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According to the World Health Organization, every year, around 7 million people die prematurely from disease caused by air pollution. That is 800 people every hour, or 13 every minute, dying because of the dirty air they breathe.
Did you know air pollution harms kids more than adults? Breathing dirty air can slow mental development and cause numerous other health problems in children.
Seven years ago in 2012, a United Nations Security Council Resolution placed an embargo on the export of charcoal from Somalia.
If you’re staying in California, United States for longer than it takes to appreciate San Francisco, your next stop is likely to be Yosemite National Park.
Public transit passengers in Indonesia’s capital may soon notice a new green addition to their commute.
By Hugh Weldon, 2018 Young Champion of the Earth for Europe
As a global movement to tackle air pollution gathers pace, innovators are rising to the challenge, unveiling products and technologies that remove some of the dangerous toxins that are seeping into our lungs and accelerating climate change.
The mobile payment platform Ant Forest rewards its users for pollution-free lifestyles. As they accumulate enough points virtually, a real tree is planted.
Chile owns the biggest fleet of electric buses in Latin America and the Caribbean today. The 200 e-buses hit the road earlier this year in the capital city, Santiago, as part of a plan to cut emissions and reduce air pollution.
Artists are known to take inspiration from the world around them. So it’s no surprise that some have begun shining light on one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time—air pollution.
For proper monitoring and implementation of the global conventions, transparency and availability of information from the key actors involved is important.
When the sun’s first rays hit the green paddy fields in Ghagotpada in northern Bangladesh, fifty-year-old Mafruha is already hard at work in her kitchen. In this impoverished village, her home is a haven, always teeming with other women.
Bees are a key part of the global food system but air pollution is making it harder for them to do their job. Find out why.
When animals and insects pick up the pollen of flowers and spread it, they allow plants, including many food crops, to reproduce. Birds, rodents, monkeys and even people pollinate, but the most common pollinators are insects, and among them, bees.
Wild mushroom picking in Eastern Europe is more than a tradition. It is a social event. Every year, in late summer and early fall, thousands of people roam the woods for the biggest, most perfect specimens.
In our all-too-hectic urban lives, a city park is a great place to unwind. Trees and green spaces have mental health and well-being benefits, on top of being great for relaxation and recreation.
A few years ago, a team of scientists and engineers speculated in a documentary series what might become of Earth if humans suddenly disappeared.
Every year, birds make epic journeys across the world to survive. Over millions of years certain species of birds have become hard-wired to seek food and nesting sites along routes.
From Lagos and Lahore to London, it’s the poorest people who are most affected by air pollution. The poor tend to be priced out of the leafy suburbs where there are fewer highways and air quality is better.
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