Developing countries face higher risks from mercury: UN
AFP - Communities in developing countries are facing increased health and environmental
risks linked to mercury exposure, the United Nations Environment Programme said Thursday.
Cellphones track how malaria spreads in Kenya
Hal Hodson
Oct 11 , 2012
The movement of millions of people, monitored through their cellphones, has shed new light on how malaria is transmitted via human hosts in Kenya.
Rising chemicals output a hazard, clean-up needed by 2020 -UN
Alister Doyle
Sep 5 , 2012
* Rising share of chemicals produced in emerging economies
* Poisonings among leading causes of death -UNEP
By Alister Doyle
A Summer of Extremes Signifies the New Normal
bill mckibben
'Vast reservoir' of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheet
Press Association
August 29 2012
Scientists say as much as 4bn tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere if ice melts
World leaders pledge 513 bln USD to sustainable development
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22, 2012 -- Xinhua
Some 513 billion U.S. dollars in funding has been committed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday.
Dambisa Moyo: 'The world will be drawn into a war for resources'
Decca Aitkenhead
The controversial writer and economist on why she believes the economic rise of China, combined with the west's complacency, leaves us facing a future of terrifying global instability
Top scientists urge governments to solve environmental 'dilemmas'
Fiona Harvey
Demand for water and energy, natural disasters and measuring carbon dioxide must be prioritised, leading institutions say