Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway
Death rates for lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined have fallen by 25% in Scotland over the past 20 years, according to Cancer Research UK. In Scotland, death rates for breast cancer have
Dublin’s north inner city remains a litter “black spot” according to Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal), despite a crackdown on illegal dumping in the area announced by Dublin City Council last year.
KAWAUCHI, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – The government said Sunday that it was considering lifting its evacuation advisory on Oct. 1 for the eastern part of the village of Kawauchi, located within 20 km of the wrecked
LIKE the enforcement of law against commercial motorcycle operation in major parts of Lagos, the police in Lagos are gearing up to put anyone found smoking in public places in the metropolis behind the
LORTON, Va. – When Mary Smallenburg, 35, of Fort Belvoir, Va., opened a package from her mother to find cereal and ramen noodles, she burst into tears. Without it, she wouldn't be able to feed her four
Three people, who had gone missing in floods and landslides in Salyan district, have been found dead. The bodies of two-year-old Rijan Pun and eight-year-old Tara Budha, of Nigalchula-7, Bhadale in
More than 250 crushers around tourist spot Jaflong, some 55km north of Sylhet city, are crushing stones illegally occupying land belonging to Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Bangladesh Forest Department.
Chinese government policies are sparking a surge in the production of new energy vehicles including electric and hybrid cars, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday. In the first seven months of this
WILLOWS, Calif. — When the winter rains failed to arrive in this Sacramento Valley town for the third straight year, farmers tightened their belts and looked to the reservoirs in the nearby hills to keep
The Missouri River's altered flow causes water shortages in Montana and Wyoming and flooding in the Dakotas Climate change is altering the Missouri River stream flow, wreaking havoc on farmland, new report
Europe's ageing nuclear fleet will undergo more prolonged outages over the next few years, reducing the reliability of power supply and costing plant operators many millions of dollars. Nuclear power
Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate from a small island in the first such case in the Pacific islands.
<p>Illegal harvest for commercial trade has recently surged to become a major threat to some of the world’s most endangered and charismatic species. Unfortunately, the cryptic nature of illegal killing
The past decade focused intensely on improving the quality of care for people with, or at risk for, cardiovascular disease and stroke. The researchers sought to quantify the changes in hospitalization
In many Western populations, blood pressure varies moderately with season and outdoor temperature. Relatively little is known about effects of seasonal changes in blood pressure on the detection and control
This paper studies how East Asia's trade composition and orientation have changed over the past decade and analyzes the implications for the region and beyond. Over the last 2 decades we have witnessed
The International Red Cross (IRC) has released a book, titled “Priceless! Uncovering the Real Costs of Water and Sanitation,” as part of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Cost (WASHCost) initiative. The
Factors involved in the recent pause in the rise of global mean temperatures are examined seasonally. For 1999 to 2012, the hiatus in surface warming is mainly evident in the central and eastern Pacific.
High rates of climate and land-use changes threaten biodiversity and ecosystem function, creating a need for integrated assessments and planning at regional to global scales. We develop a new approach
