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Protecting Europe’s Land and Soil Resources Is Fundamental for a Sustainable Future
Land and soil underpin life on our planet. The way we currently use these vital and finite resources in Europe is not sustainable. Human activities — growing cities and infrastructure networks, intensive...
Weak Systems and Funding Gaps Jeopardize Drinking-Water and Sanitation in the Poorest Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water sounded the alarm for an urgent increase in investment in strong drinking-water and sanitation systems.The call came as the international water sector meets in Stockholm...
Extreme Water Stress Affects a Quarter of the World’s Population, Say Experts
A quarter of the world’s population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition over water resources, a new report reveals.Experts...
EU Clean Water Laws Under Attack from Industry Lobbyists
Industry lobbies are mounting a push to roll back EU clean water regulations, even though less than half of the continent’s rivers, wetlands and lakes are in a healthy state.The lobby offensive...
World Peace Requires Access to Safe Water
In drought-ravaged East Africa, the cracks in the plains echo the fault lines splitting tribes.
Across the globe, the devastation of deadly brawls is being exacerbated by tensions over access to water. Water...
UK Public Urged to Use Water Wisely
The public is being urged to use water wisely as the UK environment “suffered” due to the heatwave between May and July.
The call from the National Drought Group comes after a meeting,...
Pay More Attention to Forests to Avert Global Water Crisis, Researchers Urge
Australia's Murray Darling basin covers more than a million square kilometers (approximately 386,000 square miles), 14 percent of the country's landmass. It's the site of tens of thousands of wetlands, but increasing...
Earth’s Resources Consumed in Ever Greater Destructive Volumes
Humanity is devouring our planet’s resources in increasingly destructive volumes, according to a new study that reveals we have consumed a year’s worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land and timber in...
US Forest Service Allows Nestlé to Continue Taking Water from California National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service has offered Nestlé Waters North America a three-year permit on water rights in the San Bernardino National Forest, allowing the company to continue to take millions of gallons...
India Suffers ‘Worst Water Crisis in Its History’
India is facing its "worst-ever" water crisis, according to a report from a government think tank issued last week.Around 200,000 Indians die each year due to lack of water access, the report...
Water Shortages to Be Key Environmental Challenge of the Century, Nasa Warns
Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from Nasa have warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of swaths of the globe between the...
First-Of-Its-Kind Farm Uses Seawater and Solar Power to Grow Crops
Much of the current innovation in farming focuses on how to integrate technology into the food we produce by genetically engineering crops and livestock for improved production, increased resilience to disease, or...
Vojin Djordjevic: Preciousness of Unprocessed Water
When VODAVODA first appeared on our market in 2004, in just three months, it won millions of consumers and a third of the domestic market of bottled water. The water factory stopped...
Upsolar Charts Course to Bring Floating Solar to European Waters
Buoyant solar panels floating on the surface of lakes and reservoirs could soon become a common sight across Europe, if one PV manufacturer has its way.
Hong Kong-based PV manufacturer Upsolar two days...
How Wind Energy Helps to Conserve Water
The world is entering a new energy era, where consumption of renewable energy sources seems to be the only way to conserve nature and save life on the planet.
By now, everybody knows...
Poland Could Derive up to 30% of its Heating from Geothermal Resources
Poland has large untapped potential for utilising geothermal energy. The country estimates that up to 30% of its heating demand could be covered by geothermal heating.
According to estimates, geothermal resources in Poland....
