After Landmark UN Declaration, Hope for Cleaner Air
Last month, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution declaring access to a healthy environment a universal human right. The resolution has been lauded around the world in recent weeks, raising hopes it will prod governments to tackle…
“Energy Efficiency Movement” Ticket to the Success Club
When electricity prices are reaching their historic highs and the climate crisis is triggering the closure of fossil fuel power plants, it is the right time to think about how we can save electricity in our homes and production facilities.…
Rhino poaching and illegal trade decline but remain critical threats – new report
Overall rhino poaching rates have declined since 2018, and trade data suggests the lowest annual estimate of rhino horns entering illegal trade markets since 2013, according to a new report by the IUCN SSC African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups…
Swiss Glaciers Have Lost Half Their Volume Since 1913
A new study, conducted by ETH University in Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, found that Swiss glaciers lost about 50 percent of their volume between 1931 and 2016. The analysis was carried out…
Serbia Helps Bulgaria Ensure Navigability of Danube
Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Tomislav Momirovic said in Sofia that the government of Bulgaria accepted the help offered by Serbia in the form of machines, which will carry out the intervention dredging works on the Danube as early…
Businesses Have a Role to Play in Achieving Global Food Security. This is What They Can Do
Ores mined in war zones have long been subject to heightened attention when it comes to sustainability and reputational risks. Yet in 2022, it is the production and sourcing of ‘soft’ commodities, such as wheat, that are increasingly under scrutiny.…
How Digital Technology and Innovation Can Help Protect the Planet
For many countries around the world, from the US and the UK to China and Japan, July was one of the hottest months since global record-keeping began in the 1800s. The global heatwaves sparked deadly wildfires and displaced thousands of…