Pollution

Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk

Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators is impacting plant and flower growth Climate change has played a major disruptor in several ecological processes, including pollination. The synergy between flowering plants and pollinators plays a key role in the pollination process, but has been adversely impacted by climate change, according to …

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Climate change as urgent as coronavirus: Greta Thunberg

Stockholm, June 20 (IANS) Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has said that the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Thunberg said: “People are starting to realise that we cannot keep looking away from these things… We cannot keep sweeping these …

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The connection between coronavirus, cyclones and the attack by locusts

Felling trees and destroying the natural habitat have brought human beings and the animal world closer than ever. We can expect more diseases transmitted from animals to us. And much worse Three seemingly unrelated events have caused havoc in recent weeks. Covid- 19 that surfaced sometime in February 2020 is the first. The second is the …

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3 innovations which are leading the fight to save our ocean

Our ocean faces an unprecedented set of interconnected challenges. The winners of the Ocean Solutions Sprint, a competition to find the best ideas to save our ocean, have been announced. UpLink connects the next generation of change-makers and social entrepreneurs to networks of leaders with the resources, expertise and experience to create an impact. The …

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Biodegradable Plant-Based Plastic to Combat Ocean Waste

Plastic became widely used in the 1960s, with societies embracing the disposable lifestyle that offered them convenience and saved time. Decades later, our dependence on plastic has become problematic. Our use has increased exponentially, with 2.3 million tons being produced in 1950, 162 million in 1993, to 448 million in 2015. A vast amount of plastic …

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