From the Edge – Fighting the flow of illegal wildlife
Text and Photos Adrian Page
The introduction of the Black Act meant that death by hanging was a real prospect for those convicted of poaching...
Going Solar
While the Philippines is one of the most energy dependent nations in Asia, it is now finding solutions and embracing some of the most advanced solar technology available.
East or West: Which Is Greener? (Part 2)
The deterioration of the Earth’s environment is the most pressing problem facing the human race today. Scientists have stated that an increase in global...
The Elephant in the Room
The size of the human population – currently at an estimated 7.4 billion people – sets the scale of human behaviour and its concomitant environmental impact. According to a United Nations report, the human population could reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and over 11 billion by 2100, but it could be anywhere between 6.7 billion at the low end, and over 16 billion at the high end.
Rivers of Life – Franck Vogel’s Transboundary Rivers Project
By Franck Vogel
China and India’s race to fulfil hydroelectric dreams has seen over 150 dams planned for River Brahmaputra and its tributaries – and...
Turning Over a New Leaf: How New Delhi Turned Green
by Shakila Rajendra
At the start of 2016, India’s capital city implemented yet another breakthrough initiative in a push to lose the reputation of being...
5 Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions of Ships
Global shipping is the sixth largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions after the United States, China, Russia, India and Japan. With carbon dioxide emissions...
The Birth of Divergence
In 2014, the Limnonectes larvaepartus, or tadpole-laying frog, was finally characterised as a new species, 25 years since the first individual was discovered in the Wartabone National Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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