Environment and ecosystems

The paper highlights the interconnection between disaster risks and fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) situations, emphasizing that by 2030, up to two-thirds of the global extreme poor may reside in FCV environments.

Fierce season redefined what is possible under a warming climate, researcher warns.

The article discusses the evolving governance approaches for disaster risk reduction as the Sendai Framework enters its final years, emphasizing the need for integrated, multi-hazard strategies that connect disaster, climate, and biodiversity management

The latest data on forest fires confirms what we've long feared: Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning at least twice as much tree cover today as they did two decades ago.

Development along the coast has led to an increase in beautiful million-dollar homes and high-density apartments and condos. One of the biggest issues, however, is the loss of natural beach.

So far this year, wildfires are believed to have burned more than 1.3 million hectares of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and a hotspot of biodiversity.

DRI’s Gabrielle Boisramé has been studying the transformative impact of Yosemite’s natural fire experiment for over a decade.

An international study led by researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has used a new method to identify the various sources of aerosols that create smog in Beijing.