Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Air pollution — on the rise in Asia and Africa — is a major health threat, corrodes buildings, kills vegetation and is a leading contributor to rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions and related climate change.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Yashwant, Shailendra)
Opinions and Analysis
Plastic bags should be managed, not banned
Plastic bags are too practical to be banned, but policies to manage their use are necessary to protect the environment, says Lilia Casanova.
Clean environment, clean bill of health
Policymakers must plan for healthier environments now to avoid unnecessary loss of life, says an editorial in The Lancet.
South-East Asia: stop the burning
23 April 2007
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Source: Science
Put an end to India's cooking-stove pollution
11 July 2003
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Source: Down to Earth
News and Features
Brazilians ‘more concerned’ about environment
More than 90 per cent of Brazilians worry about the environment – but less than a fifth have changed consumption patterns, says a study.
21 May 2012
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Study investigates household choices on improved cookstoves
Rural communities aren't taking up cleaner, more efficient cookstoves as quickly as anticipated, a study in Pakistan has found.
