Karen Coates

6 days ago | news.mongabay.com | Karen Coates

The 28 most populous cities in the United States are all at least partly sinking. That’s according to a new study from the Columbia University Climate School. Researchers used U.S. census data from 2020 to pinpoint the country’s most populous cities, which, combined, are home to roughly 39 million people or 12% of the U.S. population. The list includes 11 coastal cities, eight riparian (sitting alongside rivers) and nine inland cities.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Karen Coates

1 hour agoNEW DELHI (AP) — South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada left the Indian Premier League and returned home for personal reasons on Thursday. Gujarat Titans said in a statement on Thursday that Rabada returned to South Africa “to deal with an important personal matter.” The franchise didn’t …

2 months ago | southafricatoday.net | Karen Coates

The Indonesian government and civil society groups signed a joint statement on the first day of the Asia Land Forum marking a shared commitment to fast-track agrarian reform aimed at alleviating poverty and achieving food self-sufficiency. This comes amid increasing land ownership inequality, land-grabbing, and agrarian conflicts in Indonesia, where up to 68% of lands are controlled by 1% of the population.

2 months ago | envirolink.org | Karen Coates

Gabon’s biodiversity is among the largest and most diverse wild ecosystems in the world, with nearly 90% of its territory covered in rainforests. The country is home to some of the world’s most iconic species such as elephants, pangolins, gorillas, chimpanzees as well as panthers and hippopotamuses. The need to protect this environment prompts the need to educate young generations.

2 months ago | envirolink.org | Karen Coates

Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, is home to more than 20 million people and has been in the news many times due to climate-related issues such as heat waves, urban flooding and bad air quality. On the city’s eastern side lies Malir, Karachi’s largest district, on the banks of the Malir River, home to Indigenous Sindhi and Baloch tribes for centuries.