Use of dirty fuels is pervasive in Ghana. What can be done to transition to clean energy

Giving subsidies could help more households use clean fuels

Simply Put: Big Brother is watching

COVID-19 and the rise of vaccine nationalism

Coronavirus update: Tamil Nadu records 50 new cases

Imperial College London claims global toll could have been much worse

Global Eco Watch: Animals unfed by tourists in Japan, Thailand, invade city streets

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Coronavirus may eat into global FDI flow, predicts UNCTAD

FDI flows across the world will witness a sharp decline of 5-15 per cent

China close to measles-free status: WHO report

No deaths from measles were reported in China for the last 18 months

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (January 20 – 26, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Air pollution from brake dust may be as harmful as diesel exhaust on immune cells: New study

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (January 6 – 12, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

A just transition away from coal is in the offing

Staying within 1.5°C needs the transition to speed up

Going surgical on plastics in Rwanda

This African country has set an example on how to strictly enforce plastic-related laws

Simply Put: Fossil fuel lobby

EU declares climate emergency

Lawmakers agree to become climate neutral by 2050

Do you know what Arrokoth is?

This is the official name of a world humanity would be proud of

Scientists find how a gene causes Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy

Enhanced inflammatory reaction to viral and bacterial infection could be key

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola

Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola

The Amazon’s tallest tree just got 50% taller – and scientists don’t know how

At 88m tall, it dwarfs the previous record holders by almost 30 m

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (August 19 – August 25)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Nairobi to soon roll out Bus Rapid Transit system

The city will be the eighth in Africa to adopt BRT system in the last 10 years

Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia: Report

688 cases of violations and abuses recorded in 18 countries in 2017, 2018

Jakarta residents to sue government for poor air quality

20 environmentalists and 37 commoners will file a suit on June 18

Ancient DNA is revealing the origins of livestock herding in Africa

Pastoralism’s roots could hold clues to help solve modern challenges

Kenya’s had unusually hot weather — an expert unpacks what could be causing it

What Nairobi has had is a wave of hot weather that the human body can easily adjust to.

Simply Put: WTO Abu Dhabi