Washington Post
Chris Mooney
Scientists have documented a recent, massive melt event on the surface of highly vulnerable West Antarctica that, they fear, could be a harbinger of future events as the planet continues to warm.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Umberto Bacchi
A new satellite forecast tool could more than double the warning time for desert locust invasions, allowing vulnerable nations to prepare better against the crop-eating grasshoppers, the United Nations and European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Syful Islam
Bangladesh plans to begin turning some of the grain it produces into ethanol to make its fuel greener – but economists and experts warn the move could hurt food security in a country that is already a grain importer.
SDGs and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development(US)
IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub
6 June 2013: The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has issued its report to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
BiztechAfrica
Dr KF Lai, CEO of BuzzCity reveals on-the-ground insight into the mobile marketplace in Africa.
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SETH BORENSTEIN
The Independent
Michael McCarthy
The world is facing a fertiliser crisis, with far too little in some places, and far too much in others, a new report from the United Nations says today.
The Economist
NPR.org
Emily Harris
Taking the salt out of seawater helped Israel move from the constant threat of drought to a plentiful supply of water, but Israel has learned that desalination is not the only answer.
the Guardian
Suzanne Goldenberg in Half Moon Bay, California
Shale gas could turn out to be "a liability" to global efforts limit climate change, the United Nations' top environmental official has warned.