Quitting tobacco could uplift 20 million Indian households economically, and could increase the disposable income of the poorest families by 25%: ICMR Study.
90% of UNESCO World Heritage sites are under major environmental stress. 60% are threatened by climate change, and 40% by invasive species and habitat fragmentation: UNESCO People and Nature Report.
Illegal logging and mining have encroached 25% of protected indigenous territories. Without 40% increase in regional surveillance, 10 million hectares of primary forest could be lost by 2030: Amazon Watch Report.
Energy prices have risen by 20% in the Asia Pacific region, and headline inflation has risen by 1.5 percentage points due to the West Asia conflict: UN-ESCAP Report.
Heatwaves have increased cardiac mortality risk by 12% for those above the age of 65 years: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Study.
