Digital carbon footprint: no, emptying your email inbox is not the most important gesture...
The information does not print. Contrary to what studies have shown for years, the French believe that the most effective action to reduce the...
Madagascar, cradle of African (and Australian) baobabs
Where did the first baobab trees appear? Published Wednesday May 15 in the journal Nature, the resolution of this enigma leads to Madagascar, according...
Megabasins in Puy-de-Dôme: opponents of the construction of the “two biggest” projects in France...
To defend water as a “common good”, opponents of the construction of “the two largest megabasins in France” are organizing, Saturday May 11, a...
In Brazil, new rains in Porto Alegre where the number of displaced people has...
The south of Brazil knows no respite. Rain fell again on Friday May 10 in Porto Alegre and its region, still largely under water....
Cholera, a scourge on the rise worldwide, particularly in Africa
As a result of climate change and the increase in conflicts, the number of cholera cases is currently exploding around the world, according to...
Guadeloupe on red alert for fine particle pollution, the second time in less than...
Guadeloupe was placed on red alert on Wednesday May 8 by the air quality monitoring body Gwad'air for exceeding concentration thresholds for fine PM10...
AstraZeneca withdraws its Covid-19 vaccine from sale for “commercial reasons”
The British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced on Wednesday May 8 that it was withdrawing from sale its Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria (the name of the...
In Kenya, bad weather has killed 228 people since March
Kenya announced on Sunday, May 5, a new death toll of 228 since March due to bad weather, which shows no sign of abating,...
Environment: more than 70% of journalists who work on the subject have been threatened,...
More than 70% of journalists from 129 countries who cover environmental issues have claimed to have been victims of threats, pressure or attacks, warns...
Perrier: the destruction of the two million bottles was carried out at the request...
The company Nestlé Waters announced to Franceinfo and Le Monde yesterday that it had destroyed "as a precaution" two million bottles of its Perrier...
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives over the past fifty years, according to WHO
Vaccines have saved the equivalent of six lives every minute, according to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) published Wednesday April 24...
UN creates fund to help refugees face climate change risks
The goal is to raise $100 million (around €93 million) by the end of 2025. The UN launched a fund on Wednesday April 24...
Energy Charter Treaty: MEPs vote in favor of leaving this text protecting fossil fuels
MEPs approved on Wednesday April 24 the coordinated withdrawal of the European Union (EU) from the international energy charter treaty, considered too protective for...
Europe suffered a record number of days of “extreme heat stress” in 2023.
In 2023, Europe experienced a record number of days where the heat felt was “extreme” for human bodies, due to temperatures above 35°C or...
Renegotiation of hydrocarbon contracts in Senegal: President Faye’s “risky” option
The renegotiation of mining, oil and gas contracts announced by the new Senegalese president so that they benefit more local populations would be a...
“Ultima Patagonia. The last frontier", on Arte: on the borders of Patagonia, the daily...
How can we not think of The Mysterious Star, by Hergé, when we see two small round white and red mushroom-shaped tents, placed on...
In Ecuador, the government decrees two days off to compensate for the hydroelectric deficit
The hydroelectric deficit has “exceeded a historic record” in Ecuador, the presidency announced on Wednesday April 17, which declared two non-working days to ration...
Zambia asks for more than $900 million to tackle drought
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema appealed for help on Tuesday April 16, saying his country needed "vital" assistance of more than $900 million (around 850...
The state of groundwater is improving in France, except in Languedoc-Roussillon
With more than half of them now above normal, the situation of French water tables improved in March, thanks in particular to significant rains,...
Coral reefs all over the planet affected by bleaching
For the second time in ten years, the world is currently experiencing a massive episode of coral bleaching due to extreme ocean temperatures, warns...