Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
A key U.N. climate fund hit a snag Thursday as major donors including the United States and Japan failed to meet a deadline for converting their pledges of climate aid into signed agreements. Green Climate Fund — intended to become the main international channel of climate finance for developing countries …
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle has said that Nigeria's rapidly depleting wildlife population calls for attention. Entwistle said at an event marking the celebration of the 2015 World Earth Day in Abuja that: "Elephants which once roamed widely in the country are today limited to only five …
More than 40percent of Americans live where the air contains unhealthy levels of pollution, according to a newly released study. The American Lung Association, in their yearly State of the Air report, ranked the cleanest and most polluted metropolitan areas, noting the ways in which some cities are trying to …
California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under a plan announced on Wednesday that steps up the state’s previously established target, which has cut emissions partly by forcing companies to pay for their carbon pollution. Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order is loftier than a federal goal that also …
Decision to scrap habitat conservation plans sparks outrage as regulators and water contractors push forward with multi-billion dollar engineering project For the past eight years, California politicians, utility companies, farmers and environmentalists have been arguing over the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Environmental groups are now speaking out after recent …
New scorecards rating donors’ commitments to improving nutrition across the world show the UK meeting its targets, with other rich nations lagging behind There are so many players involved in malnutrition reduction, from health, agriculture, education, water and social welfare, that there’s a worrying tendency for no one to take …
Children born to mothers experiencing economic hardship, who were also exposed during pregnancy to high levels of PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), scored significantly lower on IQ tests at age 5 compared with children born to mothers with greater economic security and less exposure to the pollutants. The findings by researchers …
Company says move stems from ‘abundance of caution’ after potentially toxic chemicals found in wells near sites where electricity giant stores coal waste Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the US, has agreed to provide dozens of families in North Carolina with bottled water after state testing found private …
California water regulators said they had created more nuanced ways for communities to show how much water they had used and saved, but refrained from making major changes to proposed new rules aimed at reducing water use in the drought-plagued state. The rules, released on Tuesday by the staff of …
Over a 2-year period, from 2013 to 2014, WHO undertook an initial “country situation analysis” in order to determine the extent to which effective practices and structures to address antimicrobial resistance have been put in place and where gaps remain. A survey was conducted in countries in all six WHO …
The Toolkit is a practical reference manual that identifies many of the essential elements that need to be considered before and after inefficient lighting phase-out schemes have been initiated, including all of the elements of the en.lighten integrated approach.
More than four in 10 Americans - nearly 138.5 million people - live in counties where ozone or particle pollution levels make the air unhealthy to breathe, according to the American Lung Association's "State of the Air 2015" report released. The 16th annual national report card shows that improvement in …
The U.S Government says World Malaria Day is observed each year by the global community to call attention to the disease, as well as to mobilize action to combat it. The U>S> Embassy release issued in Monrovia said on this occasion, the President's Malaria Initiative or PMI, led by the …
U.S. government geologists now recognize much of Oklahoma as earthquake country, accounting for the bulk of 17 regions newly designated for seismic hazards attributed to underground disposal of wastewater from fossil fuel production. The 17 regions are delineated in the first official map by the U.S. Geological Survey documenting areas …
OSLO – Economic output by the world’s oceans is worth $2.5 trillion a year, rivaling nations such as Britain or Brazil, but marine wealth is sinking fast because of overfishing, pollution and climate change, a study said on Thursday. “The deterioration of the oceans has never been so fast as …
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported Thursday night off the coast of California. (U.S. Geological Survey) No tsunami danger after 5.5 quake off Northern California coast A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported Thursday evening 140 miles west of Eureka, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, the …
Federal agricultural officials announced Thursday voluntary programs and initiatives for farmers, ranchers and foresters meant to build on President Barack Obama's efforts to combat global warming — and they don't require congressional approval. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the plans at Michigan State University, where Obama signed the sweeping farm …
The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The first report was published in 2012, the second in 2013, and the third on April 23, 2015. Leading experts across fields – economics, psychology, survey analysis, national statistics, health, public policy and more – describe …
More than 143 million people in 48 neighboring states across the United States are at risk from earthquakes, experts said on Wednesday. As many as 28 million people are likely to experience strong tremors in their lifetime and the value of building losses from earthquakes is estimated at $4.5 billion …
President Barack Obama strolled past reedy sawgrass and twisted mangrove tree roots in Florida's Everglades on Wednesday, part of a push to get Americans thinking and talking about the damage climate change is causing close to home. Obama took a half-hour walk on the Anhinga boardwalk trail on the western …
