A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia, working with two wealthy donors has found that transferring money from rich people to poor people can increase the level of happiness reported by the poor people ...
Drought that stretched across three continents this summer—drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China—was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study.
Environment
Oct 5, 2022
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The United Nations has declared the 2020s as the decade of ecosystem restoration, a call for countries around the world to dedicate resources towards healing the earth. While the goal of ecosystem restoration is to reverse ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2022
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For decades, environmental activists along with some government officials and scientists have argued that rich countries should pay the most to address climate change, and even pay poor countries reparations, because industrialized ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2022
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Potential climate-related impacts on future crop yield are a major societal concern, according to a new study published in Nature Food.
Agriculture
Nov 1, 2021
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COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security—availability, access, utilization, and stability—according to a new article from researchers at the International Food ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2020
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Experiencing the death of a child is seen as a violation of "the natural order." And yet, despite global health gains, such deaths remain prevalent in many poor countries and regions around the world. But just how often do ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2020
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Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation - using sophisticated computation to provide a bird's eye view of the displacement of wealth-driven ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2018
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An amoeba parasite that causes potentially fatal dysentery in poor countries wreaks its havoc by eating intestinal cells alive, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2014
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The structure and processes of United Nations climate negotiations are "antiquated", unfair and obstruct attempts to reach agreements, according to research published today.
Environment
Nov 18, 2012
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