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What Is the True Cost of Eating Meat
Food and farming is one of the biggest economic sectors in the world. We are no longer in the 14th century, when as much as 76% of the population worked in agriculture...
Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, The Ambassador of Norway: It is Important to Maintain the Resources We Have
It is known that the Kingdom of Norway belongs to the group of biggest polluters per capita, which is an inglorious record, that is credited to another title – this Scandinavian country is...
Over 95% Of World’s Population Live In Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution
More than 95% of the world’s population in 2016 (+7 billion) lived in areas with dangerously high levels of air pollution — that is, in areas where WHO organization guidelines for air...
A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water
If you happen to be thirsty in the woods, there are a lot of things you can stick in your canteen to help clean up your drinking water. There are chlorine pills...
Pakistan Can Spur Social & Economic Development With Renewable Energy, Claims IRENA
The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a new analysis of Pakistan’s energy sector which shows that the country can spur both social and economic development and improve its energy security by...
New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters
As greenhouse gases go, methane is a heavy hitter – one with a heat-trapping ability 25 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the course of a century. As the second-most abundant...
Columbia’s Highest Court Orders Government To Protect Amazon Rainforest From Rising Deforestation Rates
In a potentially very important legal decision, the top court in Columbia has ruled that the government there is required to take effective action to protect the Amazon rainforest from further deforestation.
With...
Crop Fires Can Push Delhi Air Pollution 20 Times Beyond Safe Levels, Study Finds
As of 2016, New Delhi was the 11th most polluted city in the world, which was a positive development compared to 2014, when it had the dubious honor of being number one,...
Land Degradation Threatens Human Wellbeing
Land degradation is undermining the wellbeing of two-fifths of humanity, raising the risks of migration and conflict, according to the most comprehensive global assessment of the problem to date.
The UN-backed report underscores...
HEALTHY ENERGY IS CREATED IN “BASTALISTE”
Katarina MilenkovicKatarina Milenkovic–President of citizen’s society “Ama Centre” and the coordinator of “Bastaliste”
Katarina Milenkovic graduated communication from a Faculty of Political Sciences, the University of Belgrade. She was engaged in journalism and...
Anchovies and Chips: WWF Warns of Climate Threat to Iconic Dishes
Many of the UK's most popular dishes could become much more expensive, or even disappear altogether, over the coming decades as a result of climate impacts.
That is the stark warning contained in...
Temperature Rise over 2° Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit) Possible in 13 Global Cities in 2020s, Study Finds
Over just the next decade or so, 13 large global cities are facing temperature rises that could exceed 2° degrees Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit), according to a new report from the Urban Climate...
Robert Nygard: Serbia Has Capacity for Managing New Investments in Ecology
Swedish government agency for international development and cooperation - SIDA was founded with a mission to help reducing poverty in the world and to distribute humanitarian aid to people in the conflict...
Thailand’s Biggest Wind Power Generator Plans Solar, Hydro Expansion
Thailand’s biggest wind power generator, Wind Energy Holdings (WEH), plans to invest into other sources of electricity including solar, hydro and biomass to back up its capacity, its chief executive told Reuters...
World’s First Biofuel Flight Between the US and Australia Powered by Mustard Seeds
The world’s first biofuel flight between the United States and Australia landed in Melbourne after a 15-hour trip. The Guardian reported the blended fuel was 10 percent derived from brassica carinat, which...
Unilever Strikes Indonesia Deal to Firm Up Sustainable Palm Oil Production
Unilever has this week struck a partnership agreement with Indonesia's state-owned palm oil plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) that will see the two work together to support local mills and farmers...