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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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
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
South-East Asia must act quickly to stop farmers burning their land, say David J. Lohman, David Bickford and Navjot S. Sodhi.
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
Thinning glaciers 'endangering South Asian water supply
Glaciers in the Himalayas may not only be retreating but also thinning, leading to depleted water supplies in the next decades.
Himalayan pollution 'could impact monsoon cycle'
Pollution from South Asia is making its way to high altitudes in the Himalayas, and could be affecting the monsoon cycle in the area.
Rwanda applies long-awaited CFCs ban
27 August 2008
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Information Services
The global food crisis
A series of articles debate key issues such as GM technology, media reporting and agricultural policymaking
