Let’s get to know what Halgurd-Sakran National Park in the Iraqi Kurdistan region is, thankfully to Rudaw article. Keep in mind that the journalist describes nature in winter. *** Crystal clear, ice-cold water rushes through a narrow gorge, tumbling over rocks and under a rickety bridge. Cliffs tower overhead, the rock face of one side […]
Two endangered bears living in poor conditions in a Lebanon zoo have been flown to an animal sanctuary in the US after losing weight and suffered from other health issues, Arab News reports. The Syrian brown bear lived in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, but the species became extinct due to illegal and non-organized hunting […]
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it had awarded the main construction contract to build its new permanent plant at Al Khail Gate with a total value of more than AED133 million, WAM reports. Construction has already begun and is managed under the direct supervision of Empower’s in-house projects team. The new advanced […]
On July 29, International Tiger Day, we share the success story of one of the few countries in the world where the population of this cat is growing today – Nepal. We’re thankful to WWF for the excellent review. Since April 2020, in the southern and eastern parts of Nepal, scientists have recorded the appearance […]
Modern children are easily confused by simply showing them a few things from the recent past, as a disk phone or videotape. Now it may seem ridiculous, but these are not artifacts of antiquity. Therefore, it is easy to imagine the day when goods and technologies, which are an integral part of our lives today, […]
The Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) that the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organizes promotes the use of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing, and uncrewed aerial vehicles for designing solar-powered houses, WAM reports. This enhances the UAE’s position as a critical platform for innovators and creative minds around the world. […]
NBB Group announced that it is undertaking a new initiative to install solar panels in select National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) branches across the Kingdom, further demonstrating its commitment to implementing ESG measures across its operations, Gulf-Insider reports. The new initiative, expected to be rolled out in the first quarter […]
Forest ecosystems give us a lot of benefits and ecosystem services. This is what scientists say at the international level and taken into account by officials when developing state budgets. We’ve written about what ecosystem services are and why we should pay for nature conservation here. Let’s get acquainted with the topic in more detail, […]
The popularity of the Black Friday promotion is growing from year to year. According to analytics platform Periscope by McKinsey, 60% of consumers from the UK, France, and Germany were planning to participate in the November 27 sales in 2020, up 10% from 2019. In the United States, the number of participants in the traditional […]
Fashion causes significant environmental damage to the planet. Let’s get to know what local and global brands are doing about it and what problems sustainability solves, according to Forbes Life. What is sustainability The world started talking seriously about the harmful influence of humanity on nature in the second half of the 20th century. In […]
