Loopholes that allow trade of wildlife products for use in medicines, clothing and ornaments will allow the industry to continue to flourish, and with it the risks of future pandemics

As a major new report warns that biodiversity loss presents an existential threat to human life, we asked the experts what should be done

New research calls for a switch to healthier foods and sustainable farming, writes Isabella Kaminski

Numerous court orders have failed to galvanise city government to tackle “disgraceful” tide of waste polluting in this Kashmir idyll

New research links smoke from cook stoves to high levels of stunted growth among children in Nepal

A multitude of factors are contributing to increasingly polluted air in Bangladesh, but so far not much is being done about it

Flood-resilient toilets being tested in north-western Bihar could make sanitation safe and secure for the many millions regularly affected by floods

Despite massive flooding Bangladesh has seen very few disease related deaths, as having learnt from previous disasters the country has focussed on health

A new study finds that by blocking the reproduction of prawns large dam projects have helped the rise of schistosomiasis, whose larvae the prawns feed on

A new report from Greenpeace and Harvard says Chinese-financed coal projects in Asia could lead to 70,000 premature deaths a year