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Environment

Humans Care More About Climate Change if They Know They're Responsible

Climate change denial is still a huge problem among elected representatives, to say nothing of the general populace, and even when our elected leaders do try to act to comb...

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Human Rights

Trashing The Ragpicker

Raja is a waste dealer in Seemapuri in Delhi, who employs around 15 people to segregate mixed waste into paper, plastic and bottles. His monthly income of around Rs 30,000 ...

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Environment

Huge 'Dead Zones' Could Appear in the World's Oceans by 2030 Because of Climate Change

Man-made climate change is already cutting into oxygen levels in some parts of the world's oceans and could start producing new "dead zones" in some parts of the seas by 20...

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Human Rights

Exploiting Asia's Biodiversity Can Ensure Food Security, End Hunger

Experts came together at a regional consultation on Asia’s biodiversity to assess opportunities on how to ensure food security and enhance nutrition across the contin...

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Gender

Climate Change Is Not Gender-Neutral

It is well established that the poor are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and that women—who account for the majority of the world’s poor&mdash...

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Sustainable Development

Unilever Tops Food Companies In Oxfam Sustainability Ranking

Unilever increased attention to climate change and was the only top food company that asked its suppliers to support farmers’ rights organizations Unilever received t...

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Environment

Climate Change Is Forcing A New Manifest Destiny

I hate to say it, but I might be living at the wrong latitude—or at least, my kids certainly are. Reams of climate change reports—and a quick look at the news s...

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Environment

The Future Of The Frog Looks Bleak; Unless Humans Change

Amphibians, the oldest group of land vertebrates, are regarded as themost threatened across the globe. From Brazil’s tropical rain forests, to Canada’s temperat...

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Environment

The World's Coral Reefs Are Undergoing A Massive Die-Off

For the picturesque coral colonies of the Earth's tropical oceans, it's as if the very water has betrayed them.The brilliant colors of the Great Barrier Reef and other swat...

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Environment

Shrinking India Is Pushing The North Pole Towards London

Groundwater levels on the Indian subcontinent have been so badly depleted by climate change, intensive irrigation and population growth that it has caused the Earth to tilt...

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