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The gecko smugglers of India’s northeast
July 19, 2019
A massive demand from China is driving the capture and traficking of geckos from India’s northeastern states, with some trafickers even setting up illegal breeding centres
Goodbye to wheat in parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa?
July 18, 2019
As rising temperatures, dry spells and irregular rainfall impact the yield of their crops, wheat farmers in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa .
With floods and droughts, millions at the mercy of the rains
July 17, 2019
Hundreds killed by floods in Himalayan foothills, millions thirsty elsewhere
Is planting trees enough to fight climate change?
July 15, 2019
While re-wilding large parts of the planet may be an effective way to draw large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, it is unlike to be easy, or enough, to fight climate change, argue Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis
Restore Pakistan’s rivers, handle floods, droughts and climate change
July 12, 2019
Managing river systems can help Pakistan manage floods, deal with droughts, create engines for a green economy, as well as help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions more effectively and more cheaply than big dams, argue Hassan Abbas and Asghar Hussain
Indus Blues documents musical traditions dying out in Pakistan
July 11, 2019
A beautifully shot documentary, by an award-winning young Pakistani filmmaker, shows the lives of traditional musicians, and those that craft their instruments, and the challenges they face