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Why Afforestation Isn’t Likely to Make Up for Our Loss of Carbon-Rich Forests

Supriya Vohra 27/08/2021

Compensatory afforestation is carried out in India under CAMPA,...

A child receives a polio vaccination during an anti-polio campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

It’s Been a Year Since Africa Was Declared Polio Free – But a Threat Remains

Wayne Howard and Melinda Suchard 27/08/2021

Wild polio is now found in only two countries...

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India Ratifying Kigali Amendment Is Good News for the Climate

Prima Madan and Alex Hillbrand 27/08/2021

HFCs are used in room-cooling, and India's room AC...

Amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Senegal

What Explains COVID-19’s Lower Impact in Africa?

Alex Ezeh, Michael Silverman and Saverio Stranges 26/08/2021

A team of public health researchers examined possible explanations...

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Uttar Pradesh To Drop Crop Burning Cases Against Farmers

Saurabh Sharma 26/08/2021

The Uttar Pradesh government is looking to mollify angry...

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Sensing an Opportunity: Why India Should Accept – Not Resist — Decarbonisation

M. Rajshekhar 26/08/2021

Given how badly it will get affected by climate...

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Prosopis Invasion: Large-Scale Removal of Banni’s ‘Mad Tree’ Is Not the Solution

Sahana Ghosh 26/08/2021

Scientists say landscape-wide removal of Prosopis, while ecologically feasible,...