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  Andy Dorn

  

  5 hours ago

  Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

  The Guardian - Mark Townsend

  Aid cuts, conflict, climate and economic shocks contribute to sixth consecutive rise in numbers facing ‘high levels of food insecurity’

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  Andy Dorn

  

  2 days ago

  Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom

  The Guardian - Pete Pattisson

  Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gulf kingdom’s claims that work-related deaths have fallen

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  Andy Dorn

  

  3 days ago

  Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see

  BBC News - Navin Singh Khadka

  I grew up in Nepal's capital watching the Himalayas. Ever since I left, I've missed sweeping, panoramic views of some of the highest mountain peaks on Earth. Each time I visit Kathmandu, I hope to catch a glimpse of the dramatic mountain range. But these days, there's usually no luck. The main …

• A useful article on Tourism and carrying capacity. Read carefully and you can see a quote from Professor Butler of Butlers model fame!

  

  Andy Dorn

  

  6 days ago

  Greek island of Zakynthos named most crowded resort in Europe

  The Guardian - Kevin Rushby

  A new Which? Travel report on overtourism also cites Mallorca and Paris as destinations suffering from an influx of visitors, but some argue that bad behaviour is as much of a problem as numbers

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  Andy Dorn

  

  6 days ago

  Toxic tofu? How plastic waste from the west fuels food factories in Indonesia

  The Guardian - Guardian staff reporter

  Tofu factory owners in Indonesia’s East Java feed their boilers with tonnes of foreign plastics each week to produce tofu sold in the region

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  Andy Dorn

  

  Mapped: The Countries Most Dependent on Imported Fossil Fuels

  visualcapitalist.com - Bruno Venditti

  Three-quarters of the world’s population live in countries that are net importers of fossil fuels. Using the latest data from Ember (as of April …