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Once enough to stain shirt collars, smog is lifting over greater Seoul
Cho Jang-hun remembers a time in the 1990s when it was almost impossible to escape the dirty air from exhaust fumes, coal-fired power plants and massive industrial projects that hung over his home in Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea. The smog…
ENERGY REHABILITATION CONTRIBUTES TO ENERGY SAVING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Raška, a small town in the southwest of Serbia, situated between the mountains of Kopaonik and Golija, on the rivers Ibar and Raška, works efficiently to preserve the environment. This municipality is one of the leaders in the district in…
Four Ways the Planetary Crisis is Impacting Mental Health
“A healthy environment is not only a key ingredient for human health and well-being, but also a foundation for One Health since the health of humans, animals, plants, and the wider environment and ecosystems are closely linked and interdependent,” says…
UN Urges Europe to Boost Environmental Ambition to Fight Planetary Crisis
Despite progress in certain areas, governments in the pan-European region must show far greater ambition in tackling climate change, protecting ecosystems and managing and tackling waste and pollution, stresses a new UN assessment presented to European ministers. The 7th pan-European environmental…
Five Cities Tackling Air Pollution
Air pollution has been called the most-pressing environmental health crisis of our time, responsible for an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year. Approximately nine in 10 people around the world breathe unclean air, which increases the risk of asthma,…
After Landmark UN Declaration, Hope for Cleaner Air
Last month, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution declaring access to a healthy environment a universal human right. The resolution has been lauded around the world in recent weeks, raising hopes it will prod governments to tackle…
How Digital Technology and Innovation Can Help Protect the Planet
For many countries around the world, from the US and the UK to China and Japan, July was one of the hottest months since global record-keeping began in the 1800s. The global heatwaves sparked deadly wildfires and displaced thousands of…