Let’s learn how to distinguish organic products from non-organic, without falling for a new trick of marketers called “greenwashing.” In stores for such kind of goods sometimes allocate whole shelves. It happens that the entire market is ready to vouch for the environmental friendliness of goods, adding to its name the prefix “ECO.” But are […]
Qatar Food Systems National Dialogue, organised by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, kicked off on Tuesday in the run-up to the preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 to be held in September with the participation of leaders of the member states of the United Nations, Qatar-tribune reports. The two-day dialogue will review […]
Community unites to help the critically endangered hawksbill turtle – the only species in the Gulf that nests in Abu Dhabi. A group of rehabilitated turtles has been released into Abu Dhabi waters in the Al Dhafra region thanks to a partnership between the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Nawah Energy Company, the […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, and Gulf Extrusions, a subsidiary of the Al Ghurair Group, signed an agreement for the innovative re-use of an industrial by-product in EGA’s production process, replacing the use of fresh raw material, improving efficiency, and benefiting the environment, Gdnonline reports. […]
The rapid population growth of Turkey has increased the need for energy and food, as is the case around the world. In Turkey, as in many other countries, authorities are trying to fill the gaps that have arisen in the economy in various ways, often quite environmentally friendly, for example, by building windmills. Dams also […]
Wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people, state television reported on August 11, as some of the most destructive blazes in the country’s history continued to rage. The government has deployed the army to help fight the fires, which have burnt most fiercely in the mountainous Kabylie region, […]
There’s a monument to human carelessness in the sea – Great Pacific Garbage Patch (also Pacific trash vortex); this is the largest and most well-known cluster of floating debris drifting between California and Hawaii. According to a study by Lauren Lebreton and his colleagues from the Ocean Cleanup Foundation in 2018, the area of this […]
Greece will send €500 million to help residents of the Attica region and the island of Evia (Euboea), who lost their homes and property during large-scale fires this week. In a televised address on July 8, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced additional funds to money from the EU Reconstruction Fund, which will go directly to […]
“Plant more trees” is often the first idea that comes to mind when we think about preventing further climate change or at least adapting to its impacts. There are good reasons for this. Multiple studies have shown that as well as trees being a fantastic way to store carbon dioxide, they offer other benefits, such […]
Applications from exhibitors, companies, and visitors to book their pavilions at the 23rd Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) are since July being accepted by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), Gulf News states. These exhibitions will be held under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid […]
