In the UAE, palm tree waste streams are being used to fertilise land in a de-desertification process which reduces emissions, brings food miles down and increases domestic security. As Alastair Collier explains, often our best hopes for slowing the environmental crisis are specific to place.
Toxic chemicals that were dumped in Britain’s rivers in previous decades are making it harder for them to recover, according to a study published in the journal Water Research.
As the WHO declares a public health emergency over a new Ebola outbreak on the DRC’s eastern border, researchers warn that climate change could drive the deadly virus into previously unaffected countries, putting millions of people and endangered gorillas at risk.