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Sea Organisms Are The New Natural Source of Breakthrough Medicines
Believe it or not, most drugs available today are derived from natural sources. For example, Penicillin was identified from common bread mold and aspirin from the willow tree. And while nearly all...
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Over Forty Religious Organizations Divest From Fossil Fuels
Hundreds of faith organizations from across the world will divest their funds from fossil fuels, as they seek for climate recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Father Endra Wijayanta, from Indonesia’s...
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Won’t Bounce Back, This Pandemic Is The Final Blow
The world may be battling through several different crises (health, economic, climate) all at the same time, but it may not be as bad as it seems. Oddly enough, one crisis is canceling out another; the...
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Indonesia Rewarded For Deforestation Efforts: A $56M Grant From Norway
Norway is in the act of delivering the first installment on a series of payments to Indonesia under the cooperation scheme called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)....
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Why People Think Governments Need To Do More About Plastic Pollution
The plastic pollution crisis is so out of hand that even our fruits and vegetables have microplastics in them, sucked up by the roots from the soil when they’re growing. Meanwhile, it is killing and...
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Mosquitos Laced With Wolbachia Bacteria Lose Ability To Transmit Dengue
Dengue fever cases in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, were reduced by 77% in regions where Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos were released (compared with the untreated areas). Wolbachia is a naturally...
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US And UK Residents Produce The Most Plastic Waste In The World
According to a new study, US and UK citizens produce the most plastic waste than any other major country. Previous research suggested that Asian countries led marine plastic pollution and ranked the US...
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14 Countries Join The World’s Largest Ocean Sustainability Initiative
Governments accountable for 40% of the world’s coastlines have pledged to stop the flow of plastic pollution into the oceans, restore declining fish populations, and end overfishing in the next decade....
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EU Bans Shipping Unrecyclable Plastic Waste To Developing Nations
As of January 1, 2021, the European Union’s 27 member states can no longer ship non-recyclable plastic waste to developing nations. The new legislation is part of the European Green Deal and the bloc’s...
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How An Indian Man Inspired Strong Plastic Roads Across The World
Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan made his first road using plastic in 2002, paving a 60-foot section of Thiagarajar College’s campus. That road is still being used today. Now Dr. Vasudevan’s technology and...
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