Tag: Environment
In Botswana, drought is critical for hippos, a critically endangered species
The endless drought affecting southern Africa due to the El Niño climatic phenomenon continues to wreak havoc. After the destruction of crops which threatens the population with famine in Zambia,…
Dantesque video resurfaces to illustrate landfill fire in India
A fire broke out on Sunday April 21 at the Ghazipur landfill, in the suburbs of New Delhi. The fire was brought under control by firefighters, but toxic smoke spread…
thousands of indigenous people demonstrate for the protection of their ancestral lands
Like every year for the past 20 years, thousands of representatives of indigenous peoples are gathered all this week in Brasilia as part of the Free Land Camp. The protection…
Nestlé ordered to suspend operation of Perrier water borehole after contamination
The famous sparkling water brand Perrier, a subsidiary of the food giant Nestlé, had to stop exploiting one of its boreholes at the request of the French state and destroy…
the French government wants to accelerate the opening of mines
No mine has been opened in mainland France for almost half a century. In the midst of the race for the energy transition, and before the ban on the sale…
Environment or cherries: with the ban on pesticides, the grower has no alternative
Even with new chemical agents, there appears to be no solution in sight in the short term. “We’ve been experimenting with bait sprayswhere you add chemicals to a substance that…
electric would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
China dominates the electric market After a record year in 2023 marked by an increase in sales of electric vehicles of +35% year-on-year, growth should be a little less marked…
an Ivorian NGO warns of the Liberian origin of cocoa beans exported by Ivory Coast
An investigation carried out by an Ivorian NGO revealed this Monday, April 22, that cocoa beans exported by Côte d’Ivoire come from deforested lands in neighboring Liberia. A few months…
in France, The Ecologists presented their eligible candidates
Two weeks before the submission of lists for the European elections, several groups, such as Renaissance and its allies, are still in the process of assembling their teams. Others are…
scientists worry about alarming level of rising water levels
The Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute issued an alert at the end of the week. The long rainy season has started and the country, like the entire region, is once…