How does a country’s per capita Gross Domestic Product relate to its forest or biodiversity intactness? Where do areas of deposits of minerals or fossil…
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Month: April 2018
‘We are going to self-destruct’: Development plans threaten Malaysian island
LANGKAWI, Malaysia – In the UNESCO-listed Kilim Karst Geopark in Langkawi, a man in T-shirt and shorts laughs with his friends as one of the…
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Palm oil supplier to food giants clears forest, peatland in Indonesia, Greenpeace says
Greenpeace has released video evidence that a palm oil supplier for several major food companies has destroyed rainforest in Indonesia. Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever…
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3,000 indigenous people gather in Brasilia to protest ruralist agenda
Kayapo Indians dancing at this year’s indigenous encampment in Brasilia. Image by Christian Braga/MNI. On 26 April, more than 3,000 indigenous people marched down the…
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In Indonesia’s relentless infrastructure push, taint of corruption weighs on environment
KENDARI, Indonesia — Like most residents of the tiny island of Bungkutoko in Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province, Mahrudin and Nurhaeti are a fishing family. But…
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First increase in Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins in 20 years
Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River could be making a comeback. After more than two decades of steady decline, numbers of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella…
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Local governments’ cybersecurity crisis in 8 charts
Cities and towns are becoming more technologically sophisticated – but remain vulnerable to attack. It Never Ends/Pixabay Within the past few weeks, two large American…
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Your genome may have already been hacked
What secrets will your DNA give away? Connect world/shutterstock.com On April 25, California law enforcement announced the possible capture of a long-sought serial killer. Shortly…
View More Your genome may have already been hackedTariffs are the wrong weapon in fight against China’s ‘pirates’ – here’s the right one
The Trump administration’s face-off against China over intellectual property rights is a battle worth fighting. Unfortunately, the White House has chosen the wrong weapon: tariffs.…
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I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned
Followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh embrace during a meditation session at Rajneeshpuram. AP Photo/Bill Miller Netflix recently launched a six-part docuseries, “Wild Wild Country,”…
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