Since 1900 deforestation has led to about 92 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, says a team of experts at Ohio State University and Yale University. That may sound like a lot, but consider this: many experts assume it has been five times as much. “Our estimate is […]

Aid populism is on the rise and is serving the cause of nationalism, directly challenging good development practice in Canada and beyond.

Cane toads may look like easy victims to be preyed upon by indigenous predators. Yet these tubby amphibians have a secret weapon: fatal poison under the skin, stored in two grands on their back. A cane toad, in fact, has enough toxins to kill even a large predator like an […]

Oct 26, 2019 In the News India Modi’s health reforms: Between hope and hype (The Lancet) Food Security Nutrition The Lancet (USA) reported on the Modi government’s first 100 days of his second term. The article reviewed the National Nutrition Mission (the Poshan Abhiyan), a reform to counter the malnutrition […]

Source: UN Assistance Mission in Somalia Country: Somalia More than 270,000 people have been affected, and casualties have been reported. Farmland and infrastructure have been destroyed and livelihoods disrupted in some of the worst-hit areas. Belet Weyne, 4 November 2019 – The United Nations has joined the national efforts to […]

Four people were injured during a knife attack outside a Hong Kong mall on Sunday, including a local politician whose ear was reported to have been partially bitten off.