One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. While the health sector worldwide plays a key role in...

Deforestation: Big businesses ‘hiding behind half-baked commitments’, despite mounting risks

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

An analysis of 500 large businesses with supply chains in forest-risk commodities has found that one-third have no public commitment to address deforestation. Moreover, most of the others are excluding key commodities or sourcing regions. Deforestation: Big businesses...

Industrial waste is turning to rock in just decades, research reveals

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

An aluminum tab from a drinks can found encased in a new form of rock on the Cumbrian coastline has helped provide scientists with a shocking new insight into the impact of human activity on Earth’s natural processes and materials. Researchers from the...

Climate Change May Lead to Rising Arsenic Levels in Paddy Rice, Increasing Health Risks

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveals that climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia. The research indicates that increased temperatures above 2°C,...

New study highlights global aridification, threat to agriculture

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A long-term shift toward drier conditions is reshaping landscapes and livelihoods across the globe. Known as aridification, this gradual drying trend now affects 2.3 billion people and 40% of Earth’s land, with serious implications for agriculture and water...

Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 23, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century. That is the warning from a new report by the UN Spotlight Initiative, which finds that climate change is intensifying the social and...