Sustainability

    Down to Earth: Jameel Arts Centre’s annual festival celebrated ecology and the environment

    Now in its second year, Down to Earth, a festival around ecology and sustainability, returned to Jameel Arts Centre from November 26. Free and open to the public, the event took place from November 26 to 27, the National News states. The two-day event included workshops, demonstrations and information stalls for children and adults on […]

    “Whatever path you choose in life, be a friend to the environment” – the UAE Minister

    Let’s get to know what the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Minister of State for Food Security Mariam Al Mheiri had written in her open letter to Emirates youth. It was published on October 27th, before COP26.   To our youth, With the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, Cop26, in Glasgow approaching, […]

    ‘Iraq – a sustainable future’: IBBC’s Autumn conference is back with a bang and opens for business engagement

    The IBBC Autumn Conference in Dubai is a must-attend returned to in-person events on 22 November, at the Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, UAE. IBBC hosted many of the key companies and officials who make the decisions on Iraq’s future business. Among them were the main stakeholders in the energy sector in Iraq. This years conference […]

    Protest camp: how activists stop the eco-catastrophe on the Baltic coast

    In the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, activists set up a camp to protect the forest. They say that the local ecosystem is threatened by the illegal construction of the Primorsky Universal Transshipment Complex (Primorsky UPC).     The forest has been mercilessly cut down for the third year in a row for the […]

    Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Digital services now available on TAMM

    As part of its digital transformation, all the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) digital services are now available on the TAMM portal and app, WAM reports. This move aligns with the Abu Dhabi government’s vision of being the first country in the region to provide all government services on a unified digital platform. TAMM […]

    Why electric cars, plastic replacement, and energy saving is not simple eco-solutions

    Our planet is a vast system, where one link depends on another, and any changes in the natural balance we eventually feel. Increasingly, we are inventing new ways to preserve the environment, using alternative energy sources so as not to cause destructive processes in the environment. Let’s get to know what Platfor.ma find out, whether […]

    Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit opens at Expo 2020

    The fourth edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS 2021) kicked off Monday at Expo’s Dubai Exhibition Centre, BNA states. The six-days summit, which will conclude on 27th November, will convene four presidents, four prime ministers, 25 ministers, chief executive officers, and senior leaders from some of the largest global and local corporations. […]

    Opinion: let’s make Earth great before colonizing Mars

    It’s time we introspect if we are morally and socially eligible to inhabit worlds when we are competing for our own destruction in our beautiful blue planet, the only place we can call it home, claims Jaykhosh Chidambaran in his article for the Arabian Stories. Mark Watney, the stranded astronaut and protagonist of the book […]

    Muscat Stock Exchange establishes a new department

    A new department under the name of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and diversity and inclusion (DI) framework was announced by Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) on November 14, Times of Oman reports. The exchange has also appointed Majida bint Sheikhan Al Mamari as the head of this initiative. The setting up of this section comes […]

    Omani Projects of sustainable nature showcased at Expo 2020 Dubai

    Sustainability Forest at Oman Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai hosts Omani projects of sustainable nature. These projects highlight a crucial theme of this global event, namely sustainability, The Arabian Stories reports. Among the projects showcased at the Oman Pavilion is the Million Date Palm Plantation Project. It has 11 farms so far that are spread […]