policy that puts environmentalism at the very heart of the bloc’s future. From the buildings we inhabit, the vehicles we...
Environment
UN Climate Talks End in a Stalemate
This year’s edition of the UN Climate Change Conference – COP25 – came under threat before it even began. Originally supposed to be held in Santiago, it was initially called off by the host due to the ongoing protests against...