Creating a Private and Environmentally Friendly Garden Oasis
A room of one's own, a little office, pottery studio, or granny flat. Building a tiny home in your garden might be a better eco investment that renting a whole new space.
Marine ecosystems in danger: what is deep sea mining?
The dangers of deep-sea mining and why it is important for a moratorium.
The EU’s new Deforestation Regulation is a Game-Changer
Forest bathing is a kind of therapy called for in some cultures like Japan. It can help you communicate better with people. All the more reason to protect this vast natural resource with policy and deforestation regulation.
How fungi is restoring a broken island
Invasive palms and WWII damaged an island paradise. Could fungi help to restore it?
New High Seas treaty set by the UN to protect marine life
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has welcomed the approval by UN member states of a landmark legally binding agreement, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in international waters, covering nearly two-thirds of world’s ocean. The world’s oceans […]
Sustainable Sourcing: The Environmental Impact of Using the Right Materials for Your Products
In today's world, where environmental concerns are growing exponentially, businesses have a crucial role to play in reducing their ecological footprint. One effective way to achieve this is by carefully selecting the materials used in manufacturing processes and product development
Starting a seed bank at home
Starting a seed bank at home is a great way to preserve family traditions of food and gardening. You don't need to be a biologist or forester: Many families have unique heirloom seeds that have been passed down from generation to generation.
Seed banks in the Middle East
You may have heard about the doomsday Svalbard Global Seed Vault but there are smaller versions of seed banks all over the world. The seed banks in the Middle East protect ancient seeds like wheat, chick peas, fava beans, and sesame.
Coral reefs are losing oxygen: what this means for our seas
Climate change is heating our seas so less oxygen can be absorbed. What does this mean for reef health? Chinese and Israeli researchers give data for policy makers.
This Tu B’Shvat, Meet FIG
Permaculture is a holistic environmental design system where we draw inspiration from patterns in nature to create functional design.
Light pollution killing rodents within days
A new study from the desert has found that light pollution hurts small mammals Which means light pollution is hurting our planet and probably us.
Luxury glamping in Abu Dhabi
Luxury tenting, known as glamping, in Jebel Hafit, UAE
Invasive species of the Mediterranean Sea
The Med region is changing as hundreds of new species invade. Can you imagine floating in Cefalu with killer jellyfish?
Palestinian beekeepers make Jerusalem sweeter
Well in the Bronx, honeybee keepers have tasted notes of pollution. In Jerusalem will the sweet bees offer a taste of holiness?
Coral reefs and light pollution
Coral reefs are at risk as the City of Eilat plans to illuminate its Red Sea beaches