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Humans have become the masters of the earth. Since the invention of agriculture, we've learned to cultivate what our planet has to offer for our survival. However, we haven't learned to live in balance with our natural habitat. Against the backdrop of climate change, mass extinction and ruthless extraction of natural resources, we haven't left much time to redefine our relationship with mother earth. Our stories tell about the fight to achieve that.

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July 15, 2022
The miracle island of Malawi
topic: Conservation
by: Bob Koigi
A tiny island in Lake Malawi has become a model of sustainability. Here's why and what we can learn from it.
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July 14, 2022
China's guide to green living, explained
topic: Sustainable Consumption
by: Chermaine Lee
China launched a green lifestyle guide for consumers. But can it truly help slash the country's swelling carbon emissions?
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July 12, 2022
Tapping solar canals
topic: Renewables
by: Frank Odenthal
Installing solar power over canals is emerging as a possible solution to rising water and energy crises.
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July 11, 2022
Saving one of the world's rarest softshell turtles
topic: Conservation
by: Bindu Gopal Rao
A giant, disnosaur-era softshell turtle is on the brink of extinction. Meet the ecologist dedicating her career to saving this mysterious species.
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July 07, 2022
Inside one of the world's most polluted cities
topic: Air Pollution
by: Rishabh Jain
Bhiwadi in India's Rajastan state is the city with the highest air pollution levels in the world. Here are the voices of its residents.
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July 06, 2022
Afghanistan's climate woes worsen under the Taliban
topic: Climate Change
by: Shadi Khan Saif
Internationally isolated and domestically crippled, Afghanistan is in urgent need of meaningful climate action.
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July 05, 2022
Understanding the EU’s failed bid to reduce toxins in waste
topic: Pollution
by: Katarina Panić
The EU unveiled ambitious targets for removing dangerous pollutants from waste shipped for recycling abroad. So what went wrong?
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July 04, 2022
Tackling energy poverty in Sub Saharan Africa
topic: Energy
by: Bob Koigi
Energy-efficient off-grid appliances are on the rise, but remain out of reach for many in Sub Saharan Africa. A new initiative is looking to change that.
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June 30, 2022
"Change is possible": Ramping up Kazakhstan's climate response
topic: Climate action
by: Magdalena Rojo
A new international initiative strives to help Kazakhstan, a major polluter, meet its ambitious emissions reduction goals.
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June 28, 2022
Wheeling water to tackle inequality
topic: Innovation
by: Bob Koigi
A South Africa-based organisation is, quite literally, rolling clean water to communities in need. But they don't intend to stop there.
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June 25, 2022
When clothes capture carbon
topic: Sustainable Development
by: Chermaine Lee
What if our very T-Shirts could help reduce fashion-induced pollution?
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June 22, 2022
Points of Return: Art in the age of climate crisis
topic: Arts
by: Abby Klinkenberg
Is there still an opportunity for our civilisation to curb climate change and achieve a more sustainable way of inhabiting Earth?
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June 20, 2022
The hidden cost of Zimbabwe's mining sector
topic: Political violence
by: Cyril Zenda
The Zimbabwean gov't is committed to expanding its rich mining industry. So committed that it allows unlawful evictions of citizens.
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June 14, 2022
"No one cares if we live or die": millions affected by historic heatwave
topic: Natural disaster
by: Rahat Touhid
As India is battered with a climate change-induced, record-breaking heatwave, the nation's poor suffer the brunt of this 'silent killer'.
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June 12, 2022
How Korean startups are upping the upcycling game
topic: Innovation
by: Hailey Jo
From turning beer byproducts into flour and discarded fishing nets into plant pots - Korean startups are giving waste management a new, greener meaning.
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June 10, 2022
An artist on a mission: saving one of Asia's most sacred rivers
topic: Arts
by: Samia Qaiyum
The shrinking of the Indus River - a cultural mecca, a crucial source of water and a rare wildlife hub - is the subject of a new art series.
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June 07, 2022
Controversy grows over elephant trophy hunting
topic: Hunting & Poaching
by: Cyril Zenda
The killing of two of Africa's biggest elephants in Botswana stoked an impassioned debate over the nation's resurgent trophy hunting trade.
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June 06, 2022
How much is this dish?
topic: Sustainable Consumption
by: Frank Odenthal
Finding out the true cost of our foods might leave us with a guilty conscience. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
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June 02, 2022
Delhi's landfill fires leave people gasping for air
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Hanan Zaffar, Danish Pandit
“Our eyes are burning. We can’t breathe,” Delhi residents complain of a health catastrophe.
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June 01, 2022
Kashmir: down to the last fishermen
topic: Pollution
by: Suhail Bhat
Trout and other fish species native to Kashmir's bodies of water are vanishing, leaving fishermen scrambling for food and income sources.
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