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How Recycling Is Done Matters
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Lessons Learned from the Lead-Acid Battery The atrocities of unregulated lead-acid battery recycling across Africa were recently investigated in a New York Times article. This account brought due attention to a pollution problem that has also resulted in a public health disaster here in the United States . Steps should be taken to clean up this industry, and lessons from this failure can help ensure better outcomes in other essential eff
Jan 53 min read


Nepal’s Tharu are tiger protectors
Source: Nepali Times Every year, up to 15 people are killed by tigers in and around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, famous for its...
Aug 18, 20253 min read


Meltpools in the Himalaya
Source: Nepali Times The flood on the Bhote Kosi was a timely reminder about the risks Himalayan communities face from melting...
Aug 11, 20256 min read


Launch of wildfire partnership in response to escalating global threat
Source: Tyndall Centre The University of East Anglia has launched a major new partnership with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to advance...
Aug 4, 20253 min read


New global dataset to inform prescribed burning practice worldwide
Source: Tyndall Centre GlobalRx, a new dataset of over 200,000 prescribed burns, sheds light on climate impacts and fire management...
Jul 16, 20253 min read


How Bad Are Fossil Fuels, Actually?
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists The true costs of coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels aren’t always obvious—but their impacts...
Jul 9, 202515 min read


The Humpty Dumpty Effect
Source: Tyndall Centre A global report on the role of forests in providing economic and social resilience has revealed that the rapid...
Jul 9, 20253 min read


Scientists warn of urgent need to tackle changes impacting river deltas
Source: Tyndall Centre New research identifies the key causes of changes affecting river deltas around the world and warns of an urgent...
Jul 9, 20253 min read


What is invisible is more dangerous
Source: Nepali Times Kathmandu Valley’s air is not polluted, it is poisonous Besides multiple street demonstrations that gridlocked...
Apr 28, 20256 min read


Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk
Source: Nepali Times Nepal’s villages use fast-growing bamboo groves to protect them from more frequent floods Nepal’s diverse culture...
Apr 2, 20253 min read


New study outlines seven-step roadmap for wildfire management
Source: Tyndall Centre As wildfires grow more extreme in a changing climate, researchers explore fire management practices that move...
Apr 2, 20252 min read


The Role of Nitrogen Pollution in Aggravating South Asia’s Climate Crisis
Source: Factum Over the next few years and decades, South Asia is expected to bear the brunt of climate change. In this Paper, authored...
Jan 29, 20251 min read


The Ecological Implications of the California Wildfires
Source: Factum The recent devastating wildfires in California offer a stark and tragic illustration of the escalating climate crisis....
Jan 28, 20254 min read


The Politics of Climate Justice
Source: Factum In December 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded the oral hearings of a historic case on international...
Jan 13, 20255 min read


Opinion: Superstition and Science in Governance and Global Health
Source: Factum Perspectives (**) By Gerard Dinith Mendis (*) In an age where scientific breakthroughs define the trajectory of human...
Jan 7, 20255 min read


Greenbacks for greenery
Source: Nepali Times Nepal has received its first paycheck for protecting its forests as a carbon sink. What next? Earlier November,...
Dec 31, 20244 min read


UK: New climate report finds time running out to save the Fens
Source: Tyndall Centre One of the UK’s most vital agricultural and ecological regions, the Fens, faces unprecedented threat due to...
Dec 9, 20244 min read


Why Trust in Science Matters
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Last month, the Pew Research Center released a report on public trust in scientists–overall and,...
Dec 9, 20244 min read


Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024
Source: Tyndall Centre Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the...
Dec 2, 20244 min read


Bad COP
Image Credit: https://cop29.az/ Source: Nepali Times COP29 in another petrostate does not offer much hope in reducing climate harm. We...
Nov 21, 20243 min read

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