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Norway supports Himalayan climate research

Source: Nepali Times Norway, Nepal and ICIMOD are extending their partnership to protect the Water Tower of Asia This year marks the 50th...

Global Study Finds Planners Using a Wide Variety of Sea-Level Rise Projections

Source: Tyndall Centre The first global survey to assess land use planners’ and coastal managers’ use of sea-level rise (SLR) projections...

Red Palm Oil: A Versatile and Nutritious Solution to Combat Malnutrition

By: Mina Zahine We recently spoke with Professor Vijaya Khader about agricultural interventions to improve the nutritional status of...

Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists What Is Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) and What Is Its Connection to Wildfires? Climate change is...

Improving Nutritional Status of Vulnerable Groups through Agricultural Interventions

By: Mina Zahine Lessons from India The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals designed to tackle global issues,...

ExxonMobil Accurately Projected Rising Temperatures While Publicly Disparaging Climate Science

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists New research by Geoffrey Supran, Stefan Rahmstorf, and Naomi Oreskes published in Science looks at...

Save Nepal’s orchids

Himalayan orchids need urgent protection before they are smuggled to extinction Source: Nepali Times There are about 30,000 species of...

Climate Science

The science is clear: climate change is happening. We are the cause. We need to act now. Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Scientists...

Why is it vital to protect the Chure?

The southernmost fold of the Nepal Himalaya has a fragile geomorphology and ecosystem Source: Nepali Times The Chure or Siwalik Range is...

The Poetry of Science

Source: The Union of Concerned Scientists Maria Melendez Kelson Maria Melendez Kelson is author of two collections of poetry from...

European Supermarkets Plan to Stop Buying Meat that Destroys the Amazon

Source: The Map Report European supermarkets are starting to reject meat connected, even indirectly, to the deforestation of the Amazon...

Youth Solutions: Education, Children and Youth Engagement

Youth Solutions is a series of webinars in which knowledgeable young people from Latin America, South Asia, Africa, The Caribbean and...

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

By: The Union of Concerned Scientists There’s a transformation taking place on farms across the United States. For decades, we’ve...

Unchecked climate change could destroy the natural wonders of the world’s ‘biodiversity hotspots’

Source: Tyndall Center Many animals and plants unique to the world’s most stunning natural places face extinction if greenhouse gas...

The Story of Sonali Bag: Global Hope, Local Struggles

Invented in Bangladesh, the Sonali bag is an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to the current polyethylene and polypropylene bags...

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