Tiny forests are shooting up all over the world
On a November morning, Deema Assaf enters a tiny forest in eastern Amman. Like a foreign body, it nestles in the concrete desert of the...
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Li Tan
Mar 10, 20233 min read
The global society comes together to recycle
Santiago de Chile - The town of La Pintana is an example of a sustainable community that seeks to achieve the Sustainable Development...
Jamal El-Masri
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Asphalt alternative revolutionizes sustainable road construction
The Consejería de Fomento, Infraestructuras y Ordenación del Territorio (Regional Ministry of Development, Infrastructures and...
Amina Bahati
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Creating water from the air
Given that 1.1 billion people lack access to water and 2.7 billion face water scarcity for at least one month each year, drinking water...
Jamal El-Masri
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Company turns crushed ceramic into new construction material
New waste-free recycling devised in Mallorca allows crushed stone and ceramics to be turned into an impressive new eco-friendly building...
Li Tan
Feb 6, 202310 min read
Network created for co-living to share rent
Ellie Adelman and Jaser Alsharhan are prepared to complete their home purchase while seated around a huge conference table at the South...
Li Tan
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Used silos transform into sustainably tiny houses
Using what's there: Stella van Beers wants to encourage clever living solutions - with an unusual Tiny House. While vast amounts of raw...
Li Tan
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Surfers are creating a wave of change
Babacar Thiaw decided to take action when a tsunami of plastic-filled water crashed over him as he paddled out to sea. By the time...
Pierre Lambert
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Slime for the climate
Brown algae absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon they contain back into the environment...
Ravi Chen
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Sugar strengthens batteries
Sweet things don't always have to do harm. At least this is true for batteries, as an Australian research team was able to impressively...
Ravi Chen
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Christmas lights work by cycling
The capital of Hungary has made cycling its own strategy for coping with the unrest on the continent and the high cost of energy. The...
Li Tan
Dec 27, 20222 min read
Sustainable architecture: paper houses
Paper and cardboard are increasingly becoming a building material. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a pioneer of the material and is...
Li Tan
Nov 30, 20223 min read
New eco district constructed
In the north of Marseille, an eco-district was created in 2015. This project, called Smartseille, is a success and three other similar...
Pierre Lambert
Nov 19, 20222 min read
Glacier becomes global nature reserve
A huge area in Chile has been declared a national park. After protests of the civil society, outgoing President Sebastian Piñera...
Yuki Kimura
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Civil society keeps coal mining restricted
When the current government of the Canadian province of Alberta tried to repeal a law restricting coal mining in the Rocky Mountains,...
Aiyana Lacota
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Basalt rock dust used to permanently reduce the world's carbon cycle
Agriculture-tech startup is using basalt rock dust as fertilizer as an innovative approach to not only absorb carbon but permanently...
Pierre Lambert
Nov 3, 20225 min read
”Greta of Africa” educates communities in poor regions
The climate crisis in Africa is hitting hard. Vanessa Nakate strikes for more climate justice, stands up for Africa and fights for the...
Pierre Lambert
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Football club kicks off season by tackling transport emissions
The English football team aims to reduce transportation emissions and is planning to create a stadium out of wood that will be powered by...
Ahmed Toure
Oct 11, 20223 min read
Garden sharing platform increases gardening activities
Many would-be growers lack a space to get their hands dirty because allotment waiting lists in the UK can last decades. A brand-new...
India Rose Matharu-Daley
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Regenerative farming against desertification
The family farm La Junquera is located in the south of Spain, in the region of Murcía, one of the driest regions of the Iberian Peninsula -
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