As of  May 23rd, Serbia had used up its natural resources reserves for this year, which means that from today on, we are “living on borrowed resources.” This is the assessment of the...

In 2023, exports of recyclable raw materials – which include recyclable waste and scrap as well as other secondary raw materials (by-products) – from the EU to non-EU countries amounted to 39.3...

The chemical industry is an important segment of the global economy because it employs more than 15 million people worldwide and has global annual revenues of 5.7 trillion dollars, according to data...

Most banks worldwide are digitizing banking services, and the challenges that their clients have to face are identical – changing their habits and accepting that digital banking brings multiple benefits. Thanks to...

Representatives from across Latin America will gather this week to share their experiences of participating in UNIDO’s first-ever regional project on e-waste management. Since its launch in Quito in March 2018, the Global...

Although many countries have announced a ban on the import and production of conventional vehicles as targets for 2030 or 2050, Ethiopia is the first country in the world to actually ban...

The Governments of Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have united to combat chemical pollution, launching a 134-million dollars project to eliminate the use of mercury in medical devices. Used in health-care...

Oil spills are a major environmental problem that occurs every year worldwide, affecting oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. Although the world is familiar with the issues and changes in salt water, the...

To improve agricultural production, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests proposed a draft regulation on agriculture, which, among other things, bans the installation of photovoltaic structures on agricultural land. According...

Stretching across seven Central and Eastern European countries, the Carpathian mountain range is home to some of the continent’s largest intact forests. It boasts nearly 4,000 plant species, as well as large...

Time in North Korea seems to stand still. At least that's how it seems to the rest of the world, which cannot come to terms with the fact that in the 21st...

Green spaces in urban areas significantly raise the quality of life in a society undergoing intense urbanization. Constant improvement of green infrastructure contributes to sustainable development and, at the same time, has...

From its very formation, the Luxen Solar Company has clearly defined its operational principles and set up the production of a quality and reliable product that enables a faster return on investment,...

Green bonds are a relatively young financial instrument dating back just over 15 years. In 2007, the European Investment Bank (EIB) issued these securities for the first time. Green bonds are debt...

Back in 2017, the United Nations Global Status Report revealed the fact that large-scale pollution came from buildings and the construction sector, supporting it with concrete data. As stated, 36 per cent...

Plastic pollution leads to various problems, especially for marine animals, which get injured when they get stuck in or swallow a plastic object. There are also warnings that certain plastic products should...