Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) have outlined as many as 90 investment opportunities distributed across eight key sectors – Tourism, Logistics & Food, Fishing, Health, ICT, Mining & Industry, Waste Management, and Education – with an aggregate investment potential estimated in excess of RO 2.8 billion, Oman Observer reports. A sizable […]
Lessons learned during a month-long environmental awareness campaign, organized by the Rotary Club of Salmaniya (RCS), will continue to encourage citizens and residents to tackle the plague of plastic pollution, GD Online reports. The event has already paid dividends by encouraging people to continue with concrete steps towards environmental sustainability by using reusable water bottles […]
Since Adam and Eve bit the apple, we’ve been burdened with the need for clothing whenever we walk outside. More than a necessity, it’s become a means of expression, a statement, and the vehicle of many trends. However, overconsumption has led to the rise of fast fashion, a wasteful and polluting system that our environment […]
In the Mexican city of Mazatlan, the world’s first “plastic fishing” tournament was held: its participants had to catch as much plastic waste from the ocean as possible. The competition was organized by the beer producer Corona and the creative agency We Believers. The tournament lasted one day, 80 fishermen took part in it. The […]
In the late 2010s, it became clear that plastic pollution is not just a horror story from the speeches of eco-activists: this problem affects everyone. The number of landfills and incinerators is growing, and microparticles of slowly decaying plastic, meanwhile, penetrate everywhere: scientists have already found them in the Arctic ice, at the bottom of […]
As the so-called Islamic State lost control over the areas it once occupied, it left behind a toxic legacy. The initial findings of a scoping mission undertaken by UN Environment Programme’s Conflict and Disasters branch found a trail of localized pollution that could have acute and chronic consequences for Iraq – and not just for […]
The Saudi Investment Recycling Company, owned by the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, has signed an agreement with King Faisal University in the Eastern Region’s Al-Ahsa Governorate to collaborate on research on new waste solutions, Arab News reports. The two organizations will work with the Date Palm Research Center of Excellence on recycling of agricultural waste […]
Kuwait, on August 29, announced plans to transform what was once a mammoth “tire graveyard” into a residential city. The 2-square-kilometer dump in the north of the oil-rich Gulf country was where tires went to die – a total of more than 40 million at the end. Seventeen years of tire dumping and three massive […]
Municipalities around Saudi Arabia are still looking for sustainable solutions for waste management and treatment. Let’s check Basil M.K. Al-Ghalayini story on the waste-to-energy issue for Arab News. He’s the chairman and CEO of BMG Financial Group. *** For years Saudi Arabia has witnessed rapid industrialization with high population growth, which has resulted in increased […]
There are several small lifestyle choices you can make to help protect marine life and make a big difference for our oceans. The ocean cover over 71% of our planet and are home to almost a million species, making it a vital source of food and income for over 800 million people globally. It also […]
