More than 40 human rights defenders and community leaders have been killed in Colombia since January, according to Indepaz, a Colombian peace-building nonprofit.
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Warming temperatures threaten reindeer herding and the preservation of cultural artifacts in Mongolia.
For the first time in memory, eternal ice on the steppes of Mongolia is melting, affecting the lifestyle of the local Tsaatan people, according to a paper published November 20 in PLOS ONE.
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Why People Harm the Environment Although They Try to Treat It Well: An Evolutionary-Cognitive Perspective on Climate Compensation
Anthropogenic climate changes stress the importance of understanding why people harm the environment despite their attempts to behave in climate friendly ways. This paper argues that one reason behind why people do this is th
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How a Heat Wave and Mysterious Disease Crashed California`s Kelp Forest
Every year, a forest of bull kelp springs up from the ocean floor along 200 miles of California coast, fostering a regenerated, thriving ecosystem each time it appears.
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The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would Benefit.
A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean`s main circulation system is slowing down, a development that could have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlant
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Do younger generations care more about global warming?
Younger Americans have grown up with more exposure to the effects of global warming than their parents and grandparents. Perhaps it isn’t surprising then that polls find young adults are particularly concerned about global wa
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The Plastic We Recycle Is Actually Horrible for the Environment
When you drop your plastic waste into the recycling bin, it most likely makes its way around the world, where it can pose a health and security risk to developing countries, according to a new Guardian report.
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The Ocean`s Biggest Waves Are Getting Even Bigger
Ocean waves all over the world are growing bigger, driven by an increase in extreme winds.
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Brutal Australian Summer Heat Spurs Climate Research
Five years ago, a study in the Journal of Climate by Australian and U.K. scientists predicted climate change would deliver more intense summers to Australia.
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How Humans Get in the Way of Clean Water
There are many cheap and effective ways to provide safe water to the world`s poor regions. But projects often fail due to inadequate planning, maintenance or persuasive power
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Greenhouse Gasses: Causes, Sources and Environmental Effects
Behind the struggle to address global warming and climate change lies the increase in greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiat
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Ship Traffic in the Now-Open Northwest Passage Endangers Narwhals, Other Unique Animals
Most Americans associate fall with football and raking leaves, but in the Arctic this season is about ice.
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What Does Climate Change Mean for Asia`s Future Infrastructure?
Fractured roads, shattered rail links, ruined water wells, broken power lines. They`re distressing facts of life for many communities in Asia and the Pacific, even as countries invest more than ever to improve their infrastru
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Greenhouse gas `feedback loop` discovered in freshwater lakes
Latest research finds plant debris in lake sediment affects methane emissions. The flourishing reed beds created by changing climates could threaten to double the already significant methane production of the world`s northern
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Iridescent Algae Glow with Their Very Own Opals
Algae can be glamorous, too: In the crisp, clear waters off the Atlantic coast in the United Kingdom, an unassuming, bushy seaweed glows in deep blues and greens.
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Pollution Facts and Types of Pollution
Pollution is the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment dirty and not safe or suitable to use.
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Hiding from a warmer climate in the forest
Global warming threatens forest plants adapted to cooler temperatures. An international team of scientists have unraveled where these species could survive within colder spots in the same forest. The findings can help to unde
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Songbirds Shift Migration Patterns to Sync with Warming
As the planet warms, scientists are seeing evidence of earlier springs and later autumns all over the world. Snow is melting sooner, plants are flowering earlier—and now, researchers find that birds are changing their migra
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How Wind Might Nudge a Sleeping Giant in Antarctica
Scientists believe they have identified a key process affecting the melting of an enormous glacier in East Antarctica, bigger than the state of California.
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A Carbon-Free City Is Being Built from Scratch
The Colorado city will rely on solar energy, a king-sized lithium-ion battery, and energy efficiency schemes
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Rising seas could double the number of severe coastal floods
Just 35 years from now, severe coastal flooding could hit twice as often as it does now – if the seas rise by between just 5 and 10 centimetres.
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Global warning: climate sceptics are winning the battle
It is happening even though climate science itself is becoming ever clearer in showing that the earth is in increasing danger from rising temperatures
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Earths atmosphere more chemically reactive in cold climates
Unseen in the air around us are tiny molecules that drive the chemical cocktail of our atmosphere. As plants, animals, volcanoes, wildfires and human activities spew particles into the atmosphere, some of these molecules act
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British ash trees may resist dieback disease, research reveals
The ash dieback fungus has spread rapidly since it first arrived in England in 2012 and the latest data shows it is now found in more than half of the country.
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Growing mega-cities will displace vast tracts of farmland by 2030, study says
Cropland losses will have consequences especially for Asia and Africa, which will experience growing food insecurity as cities expand.
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As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward
The incoming Trump administration appears determined to reverse much of what President Obama has tried to achieve on climate and environment policy.
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These Countries Have the Dirtiest Coastlines
Considering a visit to the beach soon? A hotel booking may not be necessary; nearly 100 mattresses were found near coastal shorelines in 2015, according to a report released by Ocean Conservancy last month.
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Evidence piles up for popular pesticides' link to pollinator problems
The link between pollinator problems and neonicotinoids, a group of agricultural pesticides commonly associated with declines in honeybees, continues to build with two new studies published this week.
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Google Cuts Its Giant Electricity Bill With DeepMind-Powered AI
The internet giant is using technology from the DeepMind artificial intelligence subsidiary for big savings on the power consumed by its data centers, according to DeepMind Co-Founder DemisHassabis.
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Going Green - Organising and the Environment
Going green is about taking a more environmentally friendly approach to the way we do things. That includes organizing. Going green is all about reusing, reducing and recycling. If you have not already started going green, he
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Oil-price shocks: Chemical industry preparing for volatile environment
The oil-price decline since mid-2014 has been a major shock to the global chemical industry. Many producers were underprepared for both the magnitude and speed of the impact on their businesses. The changing nature of oil sup
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Business Environment
JMMB is a company that specializes in money management and financial planning. The company is a licensed by the Securities Broker and Dealer, and it offers investments in different currencies. JMMB offers services in Jamaica
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Fostering a Better Work Environment for Women
Hardly a week goes by where we fail to see further evidence of the challenges women face in the workplace, especially in our technology industry. I have been reflecting on my own efforts as a manager, and which actions have h
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Environmental Issues in Pakistan
We should definitely like to see Pakistan without any environmental issue but currently there are lots of challenges. As in fact we are growing at the rate of more than 8 percent in GDP and creating lots of economic opportuni
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Analysis: Timber trade – Making sure we hear every tree that falls
WWF has enlisted corporations to pressure the EU to tighten laws on illegal timber
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Analysis: Climate talks – Turning money greener
Big funds are pulling large sums out of fossil fuel investments, although the momentum towards their green alternatives is gathering only slowly
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NGOWatch – December 2014
Human rights a concern before Baku European games, Mercedes shamed, help with UK household energy bills and Oxfam report on wealth ineqaulity
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Energy Briefing: Investor perspective – The cost of divestment
Pension fund manager KLP announce divestment from companies that "derive a large proportion of their revenues from coal"
