As our planet faces unprecedented challenges, the loss of biodiversity has become a critical concern, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and human well-being. These articles delve into factors contributing to biodevastation, which is the loss of biodiversity and life. The articles explore the causes, consequences, and potential solutions shedding light on the profound impacts of biodevastation on ecosystems, wildlife, and the delicate balance of our planet.
Articles range from habitat destruction and pollution to the role of human activities in exacerbating the loss of biodiversity. We bring you expert perspectives and actionable steps to address and mitigate the challenges posed by the loss of biodiversity.
Together, let’s explore ways to protect and preserve the richness of life on Earth for current and future generations.
Each article serves as a stepping stone towards a deeper understanding of biodiversity loss and environmental destruction and the urgency to adopt better practices.
What If We Reconciled with Water?
El Habib Ben Amara
Water, drought, and urbanization are deeply connected in arid regions. In this article, El Habib Ben Amara examines how modern cities accelerate desertification by draining rainwater instead of retaining it in soils and ecosystems. Drawing on Saharan traditions such as foggaras, oases, and earthen architecture, the article argues for a different approach to urban planning based on water conservation, agroecology, and climate-adapted design. It highlights how restoring local water cycles can strengthen food security, cool cities, and rebuild ecological resilience in North Africa and beyond. The piece presents water not as a problem to remove, but as the foundation of sustainable territories.
Food Product Marketing Policy and South–South Cooperation
Arun Gupta MD and Phillip Baker
Shouldn’t People in the South Demand Fairness when the North Dominates in the Production and Marketing of Unhealthy Ultra Processed Food Products, and Pushes these to the South given that they are stagnant in the North ? We use the India, Mexico and Brazil example to explain our view.
We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup
Nate Halverson
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our yearlong investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
The Ebola Crisis: The Inconvenient Truths
Dr. Dan Steinbock
Dan Steinbock examines the emerging Ebola crisis in Central and East Africa through the lens of public health, geopolitics, and institutional preparedness. The article argues that the outbreak is unfolding under exceptionally difficult conditions, including conflict, displacement, weak health systems, and declining international support. While Ebola remains far less transmissible than COVID-19, prolonged uncontrolled spread raises humanitarian, economic, and regional security concerns. Steinbock explores potential contagion pathways, the consequences of reduced global health capacity, and the risks of delayed intervention. The piece highlights how local outbreaks can become broader international challenges when early containmentfalters.
Nearly 300 studies link the common pesticide chlorpyrifos to multi-organ damage, DNA disruption, and chronic disease
Pamela Ferdinand
Scientists tie chlorpyrifos to brain, liver, endocrine, and genetic damage, including at doses below current safety standards.
Musk’s A.I. Power Plant Exposes Capitalism’s Data-Center Crisis
Gary Wilson
Elon Musk’s xAI did not wait for permission. It built a massive gas-burning power plant outside Memphis without permits, without public hearings and with the community shut out until after the turbines were already running. The turbines sit in Southaven, Mississippi, just across the state line from Black working-class neighborhoods in South Memphis. Homes, schools and churches sit close enough to bear the exhaust, noise and risk.
The Plastic Waste Crisis Isn’t an Accident—Big Oil Created It
Corey Riday-White
Corey Riday-White examines how the global plastic waste crisis was shaped by decades of decisions by the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. Drawing on recent investigations, documentaries, and legal action, the article traces how companies promoted recycling despite long-standing knowledge of its technical and economic limits. It also highlights growing scientific evidence linking plastics and their chemical additives to serious health and reproductive impacts across generations. As plastic production continues to rise worldwide, the article argues that meaningful accountability and systemic change are necessary to confront a crisis rooted not in consumer failure, but in corporate strategy andprofit.
Relearning Water
El Habib Ben Amara
El Habib Ben Amara reflects on the growing water crisis across the Middle East and North Africa in the context of climate instability, urban expansion, and ecological degradation. The article argues that water can no longer be treated only as a technical or economic issue, but must be understood as part of a broader ecological and cultural relationship. Drawing from traditional water-sharing systems and emerging ideas such as water literacy and fertile hydrology, it calls for a shift toward ecological restoration, conservation, public awareness, and collective responsibility. Relearning how societies live with water, the article suggests, is becoming essential for resilience, dignity, and survival in the region.
How China Prepared for the New Global Food Crisis, Caused by the US War on Iran
Joe Scholten
Today, the world is facing another global food and energy crisis, caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran and the disruption of supply chains in the Persian Gulf. Given this new crisis, revisiting the topic of China’s food security seems prudent, to assess its strengths and see what could be learned from these methods. The present conflict in West Asia could push as many as 45 million people into hunger, in addition to making the hundreds of millions already in hunger face even more dire circumstances, as a direct result of the US’s imperial war of aggression against Iran.