Worst cholera in decades in Malawi
More than 1.500 people died of cholera over the past one year, and the government is struggling to contain its spread
New report warns that we must reduce pollution to fight superbugs
The “Bracing for Superbugs” report warns us that climate change and pollution are contributing to the rise of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
Activist Tina Gurung’s campaign to provide sanitary pads to tea workers in India
A woman from West Bengal in India worked through the pandemic to distribute biodegradable sanitary pads among tea garden workers, despite the lockdown.
We can’t find happiness in an unhealthy environment: an interview with Karen Guggenheim
We talked to World Happiness Summit organiser Karen Guggenheim about the connection between the planet’s health and our happiness.
Poverty among Indian tea workers is laid bare by the Covid-19 pandemic
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has shone a painful spotlight on the dire conditions of tea garden workers struggling against poverty in India.
India, coronavirus threatens the survival of the Great Andamanese tribe
The pandemic threatens some of the world’s most endangered indigenous peoples, such as the Great Andamanese of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
Coronavirus, 100 days that changed the face of Italy
The 31st of May was the 100th day since Italy’s first coronavirus case. Some of the most important moments that have left their mark on the country.
Traditional orchards are our past and future. Promoting biodiversity and conservation in the UK
Traditional orchards are ancient though often neglected sources of food, culture and well-being for people, as well as havens for wildlife. Conservation organisation Orchard Origins explains their value and benefits.
Ebola exists. A day at the heart of the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A report from Beni, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shaken by violence and Ebola. Marco Gualazzini’s photographs paint a distressing scenario – in which children are most at risk.
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa, the environmental and human costs of a vital livelihood source
The livelihood of millions depends on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), especially in Sub-Sarahan Africa. Yet this practice comes at a significant environmental and human cost.