Recent reports suggest wild crops like maize, avocado, cotton, and potato are threatened with extinction. Overuse of herbicides and pesticides and land reclamation means root stocks are dwindling. But hope is at hand in the crocodile-infested billabongs of northern Australia.
Palau Passes Law on Sunscreen to Save Corals
European Bison: Back from Medieval Extinction
Natural Pest Control to Counter Harmful Pesticides
Wherever there are people, there will be pests that thrive off the human population. Over the centuries, researchers have developed many different ways of dealing with insects, rodents, and weeds. People are beginning to realize that taking a heavy approach to preventing pests can have negative effects on their health and the environment as a whole.
World Tourism Day Marks Innovation & Startup Contest
Plastic Problems, Pollution in the Philippines
Single-use Plastic Bans to Prevent Pollution
On World Environment Day 2018, numerous organisations announced new plans and actions to address plastic related issues such as litter, pollution and harm to wildlife. Mallika Naguran takes a look at the environmental movements and pledges made by A Plastic Planet, The Travel Corporation and The Millenium Hotels in this report.
