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    10 seabins installed at The Pearl Qatar to prevent sea pollution

    United Development Company (UDC) inaugurated a new environmental Seabin project, the first of its kind in the State of Qatar, to prevent sea pollution and protect marine species at The Pearl-Qatar, The Peninsula Qatar reports. The event, which took place on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5th of June, was held in Porto Arabia […]

    How can each of us celebrate World Environment Day
    06 Jun 2021

    World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1974, it has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issues such as marine pollution, human overpopulation, global warming, sustainable consumption and wildlife […]

    Let’s change our “industrial” lifestyle: Bolivian Indians’ brain atrophies 70% slower than other people

    In Bolivia, on the periphery of the Amazon jungle, the Tsimane tribe lives in isolation. They get old differently from other people. In 2017, scientists found they have the healthiest hearts in the world. Researchers have now learned that Tsimane’s brain volume decreases much more slowly with age than that of Americans or Europeans. The […]

    Qatar Airways Group highlights environmental sustainability initiatives

    To mark World Environment Day, Qatar Airways Group is reinforcing its commitment to protect the planet by highlighting its key environmental sustainability initiatives. The company announced this move on its site. Qatar Airways Group is dedicated to environmental leadership across all of its entities, including airline, airport operations, aviation and catering services, retail outlets and […]

    UAE’s offer to host COP 28 is strong signal from oil producing country: Luxembourg minister

    The UAE’s offer to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2023, is “a bold move for one of the main oil and gas producing countries in the world,” according to a top Luxembourg official. In […]

    UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia praises Saudi commitment to protecting Red Sea environment
    05 Jun 2021

    Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has shared his admiration of the work the Kingdom’s government is doing to protect and preserve the environment, Arab News reports. Speaking from the Red Sea coastal town of Umluj, which boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, Neil Crompton praised Saudi authorities for their commitment to […]

    District 9: Alien as a mirror of the human being

    On February 26, 2021, a South African-Canadian film director, Neill Blomkamp revealed on his official Twitter that development of “10 District” was moving ahead on a script for a sequel, with Sharlto Copley and Terri Tatchell co-writing the screenplay with him. His first work, “District 9”, was named one of the top 10 independent films […]

    Post-COVID-19. What is collective immunity and can it save humanity from the coronavirus?

    Herd immunity is an important condition to stop any epidemic, including the coronavirus pandemic. Let’s check how Zaborona explains how it works and why vaccination is a key condition for collective immunity. What is herd immunity? This is the phenomenon when the majority of the population is not susceptible to infections and viruses and, in […]

    Turkey struck by mucus-like substance in the sea because of global heating
    05 Jun 2021

    When seen from above, it looks like a brush of beige swirled across the dark blue waters of the Sea of Marmara. Up close, it resembles a creamy, gelatinous blanket of quicksand. Now scientists are warning that the substance, known as sea snot, is on the rise as a result of global heating. The gloopy, […]

    “Worst Marine Ecological Disaster”: explosion of the X-Press Pearl in Sri Lanka

    A cargo ship carrying chemicals caught fire and began to sink off the coast of Sri Lanka. As a result, microplastics and toxic chemicals have entered the Indian Ocean and the country’s beaches, NDTV reports. The container ship MV X-Press Pearl, registered in Singapore, carried several hundred tons of oil, 25 tons of nitric acid, […]