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Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest

...opment Goals initiative, a global effort by member nations "to meet the needs of the world's poorest." The target is based on data from 1990, when 20 percent of the global population lacked a safe source of drinking water and 45 percent had no access to sanitation facilities. Now, halfway to the deadline, ex...

Human's ecological footprint in 2015 and Amazonia revealed

...otprint on the planet. Researchers projected 20 nations that will have the largest ecological footprints i...dy, one advantage to the rapid growth of these two nations is with the development of their infrastructures in the early 21st Century: China and India are posi...

World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'

... March 2007 by the environment ministers of the G8 nations to foster a global species information system." While initial work will emphasize species of animals, plants, and fungi, the design can be extended to encompass microbial life. To provide depth behind the portal page for each species, the Bio...

Want to save polar bears? Follow the ice

... conferences, and presented to countries and first nations actively managing and monitoring polar bear population trends....

Researchers find 24 species believed new to science in Suriname rainforest

...inforest, providing fresh incentive for developing nations such as Suriname to avoid deforestation....

Threats to wild tigers growing

...local governments. International cooperation among nations that harbor the animal will also be essential. Dinerstein and his coauthors conclude by recommending that these countries appoint "tiger ambassadors" to advocate for the species, step up efforts to prosecute poachers, and provide economic incentives ...

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