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Air pollution kills faster than COVID-19. Why is what we breathe so dangerous?
Environment
7 million people die from air pollution every year. To understand how huge this figure is, approximately 5 million people have died in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Environment
Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As…
Charities
Norfolk-based conservation charity Explorers Against Extinction has pieces from its Sketch for Survival art collection being exhibited at COP26, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow between 31 October and…
Environment
Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to a new report released on…
Environment
New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains on track for a dangerous…
Environment
The Meteorological Institute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has warned that the sea level along the country's coast could rise by two meters by 2100, according to the local…
Environment
The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic vision, to transition regional economies away…
Environment
The UK's Mint coin is trying to extract gold from components of used mobile phones, televisions and laptops, used. This is part of the policy of the Mint for the…
Charities
European Beaver (Castor fiber) eating Lilly roots amongst lilies in flower (Scotland the Big Picture) Trees for Life’s successful court challenge to the Scottish Government’s beaver killing policy offers hope…
Environment
President Vladimir Putin congratulated Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Putin expressed his congratulations during a speech at the Valdai club, RBC correspondent reports.…
