Illegal wildlife trafficking and the illicit trade in wildlife products is big business with organized crime syndicates. This is not surprising since it is relatively low risk yet offers high rewards. According to a new report commissioned by the WWF, the illicit trade in wildlife generates more than US$ 19 billion every year and ranks as the fourth largest illegal global trade after drug trafficking, counterfeiting and human trafficking.
Lighting Africa aims to bring clean solar lighting to 250 million people in Africa by 2030, which will benefit these communities and the environment.
Passive solar design offers an affordable alternative to expensive active solar energy systems to use energy from the sun to heat and cool a building.
One organization’s mission to ensure everyone on the planet has access to safe drinking water is changing lives in developing nations across the world.
Every year hundreds of thousands of albatrosses and petrels are killed by longline fishing boats. This can be prevented by simple mitigating measures.
Man has been waging war with mosquitoes for centuries, yet, while most mosquito borne diseases have been conquered, the malaria fight continues,
Solar energy provides a simple, cheap, and accessible method of disinfecting water to reduce water related illness and deaths in developing countries.
As the world population steadily increases, and the demand for land, water, and natural resources becomes more and more intense, our wildlife is becoming threatened due to loss of habitat, over exploitation, and other human induced factors.
Recycling old cellphones eliminates hazardous toxins from landfills and reduce the demand for mined metals. A few groundbreaking e-cycling options are explored.
More than a year after a tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, leaking radiation into the ocean, fish continue to show high levels of contamination.