La Soufrière Volcano: A Growing Humanitarian Crisis
From NPR Between 16,000 and 20,000 people were evacuated from the area around the volcano on St. Vincent. Some evacuees are with family and friends; others are fleeing the island…
Year: 2021
As COP26 looms and tropical deforestation soars, REDD+ debate roars on
In December 2007, delegates from the world’s nations descended on the Bali International Conference Center, a modern complex with touches of traditional Balinese architecture just meters from the pristine beaches…
Human cells grown in monkey embryos spark ethical debate
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightWeizhi Ji/Kunming Univ of Science and Technology Monkey embryos containing human cells have been made in a laboratory, a study has confirmed.…
Bills before Brazil Congress slammed for rewarding Amazon land grabbers
Imagine you have invaded a public land in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, cut the forest down and, after all that, you get the papers that certify you as…
South Korea faces a public reckoning for financing coal plants in Indonesia
“Black particles of ash get carried in the wind all the way here,” says Nurhasanah, a resident of the coastal town of Suralaya in Indonesia’s West Java province. “If I…
‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order to lift a nine-year moratorium on granting new mining permits in the Philippines. The order is expected to ease the entry…
China ‘can save $1.6 trillion by scrapping coal’, report says
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images China can save up to $1.6 trillion (£1.2 trillion) over 20 years by switching from coal power to renewables, a…
Google Earth time-lapses show a changing planet
From BBC Google has drawn on satellite images dating back 37 years to introduce a time-lapse feature to its tool that lets users explore view of the Earth from above.…
Cambodia puts its arduous titling process for Indigenous land up for review
Ethnic Kui Indigenous people have for generations mined the mountains and streams of Cambodia’s Romtom commune for their livelihoods. But those traditions shifted as Delcom, a Malaysian-owned gold-mining company, began…
Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs. Some Union Members Are Skeptical
From NPR President Biden has repeatedly promised the shift to clean energy will create “good-paying union jobs.” But the wind and solar industries generally pay less, are not unionized, and…