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Five tips for living more sustainably
Humanity’s unsustainable consumption and production patterns are placing unprecedented pressure on the planet. From the ubiquity of single-use plastic products and fast fashion to food and transportation choices, lifestyle choices impact human...
GOOD POLICIES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A GREEN TRANSITION
Meet the smallest country in Scandinavia. In it, almost every resident, and there are 5.8 million of them, not only owns a bicycle but also rides it every day, and 11,000 km...
THE HIGH COST OF CHEAP FASHION
How does fast fashion affect global pollution, and why should you think twice before leaving the store with bags full of pieces you’ll only wear a couple of times? According to some...
Countries Must Forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to Protect the Ocean: UNCTAD
The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely...
GOOD POLICIES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A GREEN TRANSITION
Meet the smallest country in Scandinavia. In it, almost every resident, and there are 5.8 million of them, not only owns a bicycle but also rides it every day, and 11,000 km...
THERE IS NO PROFIT IF THERE IS NO CONSUMER TRUST
By launching initiatives aimed at achieving a net zero emission rate by 2050 in the countries in which it operates, Nestlé has been actively fighting climate change. In 2010, the company pledged...
How small grants are helping to rescue marine habitats around the world
In recent years, fishing communities in Madagascar have seen their catches dwindle, a byproduct of chronic overfishing, especially in sensitive coastal habitats like seagrass meadows.
But in some communities, fish stocks have started...
THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
According to some estimates, the usage of RES (renewable energy sources) will cover 70–80 per cent of all humanity’s energy needs by 2050. Although the most important purpose of using RES is...
Travel With KLM Without a Guilty Conscience
We all look forward to travelling, whether for business or pleasure but in moments of relaxation or warming up for an important meeting, few people will think about the carbon footprint of...
Driest July in Memory Imperils Europe’s Crops
As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent’s breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and...
Leveraging Urban Agriculture to Support Cities
Cities, which occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, account for up to 80 percent of energy consumption and 75 percent of carbon emissions.
By 2050, nearly 70 percent of the global...
Five Threats To the Water That Sustains our Farms
Since the 1950s, innovations like synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides and high-yield cereals have helped humanity dramatically increase the amount of food it grows. But those inventions would be moot without agriculture’s most precious...
A New Declaration to Help Save our Oceans
Last week, world leaders adopted a landmark declaration at the United Nations’ Ocean Conference in Lisbon to scale up science-based and innovative actions and address the ocean emergency of habitat loss, ocean...
More Funding For Sustainable Farm-based Proteins, As George Eustice Visits Innovative Farm
The Environment Secretary will announce funding to improve the efficiency and sustainability of farm-based protein production.
Speaking at the Devon County Show, Environment Secretary, George Eustice, will announce further funding for research projects...
The Interlinked Threats Facing Lakes and Why we Need to Protect Them
Across the world, lakes fed by rivers, glacial melt, groundwater and rain have played an important role in human civilization and development. They contain 90 percent of the fresh water on the...
Community Fridge – Leave Whatever You Can, Take Whatever You Need
We have to ask you to pay special attention to this text at the very beginning. Take a moment and think about how much food you threw away during the previous week...