Author: EcoLife

    How the Scandinavian countries are implementing carbon-free construction: the example of Oslo

    In the center of Oslo, a construction project was implemented using electrical equipment. Now the authorities are trying to decarbonize the entire construction process. In Scandinavian countries, construction sites are created with zero-waste. All equipment – tractors, excavators, and loaders – electric. For the first time, such a project was implemented on a construction site […]

    Arabian oryx numbers rise by 22% since 2007 in UAE

    The number of Arabian oryxes in a 6,000-square kilometer protected reserve in Abu Dhabi has grown by 22 % since 2007. Aerial surveys have been adopted to count the Arabian oryxes to ensure the broadest possible coverage of the Arabian Oryx Protected Area within the shortest time possible. Conservationists upgrade species status from ‘Endangered’ to […]

    Brand new IPCC report: extreme weather in the age of climate change
    10 Aug 2021

    Today, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented a thorough report analyzing what is happening to the planet due to human activity and what consequences we can expect from climate change. Experts have based on five scenarios – with the expectation that the world will either stop producing CO2 or emissions will double.  What […]

    UAE rolled out new color-coded containers for recycling and collecting waste

    In July, the UAE was rolling out new color-coded containers for recycling or collecting waste as part of regulations approved by the Cabinet. There are different colors: green for recyclable waste, black for non-recyclable, brown for food, red for hazardous, Gulf News states. Outlining the regulations, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) said […]

    Masdar contributes to launch of Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm
    10 Aug 2021

    Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy, WAM reports. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, […]

    Predators in the wild, fluffy at home: let’s celebrate International Cat Day

    Probably the first people who managed to adopt cats 9,000 years ago were farmers in the Middle East. Curious about it? Let’s get to know the details and celebrate International Cat Day. About this celebration: it takes place on August 8th, every year. It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare […]

    Guess how much paper, plastic, glass didn’t go into UAE landfills since 1991?

    The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) shares its recycling success story. From its inception in 1991 until the end of 2020, it has diverted from landfills over 22.8 million tonnes of paper, plastic, and glass, Gulf News states. The figure was, among other statistics, highlighted during EEG’s virtual celebration of World Environment Day (June 5), during […]

    Abu Dhabi has launched the region’s largest coral reef rehabilitation project

    Abu Dhabi has launched a coral reef rehabilitation project. It aims to culture one million coral reef colonies in Abu Dhabi waters in a bid to increase the emirate’s total coral reef area, protect the marine environment and prevent coastal erosion. It has been launched by the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s environmental sector […]

    NFT will help the UN to fight global warming
    09 Aug 2021

    NFT will help the UN to fight global warming. The organization will promote eco-approaches together with digital artists using the Digitalart4climate platform. NFTs are non-fungible tokens, basically virtual property, anything from art to sneakers. They made a splash throughout the turbulent 2020. We’ve explained complicated issue are NFTs eco-friendly here. The art will promote sustainable […]

    Forests can create clouds – scientists
    09 Aug 2021

    Everyone knows that trees capture CO2 from the air; Nature Communications found that they can cool the planet in another way – by forming low clouds over forests. Most of the clouds are created by evergreen needle forests, Phys reports. Moreover, when the trees are covered with snow in winter, the clouds over the forests […]