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Will the coronavirus outbreak dent China’s wild meat trade?

February 28, 2020

China’s deeply embedded wild animal trade may have been responsible for facilitating the outbreak of both SARS and the coronavirus, but strong commercial interests have kept effective regulations from being adopted
Climate threat looms but not a priority for media in Pakistan

February 27, 2020

Poor training and a lack of support hinder reporting on climate change
Protecting pangolins by building statues?

February 26, 2020

In the world’s first community-managed pangolin-protected area, Nepali villagers face the challenge of conservation while attracting enough tourists to make the money they need
At the Lahooti Melo it is ‘ego, not eco’

February 25, 2020

Despite making a comprehensive effort at trying to educate the public on the climate crisis, the Lahooti Melo attracted little backing from the government, showing how authorities in Pakistan are neglecting the issue
Berries from the deserts of Pakistan

February 24, 2020

A woman-led effort in the desert area of Umerkot has started showing fruit, providing a much needed boost to nutrition and livelihood opportunities
The perpetual refugees along the Sharda

February 21, 2020

Refugees from then East Pakistan and from other parts of Uttar Pradesh, residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district are being displaced again and again as the Sharda River submerges their land and homes