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Golden Opportunity to Stop Deforestation Caused by EU Consumption
Fires raging in the Amazon are started deliberately to make way for large-scale industrial agriculture – and EU market demand for commodities produced on former-forest land is adding fuel to the fires....
Tourism Brings Us Together and Travel Restrictions Keep Us Apart
More importantly, restrictions on travel also prevent tourism from delivering on its potential to build a better future for all.This week the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Policy Brief “COVID-19 and Transforming...
Ireland: Some Residents Replace School Buses With Bike Buses
Society has had to adapt to the covid era in a variety of ways. One solution out of Ireland, though, seemed too cool to pass up.
Naturally, it’s a bit stressful having kids...
Significant Progress in Expanding Protected Nature Sites in Eastern Europe
The EEA’s briefing 'Protected areas in the Eastern Partnership countries' found that between 2000 and 2019 coverage of nationally protected areas were expanded in all six partnership countries which includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
Waste Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Response to Recovery
The impact of COVID-19 is transforming the way we live, from one day to the next. While national and local interventions are largely focused on protecting lives and economies, the management of...
Resalta Begins Third Energy Retrofit Project of the City of Ljubljana
Resalta, Petrol and the City of Ljubljana signed the agreement for the third energy retrofit project of the City of Ljubljana. The project includes 27 municipal buildings, of which 17 will undergo...
Record Temperature Trajectory Threatens to Breach 1.5°C Global Heating Threshold
New climate data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts that the annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1.0°C above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming...
A Kenyan Entrepreneur Fights Deforestation With a New Energy Solution
When Leroy Mwasaru was in his teens, he noticed a major problem at his Kenyan boarding school. Ageing pipes were leaking sewage directly into a nearby stream, which was a source of...
Shenzhen Gives Residents Incentives To Buy Electric Vehicles
The city of Shenzhen in China has long been an electric vehicle leader. Its bus fleet went 100% electric in 2017, and its taxi fleet followed in 2018. Now, it is pushing...
How to Exploit Coal Reserves?
The increase of energy production from renewable sources and higher energy efficiency are definitely directions towards a sustainable energy future of Serbia. Energy experts have no dilemmas about that. However, the subject...
Protection of Seagrasses Key to Building Resilience to Climate Change, Disasters
Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline. The importance of seagrasses...
The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, Biodiversity and People
As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO)...
Multi-Purpose Enamelled Tanks of Excellent Resistance
Having heard that one company was established in 1828 and that 85 per cent of their products are exported worldwide, these are the credible facts. The company we talk about is Witkowitz,...
Total Production of Forest Assortments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Increased by 20 Per Cent
Total production of forest assortments in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1st quarter of 2020 increased by 20,29%, compared to the same period in 2019.
Production of coniferous (softwood) assortments is higher for...
Forest Loss Slows Globally as Sustainable Management Grows
Did you know that forests cover nearly 1/3 of land globally?
That’s 4.06 billion hectares.
In other words, there is around 0.52 ha of forest for every person on the planet.
This interactive report contains...
Forests and Waters Are Our Greatest Treasure
We talked to Branislav Nedimovic, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia about the greatest potentials of Serbian agriculture, how to mitigate the effects of climate...
