It is “the largest mass poisoning of a population in history,” the World Health Organisation had said back in 2010. Now, a Human Rights Watch survey has found that arsenic contaminated water in Bangladesh is still drunk by 20 million people, exposing them to one of the most toxic chemical elements known to humankind. Those
L’animale sarebbe fuggito dal National aquarium, in Nuova Zelanda, evadendo dalla propria vasca e approfittando di un tubo di scarico.
A true mix between hip hop and science: this is the “Rap guide to climate chaos”. A musical explaining the risks of climate change also performed at Cop 21.
About a century ago, over 100,000 tigers quietly and gracefully roamed the world’s forests and jungles. However, the populations of this feline dropped by 95 per cent in just a few years due to relentless poaching and habitat loss. Today, after a century of constant decline, tiger numbers are on the rise. The
The history of energy in Brazil: “the oil is ours” Brazil drilled its first oil well in 1897 in Bofete City and in 1953 the oil and gas giant Petrobras was founded under the slogan “o petróleo é nosso” (the oil is ours). Over the years, Brazil diversified its energy matrix. Starting from the 1940s
A history Significant changes in the history of energy in the United States have mainly been dictated by the development of new resources. From the use of wood up to the late 1800s to early industrial growth powered by water mills, coal became the first source of primary energy in the late 19th century. In
A new marine reserve aimed to protect the precious biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands. This is the latest decision made by Ecuador to safeguard the extraordinary wildlife populating the archipelago’s waters. 97 per cent of the Galapagos Islands had been already protected, being a World Heritage Site of UNESCO due to their importance in
Her rediscovery had been welcomed with real enthusiasm by biologists, environmentalists and all those who have nature close to their heart. Before the capture of the female Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) named Najaq, no individual had been encountered for over 40 years in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The female rhino was captured by WWF thanks
The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is located at the edge of the Kabili Sepilok Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia. Here, orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) orphaned because of hunting and habitat loss have been saved, treated and rehabilitated since 1964. All around the centre vegetation is thick and the forest shows itself in all its magnificence.
Seychelles is finalising a multi-million dollar debt swap in exchange for its commitment to saving the ocean. The deal was initiated by environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy and the government of the western Indian Ocean nation in 2012. “This is the first example of a debt swap focused on marine conservation and ecosystem-based adaptation to climate
