Brazil’s forests just received a little extra protection, thanks to agreed funding for the REDD-plus initiative. REDD+ stands for ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation and sustainable management of forests…
Sudan is witnessing a rise in youth-led, environmental startups who want to protect their country’s future
Sudan is amidst a tumultuous political situation at present, due to ongoing protests which seek to remove exiting President Omar al-Bashir from power. In spite of this, Sudan is also witness to…
Entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss makes billion dollar environmental investment
When a person of wealth decides to make a difference, the effect can be substantial, and this is exactly what Swiss businessman Hansjörg Wyss has in mind. The architect of the Wyss…
India’s air pollution problem – 7 of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world located in India
New data released by IQAir, AirVisual and Greenpeace shows that India topped the poll in terms of worst air pollution for 2018. According to the report, a suburb of the Indian capital New…
Glastonbury Festival 2019 will be plastic bottle free as part of their environmental impact scheme
Glastonbury 2019 will go to great lengths to reduce its environmental impact, confirms festival head Emily Eavis. The iconic music festival (which began life as a folk and pop festival in 1970)…
Galápagos iguana makes return to the island after almost 200 years
The Galápagos land iguana, one of three species of land iguana which lived on the island, has been reintroduced centuries after it disappeared from its natural habitat. The fate of the Galápagos…
Electronic waste – the mounting environmental cost of disposable tech
Electronic waste (or e waste) is addressed less often than plastic when it comes to recycling and the environment, but the perpetual consumption and churning of technological items, with their ever-decreasing lifespan, is creating a…
Viruses can be discovered and identified quicker thanks to new surveillance tool
Viruses can be examined on a larger scale and in much greater and more significant detail, thanks to a new computational method developed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Pardis…
Solar energy becomes a focus for Bahrain Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU)
The Kingdom of Bahrain has been examining ways in which to reduce its carbon footprint (in keeping with the Paris Climate Agreement) and solar power has become a prominent factor in these…
Nunaïa – Nicola Connolly on how her sustainability experiences in Latin America made her reappraise business and life
Nunaïa, an ethical, beauty wellness brand from Ireland, was launched in late 2018, receiving high praise for its story, ethos and mission. The culmination of passion and vision, Nunaïa (which means Soul Tribe) was…