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Away from people, closer to nature: 12 ways to travel eco-friendly
21 Jul 2021

Vaccination is in full swing in many countries, and travelers are preparing to set off again soon. And while the borders are closed, it is worth thinking about the impact of mass tourism on our planet. Can we travel more environmentally – and not only not harm the environment but also help preserve it? Journalists […]

UAE Environment and Protected Areas Authority launches Al Hamriyah coral reef cultivation initiative

The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) has started implementing a coral reef cultivation project in the Al Hamriyah region of Sharjah, WAM reports. The project aims to achieve sustainable development of marine life, increase biological cover and biodiversity, and rehabilitate marine life in the area. The coral reef farming project in the […]

The USA used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
21 Jul 2021

Americans gobbled up fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than they have in three decades, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal dropped by 9 percent last year compared to 2019, the most significant annual decrease since the EIA started keeping track in 1949. The COVID-19 pandemic was […]

Oman: solar electrical power production project in Sohar completed
21 Jul 2021

Majis Industrial Services Company (MISC), an affiliate of Oman Investment Authority, has completed the solar electricity production project at Sohar Industrial Port with a production capacity of 36 kiloWatts per hour, the Arabian Stories reports. In this renewable energy project, electricity production was linked to the water treatment plant supply network in the sea to […]

Plastic Legacy: what do you want to leave behind? (Greenpeace artwork)

Plastic pollutes the environment for up to 400 years. Plastic and its increasingly drastic effects on people, animals, and the environment and how we deal with this problem is one of the most significant challenges of our time, but above all of the future. Greenpeace and fischerAppelt created the “Plastic Legacy” campaign to emphasize the […]

Summer heat 2021 and climate change
21 Jul 2021

In Canada and Russia recently an abnormal heat was observed – almost +50° C. And in Kuwait, one of the warmest countries in the world, it is “more than +70° C in the sun”, according to local media. Has global warming led to this? Will it always be this way now? And is it possible […]

China in the neo-colonial race for Africa: newcomers lucky?

China is a relatively new investor and a specific investor. Along with the Russian and American models of building loyalist blocs in the international arena, China has developed its unique algorithm for economic expansion without being burdened by shared historical memory or the demands of democratic transformation. However, it is essential that potential partners do […]

Big problems of big animals: how our ancestors managed to extinct entire species

Humankind lived not in harmony with nature. It destroyed megafauna wherever it appeared, even in primitive times. Let’s get acquainted with zoologist, Ph.D. in zoology Vitaly Gryshchenko’s opinion on how we, humans, become one of the reasons for the disappearance of mammoths and other species. *** Ernest Hemingway wrote in The Green Hills of Africa: […]

Tips: how to visit Salalah in Oman to see khareef this year
20 Jul 2021

Last week, the Oman Supreme Committee announced that, unlike the previous year, Dhofar will actually be opened for visits to residents and citizens who had taken the first dose of the vaccine, Oman Observer reports. This was welcomed with a sigh of relief by many tour operators, hotels, and restaurants operating in Salalah and the […]

Saudi SPARK, King Faisal University partner for sustainability studies

King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with King Faisal University in Al-Ahsa for collaboration on environmental conservation and renewable energy studies. The agreement was signed on June 30, in the presence of King Faisal University Rector Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Ohali and President and CEO of SPARK Saif […]