The value of nature in smart development
The path of smart development requires governments and businesses to recognise nature’s role in spurring economic growth and ensuring ecological and human health.
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NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1
New York City pharmacies won't be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday.
Woman donates kidney to ex-husband years after divorce
Former childhood sweethearts whose fairytale ended after 24 years of marriage and two children still fulfilled their promises of “in sickness and in health” after Mary Zeigler provided her ex-husband Bill Henrichs with a kidney.
Parts of boy's colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says
A Wisconsin mother is warning about the dangers of a popular toy that landed her 4-year-old son in emergency surgery after he swallowed 13 tiny magnets.
Woman develops donor's peanut allergy after lung transplant
Sometimes, you just really want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Ten worst climate-linked disasters of 2018 caused $85 bln in damage
Experts say a warming world will lead to sweltering heatwaves, more extreme rainfall, shrinking harvests and worsening water shortages.
Top 10 inspiring and happy environmental stories of 2018
There is still much hope for life on earth. Throughout 2018, efforts to protect habitats and conserve threatened species increased, and conservation funding to protect oceans received a boost.
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About Nexus for Development
Cities hold the key to food sustainability
It is cities that can solve our toughest challenges, including poverty and hunger, but only if their governments can prevail over the powerful interests that cities generate, says award-winning writer Raj Patel.
'Silent emergency' as heat risks rise in Hong Kong—and globally
While typhoons and fires grab headlines, heatwaves kill more people than any other weather-related disaster, experts say.
Nebraska medical facility says it's monitoring American possibly exposed to Ebola
An American who may have potentially been exposed to Ebola while in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Nebraska to be monitored, the medical facility revealed Saturday.