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The world needs a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient food and land use system, writes the World Resources Institute's Edward Davey.

Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to human health globally. Tens of thousands of people died from related deaths last year, despite an economic slow down caused by coronavirus. In the five most-populated cities air pollution caused about 160,000 deaths and economic losses totaling about $85 billion. Air pollution caused tens of thousands of deaths in the worlds five most populous cities last year despite coronavirus lockdowns, researchers said, urging governments to ditch fossil f...

As climate change causes more extreme weather conditions, access to village-level drought updates and advice from 'myAnga' app supports Kenya's herders.

Dutch state collections should have no place for items acquired by theft, the government says.

Research by Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) aims to understand the vaccinations attitudes of resistors and adopters, to tailor messaging and boost uptake

Studies have shown that a significant number of deaths can be avoided if we reduce air pollution, adopt cleaner diets and engage in more physical activity.

Ensuring new buildings are sustainable will be key to tackling climate change – and it will also benefit employees, bottom lines and investors. Here's how.

Higher debt can potentially reduce the ability of governments to react to the COVID-19 crisis. Our data show that the global average debt-to-GDP ratio (weighted by each country’s GDP in US dollars) rose to 226 percent in 2019, 1.5 percentage points higher than in 2018. Most of the increase came from higher public debt in emerging market economies and advanced economies outside of Europe. In low-income countries, total debt rose by 1.3 percentage points of GDP in 2019—mostly driven, in cont...

To mark UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, here are some of the women making a big impact in the fight against coronavirus around the globe.