In the twenty-first century, the quest for energy security has expanded beyond traditional concerns over oil and gas reserves, shipping routes, and geopolitical alignments .

Eminent writer Amitav Ghosh in an email interview says that right now, biodiversity loss and geopolitical tensions may, in ...

From imaging every point on the planet daily to leveraging AI and hyperspectral data, Ashley unpacks Planet’s mission to make ...

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.

From Nipah outbreaks in Southeast Asia to Monkey Fever in Western Ghats, the destruction of forests is accelerating the rise ...

Deforestation disrupts natural habitats and ... Poison in the Water and Air The health risks do not end with disease vectors. Galamsey frequently employs mercury and other toxic substances to ...

And that rarely prioritized issue is global deforestation. Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a ...

This is mainly because the primary mosquito vectors are outdoor biters (exophagic ... Environmental management, such as reducing deforestation and limiting human-wildlife ­contact, also plays ...

But despite improvements, Greenpeace warned in its “Toxic Gold” report that gold mining “continues to be one of the main vectors of deforestation, mercury contamination, loss of biodiversity ...

These climatic conditions are important drivers of emerging infectious diseases, and activities associated with deforestation contribute to the spread of disease vectors. This review presents the main ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers used advanced modeling techniques to examine the links between deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and the transmission of malaria.

In Bolivia, deforestation surged by 351% between 2015 and 2023, a trend that "shows no signs of abating," according to the researchers. In Indonesia, deforestation began to rise again last year ...