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Mercury poisoning chief among health problems facing Peru’s uncontacted tribes

Ramiro Escobar 9 May 2019

‘Plastic Soup:’ Photos and Q&A with author of new book documenting plastic pollution and solutions

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2019

Environmental issues among top priorities of urban Indian voters: Report

Mayank Aggarwal 2 Apr 2019
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Stunting, loss of earning potential linked to Indonesia’s 1997 wildfires

Lauren Crothers 22 Feb 2019

Research into chimp health benefits human, ecosystem well-being too

Giovanni Ortolani 22 Feb 2019

Study finds palm oil industry mimics Big Tobacco on health issues

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Feb 2019

Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury: study

Basten Gokkon 27 Nov 2018

Research finds humans across the globe have microplastics in their stool

Mike Gaworecki 6 Nov 2018

Machine-learning app to fight invasive crop pest in Africa

Stephanie Parker 26 Oct 2018

The bioethics of wildlife intervention (commentary)

Elvina Yau 8 Oct 2018

Identifying Zika-transmitting mosquito fast, cheaply, and on the go

David Klinges 3 Oct 2018

Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Sep 2018

Graft and government policy align to keep Indonesia burning coal

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Aug 2018

On an island in the sun, coal power is king over abundant solar

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Aug 2018

How a better understanding of psychopathology in captive primates can aid in conservation efforts

Mike Gaworecki 18 Jul 2018

Nature retention, not just protection, crucial to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems: Scientists

Mike Gaworecki 27 Jun 2018

A wish list for an environmentally friendly NAFTA

Jennifer Huizen 11 Apr 2018

Cities need forests too: A call for forests amid our concrete jungles (commentary)

Alistair Monument 21 Mar 2018

Analysis: U.S. call to drill off all coasts, economic and ecological folly?

Saul Elbein 14 Mar 2018

Trumping Colombia’s peace: U.S. drug war threatens fragile accord, forests

Sean Mowbray 5 Feb 2018

IUCN, UN, global NGOs, likely to see major budget cuts under Trump

Sean Mowbray 8 Jan 2018

So long, UNESCO! What does U.S. withdrawal mean for the environment?

Giovanni Ortolani 26 Dec 2017

Trump family planning policy may increase population, hurt women and environment

Tina Deines 10 Nov 2017

How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires?

Loren Bell 3 Nov 2017

Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Sep 2017

Trees provide ecosystem services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities

Mike Gaworecki 7 Sep 2017

Singapore statement on International Day of the Tropics: infrastructure deficit must be met sustainably (commentary)

Mark Ziembicki, Stewart Lockie 28 Jun 2017

Who owns Indonesia’s deadly abandoned coal mines?

Tommy Apriando 25 May 2017

Manmade noise pollution even more prevalent in US protected areas than researchers expected

Mike Gaworecki 16 May 2017

Paying for healthcare with trees: win-win for orangutans and communities

Claire Salisbury 28 Mar 2017

Forests provide a nutritional boon to some communities, research shows

Mongabay.com 2 Mar 2017

Nutella manufacturer: Palm oil in product is ‘safe’, despite cancer concerns

John Cannon 15 Jan 2017

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