Deforestation & malaria?
A new Peru-based research says that every 1% boost in deforestation increases the number
of malaria-bearing mosquitoes by 8%, seemingly because these mosquitoes thrive in ponds
that are exposed to sunlight.Grist
Magazine
Back to nature for them
In Dhanpao village in Uttaranchal`s Dehra Dun district, urea use has hardened the soil so
much that the Jaunsari tribals there have been convinced into going organic.
The Times of India
Here’s how to do with 21 less power
plants...
An estimate says that if every US home put CFL (compact fluorescent light) bulbs in their
5 most used lighting fixtures, the US would conserve 800 billion units of electricity:
Equivalent to shutting down 21 power plants. Greenhouse gas emissions would be down by
nearly half a trillion kgs.
The New York Times |
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Imagine Switzerland without snow
A study says that none of the 230 Swiss resorts will have enough snow to sustain skiing
within
30-50 years. That's also an environmental disaster as lack of winter snow changes water
and weather patterns.
The Independent
 Artificial beaks for conservation
A WWF initiative is helping to stop hunting of endangered hornbill species in Arunachal
Pradesh. Communities use the hornbill's large beak to make traditional headgear.
Artificial fibre hornbill beaks were distributed amongst villages in exchange for real
beaks.
WWF Website |
What if the Chinese consumed like the
Americans?
They’d eat 100 million tons
of seafood—the world's fish catch.