Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on ...

"Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240212133224.htm (accessed June 2, 2025). Explore More ...

But the risks from deforestation go even wider. Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide. If forests are cleared, or even disturbed, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Forest loss ...

This widespread plantation campaign is a vital step toward improving environmental health, reducing deforestation, and tackling air pollution in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa especially in Peshawar.

Household air pollution remains a silent killer, ... Over 90% of Ghana’s original forest cover has been lost, largely due to deforestation linked to the demand for firewood and charcoal.

On World Refugee Day, climate solutions charity Ashden has announced grants totalling £270,000 (US$365,000) for refugee ...

Every year, air pollution causes an estimated 6.7 million premature deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Studies from the European Environment Agency and the Center for Research on ...

High air pollution level in the little-known Meghalayan city can be attributed to rapid industrialisation, unregulated emission, construction and deforestation. ‘Air pollution remains a ...

Air pollution is easy to ignore. It’s often hard to see, little more than an intense hue on the horizon at sunset or a disconcerting tint in the sky seen from a plane window when landing.