ITS EDUCATION ASIA ARTICLE

Sustainability round-up: interesting articles from around the web

By Alexandra Taylor

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest falls to lowest since 2015 (Reuters)

Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts (UN News)

UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school (UN News)

Small reductions to meat production in wealthier countries may help fight climate change, new analysis concludes (Science Daily)

Curbing air pollution control devices would cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars (Science Daily)

Breakthrough in Sustainable Lithium Production (Happy Eco news)

Wind Powered Cargo Ships: New Era in Sustainable Shipping? (Happy Eco news)

In an era of environmental crises, women closest to the destruction must be heard (The Guardian)

‘A wrecking ball’: experts warn Trump’s win sets back global climate action (The Guardian)

INC-5: What to look out for at plastics treaty talks in Busan (Eco-business)

Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom? (Eco-business)

Industrial wastelands to wildlife oases: Five nature wins that have actually worked (BBC News)

Cholera, Zika and West Nile: The deadly diseases that sweep in after hurricanes (BBC News)