In 1993, nearly 28 percent of children in the United States were below the official poverty line (SPM).In 2019, that figure had decreased to around eleven percent.Many different factors have played a role in reducing child poverty. Among other things, it entails more...
In London, an old courthouse will be home to the largest rooftop forest in all of Europe. It will contain 125 trees and more than 10 000 plants in total. The project is called Roots in The Sky and the public will have access to this garden. Also, Londoners with a...
Environmental Ombudsman Virginijus Sinkevicius told Reuters last week that the EU plans to introduce tougher restrictions on pollution, through three new bills aimed at curbing harmful water and air pollution. The bill is supposed to enter into force in 2030, Euronews...
A small herd of wild bison were in July moved to West Blean, Kent in England, and just months after the herd was moved, a baby bison was born. This is the first wild bison born in the UK in almost 6000 years. The rangers at the Wilder Blean project were delighted when...
On October 6th, Australian officials announced that they are going to preserve 30% of their landmass as a part of a program called the Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions. 110 species and 20 places will be prioritized and the plan will make sure...
A study by the United Nations Development Program and the University of Oxford shows that the percentage of poor people in India fell from 55.1 percent of the population in 2005 to 16.4 percent in 2020.This means that 415 million Indians no longer live in poverty....