Simply Put: Who owns the road?
Simply Put: Eternal gift
Simply Put: Plastic Planet
Ahead of COP28, health professionals call for urgent action on climate change to prevent premature deaths
Global health bodies demanded governments to urgently phase out fossil fuels, accelerate renewable energy
Down To Earth Coverage: What is the solution to Africa’s energy poverty?
The continent must leapfrog to renewables to become energy-secure
Simply Put: Plastic pandemic
Simply Put: The broken GHG record
Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed
The virus can enter the body via broken skin, the respiratory tract or mucous membranes
Simply put: More plastic waste is now making its way to Southeast Asia
Ebola returns to Liberia
Liberia reported maximum deaths in the present outbreak of the disease
Pedal Power
In India, bicycles are acknowledged as a main tool for guranting enrolment in school in rural areas, especially for a girl child. It is a symbol …
‘Giving community rights to indigenous people will benefit nations, nature’
Environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaks to Down To Earth about how these communities are solution providers for issues surrounding …
One tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics into your cup
This is higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods such as from beer, honey, fish and shellfish, chicken, salt, bottled water, …
Israel elections: Who women vote for and how it's shifting
Will having a woman, who is also secular and leading a right-wing religious alliance for the first time, affect Israeli voting patterns?
‘Christian left’ is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
American Christianity is more often associated with right-wing politics. But there’s always been progressive Christian activism in the …
More than half of forest wildlife declined since 1970: WWF
Loss of habitat, overexploitation and climate change were identified as major factors that threatened the survival of forest animals
CRISPR: A cutting-edge battle
The US has reopened the battle over CRISPR that has already seen several twists and turns in the past seven years
The cloth cycle
The cotton produced in East Africa is woven into apparel in Asia and then shipped to the US & EU markets. But, it returns to Africa as used …
The circular economy: Africa’s historic pivot
African governments have increasingly been taking a stand on potentially controversial issues, including trade policy, land redistribution and …
UN-Habitat Assembly: 38 countries pledge over $152 mn for sustainable cities
The five-day assembly, with the theme ‘innovation for better quality of life in cities and communities’, began from May 27, 2019 in …
International Women’s Day: 4 Black women who have advanced human rights
Their work has improved the health and welfare of women and girls, protected the environment and elevated the voices of the oppressed
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa: Food Security in a Changing Environment
The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter …
Industrial Policy and the Transformation of the Colonial Economy in Africa: The Zambian Experience
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the role industrial policy can play in the transformation of African economies.
Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa
This book explores the evolving roles of energy stakeholders and geopolitical considerations
Looking beyond Pokemon Go: Augmented reality and virtual reality open vistas in medicine
Surgeons who experience VR simulations had improved psycho-motor skills and their performance in the operating room improved significantly