An Anopheles stephensi mosquito, in flight, pictured in 2005. Scientists at UC Irvine have inserted a gene into the Anopheles stephensi mosquitos, genetically engineering a…

An aedes aegypti mosquito on human skin. USDA via AP file Chikungunya, a painful, mosquito-borne virus that’s spreading fast across the Americas, can be more…

At theClinton Global Initiative in September it was announced that the SFA and Timberland had fulfilled their joint pledge of planting 5 million trees in…

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI – Haiti is a country hungry for food. Poverty, natural disasters and a corrupt government have all contributed to what is…

If only we had more pesticides. Marcin Balcerzak /Shutterstock Pity Monsanto, the genetically modified seed and agrichemical giant. Its share price has plunged 25 percent…

A new documentary film chronicling the efforts of Timberland and the Smallholders Farmers Alliance (SFA) to plant 5 million trees in Haiti had its premiere…

Juin 24, 2015 Someone once said 8 dead people is a disaster, while 6,000,000 is a compost heap. The human mind cannot wrap itself around…

Every day, come rain or shine, Yvon Elie checks on the tens of thousands of seedlings that hope to herald a greener future for Haiti,…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released for the sectors interested an environmental impact study of micro-power plant : Ravine du Sud and Saut Mathurine….

Residents of South Florida are closely eyeing Tropical Storm Erika, which could begin impacting Florida as early as Sunday or Monday. “I think we’ll have…

by Erin McClam Tropical Storm Erika is drifting west toward the Caribbean, and forecasters say it could become a hurricane and brush close to Florida…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Danny approached Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, but was expected to bring…

Chelsea Clinton in Haiti last week with two women farmers, Mercillie Romeus (left) and Marie Dorcelus (right), who are leaders in introducing moringa trees (such…

A deported Haitian man holds up his document that confirms he turned in paperwork to apply for legal residency in the Dominican Republic during a…

Haiti can become more self-sufficient by attracting foreign investment. by Michelet Nestor If the cavern-like walls of the Sodeth Clinique Hospitaliere on Rue Tamarin, situated…

By Daniel Pardo BBC Mundo Pregnant women who are HIV positive risk passing on the virus to their babies during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breast-feeding…

Bo Petersen Reporting-FOLLY BEACH — They’re eyeing the tropics out here and they don’t like what they see. Surfers, that is. The hurricane season has…

The world’s first malaria vaccine has been given the green light from European drugs regulators who recommend it should be licensed for use in babies…

Peter Mellgard Associate Editor, The WorldPost JEAN DENIS, Haiti — At the health clinic here, three hours northwest of Port-au-Prince, a crowd of mostly women…

International Finance Corporation, (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South…