Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has installed 15 electric vehicle (EV) Green Charger stations at Expo 2020 Dubai’s pavilions: Opportunity; Sustainability and Mobility, BNA reports. The Green Chargers will serve the electric vehicles visitors to the Expo. DEWA has installed five Green Chargers at each pavilion, enough to charge 30 electric vehicles simultaneously, in […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), a concept developed by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a roadmap for the 21st century, has applications across all aspects of human life, from how we communicate with each other to our relationship with the physical world. Let’s get acquainted with the Arab News article on […]
Oman is blessed with rich biodiversity, which holds many health and environmental benefits. Al Shakhar of Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Let’s check Oman Observer’s explanation of its properties. The green fruits contain […]
COVID-19’s impact on the global tourism industry has been severe: The United Nation’s World Tourism Organization found that international tourist arrivals have decreased by 70% globally since January, more than eight times the losses seen after the Great Recession in 2009. That revenue funds people’s livelihoods worldwide, as well as conservation initiatives in some of […]
Environmentally friendly products do not harm the environment, even during production, use, and disposal. But can all forest products be called “environmentally friendly” only based on their origin from renewable sources? Is this characteristic sufficient? The answer is no, says Pavlo Kravets, director of Forest Stewardship Council Ukraine, in his article for Ruryka. Regenerability is […]
Hundreds of migratory birds collided with glass skyscrapers in flight were reported dead in New York last week, Dezeen reports. During the day, birds are confused by the sky’s reflection in the glass facades of skyscrapers, and at night they are disoriented by a bright light in the windows. On the morning of September 14, […]
American scientists consider them absolutely safe for cultivation and consumption. The EU is very wary of them, imposing numerous restrictions on their sale; the opinion of the scientific community through them was divided into two magnetic poles… What we’re talking about? It’s all about cloned organisms. Let’s get to know more about cloning, thanks to […]
The history of the Middle East, and the recent teachings of the 2010-11 uprisings, highlight an important lesson: ignore ecological integrity at your peril. Let’s check what Olivia Lazard states on this issue. *** In 149 BC, Marcus Porcius Cato – a politician, soldier and citizen dedicated to the study of agriculture – saw a […]
Rising temperatures in the last few years have made life increasingly difficult across the MENA region. Let’s get acquainted with the opinion of Hamid Dabashi on this issue. He’s Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York. His latest books include Reversing the Colonial Gaze: Persian Travelers Abroad […]
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated the world’s first mosque to receive the platinum rating for green buildings by the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED v4) from the US Green Buildings Council (USGBC) with 83 points. The mosque in Hatta can accommodate more than 600 worshippers on an area of 1,050 […]
