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Mosquito

What’s behind the dengue fever outbreak in South America?

Dengue fever cases in the Americas have tripled over the past year. Why is it spreading so quickly – and what can we do about it?

 
World Health Day

How much do you know about climate and health?

What does health have to do with the climate? Celebrate World Health Day by testing your knowledge with this quiz.

 
Drought

How to cope with eco-anxiety

Eco-anxiety is on the rise globally – but what is it, and what are some effective ways to cope? Find out in this mini-guide.

 
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Climate Change Unit, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum. Gabrielle Lipton

Which climate actions are most important for human health?

Q&A with WHO Climate Change Unit head Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum

 

How is eco-anxiety jeopardizing the health of young people?

Youth activist Ridhima Pandey speaks with psychologist Susan Clayton to discuss the perils of living in an age of eco anxiety.

 

The entrepreneur turning West Africa’s food into its “new gold”

An interview with Ndidi Nwuneli, the Nigerian serial entrepreneur bringing her region’s food and agriculture systems into a new era.

 
A worker shells Brazil nuts in Peru. Marco Simola, CIFOR

Food for thought: how tropical tree foods can nurture both health and restoration

A new study highlights the wide-ranging benefits of sustainably sourced tropical tree foods for your health, the planet and food producers

 

What will it take to prevent the next pandemic?

Renowned epidemiologist Jonna Mazet speaks on the funds, research and environmental protection needed to prevent the next pandemic.

 
The Llandscapes of Mutis-Timau in Timor, Indonesia. Nanang Sujana, CIFOR

Biodiversity’s role in One Health approach has been minimal – until now

GLF digital forum informs global governance on the role of ecosystems in preventing pandemics through the One Health approach.

 
Ectomycorrhizal mycelium associated to Picea glauca roots. This fungus helps move nutrients between hosts and is an important food source for invertebrates. André-Ph. D. Picard, Wikimedia Commons

Into the invisible, indispensable world of microbial biodiversity

Zooming in on the microbial biodiversity that populates our internal and external ecosystems, impacting all aspects of our lives

 
Palm nut fruits harvested from a sustainable farm in Jambi, Indonesia. Agriculture is linked in many ways to the risks of future pandemics.Tri Saputro, Flickr

Preventing future pandemics could depend on sustainable food

A new report assesses the main drivers of zooneses and how the knock-on effects of unstainable food systems can lead to future pandemics.

 
A journey through the Russian Arctic, where David Quammen traveled in 2013 to report for National Geographic. Christopher Michel, Flickr

“I tell the story of the heroic and suspenseful work that goes into the doing of science.”

Journalist and award-winning author David Quammen on his career of writing to change human perspective on the natural world.

 
The amount of high-value metals and materials, including gold, thrown away last year in electronic devices is estimated to value at least USD 57 billion, which is higher than most countries' GDP. Pea Chesh, Flickr

Coming soon: peak human population! Plus, biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion and why we throw away gold

In this roundup of climate news, half of Oklahoma recognized as Native land, carbon dioxide at 15-million-year high, and biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion.

 

Banned bike ads, a universal species list and the return of swine flu

In this news roundup: Europe exporting toxic fuel to Nigeria, climate denialism reigns on Facebook, and Thai project turns fishing nets into face masks.

 
A smallholder's garden soil in Burkina Faso. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

A library for understanding the soils of the world

New soil 'library' uses spectroscopy technology to address the global food supply through advanced soil analysis.

 

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