When people fill the whole earth with asphalt and build high-rise buildings, vegetables will grow inside homes – on shelves and roofs. That is already growing. Have you ever tasted a salad with green onions grown on your own windowsill? If so, you have already joined the city farm. We’ve found an excellent explanation by […]
Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas) and the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait have joined the “Forever Green” campaign by generously supporting the planting of trees alongside the Zallaq Highway and the King Faisal Highway in Manama, respectively, BNA reports. The afforestation, implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and […]
Humans use about 40% of the land as agricultural land, and if we remove from this indicator unsuitable or uninhabitable areas (the Arctic and arid deserts), then more than half. The agricultural lands have destroyed or transformed a vast number of the most productive ecosystems involved in forming and maintaining humane habitats. Let’s check the […]
His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Chairman of the NEOM Company Board of Directors, today announced the establishment of OXAGON, forming the next phase of NEOM’s master plan and representing a radical new model for future manufacturing centers, based on NEOM’s strategies of redefining the way humanity lives and works […]
Saudi Arabia is celebrating World Cities Day, strengthening cooperation between countries in addressing the challenges of urbanization in cities and creating awareness of the successes and challenges of urban sustainability. A UNGA resolution established World Cities Day on Dec. 27, 2013, setting Oct. 31 to promote and inspire action on the concept of sustainable urbanization. […]
Ahmed Al Hai Al Hamli, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan, has met with Allanur Altyev, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan. At the meeting, they discussed several issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters, Al Hamli delivered a message from Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and […]
Saudi British Bank (SABB) has partnered with the Green Horizons Environmental Association to achieve the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative, focused on protecting the environment, and developing and promoting environmental awareness. Tony CRIPPS, Managing Director of SABB, and Dr. Maha Al-Dubaihi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green Horizons Environmental Association, signed […]
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announce the winners of the 12th Equator Prize, recognizing local and Indigenous communities worldwide. The winning organizations showcase local, innovative, nature-based solutions for tackling biodiversity loss and climate change and achieving their local development goals even during a pandemic. Year of the establishment of the Prize: 2002. Location: […]
Vertical landscaping has emerged in response to climate challenges in densely populated cities, often lacking trees and parks. On the ground, trees perform many other functions, in addition to carbon sequestration: drainage and soil strengthening, shading for the street, and so on. Green facades and roofs have become increasingly popular – for example, in New […]
Previous urban planning decisions, such as the priority of the car, have led to the emergence of cities, which are usually separated from nature, in addition to individual parks. The creation of vertical forests, landscaping, and ecological buildings, and other similar measures help strengthen the resilience of cities to climate change, improve biodiversity, and even […]
