Mass extinction of insects

January 6, 2020

Up to 50% of all insects may have been lost since 1970 as a result of habitat removal, the increased use of pesticides, invasive species, climate change and light pollution. As many as 40% of the known insect species may be at risk of extinction. In the UK alone, the...

Trafficking in Britain

December 4, 2019

It is not known how many illegal migrants there are in Britain. Some estimates put them at around 650,000 +/- 200,000! What is clear, however is that people will take huge risks to enter the UK in search of work. What is also clear is that security has been tightened...

High yielding seeds in East Africa

October 28, 2019

In eastern Uganda, population growth has forced farmers to farm smaller plots of land. Whereas in the past many farmers had access to manure from their animals, increasingly they are having to rely on chemical fertilisers. Moreover, farmers used to keep part of one...

Deforestation in Brazil

October 23, 2019

Brazil accounts for around 40% of the world’s rain forests and around 10-15% of the world’s biodiversity. Over the last fifty years, it has lost about 20% of the original 4 million km2 of rainforest due to farming, logging, dam construction, mining and other...

Migration in Myanmar

August 23, 2019

Myanmar has experienced a surge in migration over the last decade. Many were forced to abandon their homes following Cyclone Nargis is 2008. However, the lifting of restrictions on internal migration, and the attraction of foreign investment has led to a rapid...

Conquering Everest

July 31, 2019

In recent weeks, there has been a number of concerns raised about the number of climbers on Mount Everest, and the number of deaths, as well as the pollution of the environment by discarded equipment and the number of dead bodies left on the mountain. Everest is an...