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09 05 2019 | 11:22

UN: Rising demand for sand calls for resource governance.

·       New report explores sustainability challenges in sand extraction and consumption. ·       The Fourth UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on mineral resource governance. ·       …

09 05 2019 | 11:18

Namibia declares national state of emergency over drought.

The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought that has hit several areas in the southern African nation. A statement from the presidency said: “the…

07 05 2019 | 17:16

Nature crisis: Humans 'threaten 1m species with extinction'.

On land, in the seas, in the sky, the devastating impact of humans on nature is laid bare in a compelling UN report. One million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Nature…

06 05 2019 | 14:26

The Pollination Project Grantees meeting.

Green-Kenya took part in The Pollination Project grantees meeting in Nairobi for experience sharing at Go- Down art centre. The meeting focused on the success, challenges of the grantees and those…

06 05 2019 | 09:03

World Circular Economy Forum & Innovation and Design in Circular Economy / Training in Helsinki, Finland

Final deadlines for registration. We're nearing the deadline for a deep dive into Innovations and Designs in Circular Economy Training registration.   You and delegates from your organisation  are…

04 05 2019 | 12:13

Solar Steel supplies 500 MW of its RackSmarT fixed Tilt structure to the largest PV project in Europe.

Solar Steel, division of Gonvarri Steel Services is supplying 500 MW of its RackSmarT fixed tilt structure to the PV Project named Nunez de Balboa, which will become the largest PV plant installed to…

03 05 2019 | 14:33

Renewable energy co-ops launch manifesto for EU elections

REScoop is asking candidates and their political parties to guarantee new rights of citizens under the Clean Energy Package. The European federation of renewable energy co-ops is asking candidates…

03 05 2019 | 12:50

Global deforestation wipes out an area size of Belgium.

New research has found that global deforestation is on the rise. The report, found that the tropics lost 12 million hectares of tree cover in 2018, the fourth-highest annual loss since records began…

03 05 2019 | 08:04

Pesticides and antibiotics polluting Europe’s rivers.

A new study has found that pesticides and antibiotics are polluting streams across Europe. The study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, tested samples from 29 waterways in…

01 05 2019 | 09:25

US Energy Storage Solution: Giant Coal-Killing Water Batteries.

File this one under K for Karma. US coal power plants have spent the past few decades messing with the nation’s water resources, and now water is turning around and messing with coal. The Energy…

30 04 2019 | 09:58

Earth Day 2019 — reasons for optimism through renewable energy, electric cars, and more.

We know our planet is in deep trouble — but that’s not what this particular Earth Day post is about. This is about what we can do to improve our state of affairs, and the technologies and initiatives…

30 04 2019 | 09:16

This scientist thinks she has the key to curb climate change: super plants.

Dr Joanne Chory hopes that genetic modifications to enhance plants’ natural carbon-fixing traits could play a key role – but knows that time is short, for her and the planet. If this were a film…

30 04 2019 | 08:54

Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse.

No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response. Ηad we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses…

30 04 2019 | 08:36

'I'm terrified': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they are protesting.

People taking part in protests in London and Edinburgh explain their reasons for doing so. Nathan, 15, from Wanstead, east London Nathan, who was into his second day of protest, was sitting in the…

29 04 2019 | 08:49

The End of the World Or: The unfortunate results of ignoring an inconvenient truth.

It was a balmy, bordering on uncomfortably hot day in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2017.

26 04 2019 | 10:46

Antarctica: Thousands of emperor penguin chicks wiped out.

Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drowned when the sea-ice on which they were being raised was destroyed in severe weather. The catastrophe occurred in 2016 in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.…

24 04 2019 | 11:53

Greta Thunberg tells UK leaders ‘You did not act in time’.

Greta Thunberg visited Parliament today to meet with British MPs to discuss the climate crisis. After meeting with MPs, Greta addressed a group of people to warn of the consequences of the climate…

24 04 2019 | 07:55

GSAS Construction Management CGP Workshop - 1-2 May 2019.

Topics GSAS-CM Certification scope Guidelines, Measurement and Scoring Components of GSAS-CM scheme GSAS Construction Management Plan (GSAS-CMP) GSAS-CM categories and criteria Presenters…

24 04 2019 | 07:14

Pressure From Above, Pressure From Below Compels Companies And Investors To Tackle Climate Change

Something strange is going on with the climate – not just in terms of the increased amount of extreme weather events such as heatwaves in the Arctic, Polar vortexes over New York and massive floods…

24 04 2019 | 06:52

How the symbol for extinction became this generation’s peace sign.

The beautifully simple design is everywhere following the protests of Extinction Rebellion – but why are its origins still shrouded in mystery? he 1960s counterculture had the peace symbol, 1980s…