Environment
-
Environment BelizeBelize Protects the Sea, Wants to Revive the Ocean’s Ecosystems
The expansion of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is Belize’s latest effort to protect its marine resource and ocean ecosystems. The area will now cover more than 500 square miles with a strictly protected area in deep-sea of more than 350 square miles.
-
Environment SeychellesSeychelles Made a Deal for Nature: You Pay our Debts, We’ll Protect the Ocean
The Seychelles signed a unique deal, a “debt for nature” swap: the Nature Conservancy buys a large part of the country’s national debt in exchange for the creation of 13 new marine protected areas (MPAs).
-
-
Environment SwitzerlandAll-Electric Plane Flies 700 km… and Breaks Seven Records on Its Way
With its 700km flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to the German North Sea island of Norderney, the electric Pipistrel Velis Electro plane intends to demonstrate how far the technology has come. And break seven world records on the way!
-
Environment NigerTrees and Shrubs on Farmland? Yes, It’s Good for the Crops and for the Planet
In the semi-arid drylands of Niger, agroforestry is slowly saving the country from desertification and malnourishment. Ten years ago, remote sensing suggested that 5 million hectares had been regenerated. Today, we know it’s at least 10 million hectares.
-
Environment United KingdomNurture Nature is the New Trend in Businesses (and many need nature to make money, too!)
Businesses show an interest in limiting the harm their operations do to the planet. More than 1,600 companies around the world have already taken steps to protect nature and reduce their threats to forests, soil, plants, animals and humans.
-
-
Environment USAOld New York Dump Becomes a Park (And Nature Did most of the Work Itself)
Twenty years ago, the last load of garbage arrived at Fresh Kills Landfill, on Staten Island, New York, USA. Today, a park has replaced the old dump which will open to the public in the coming years. Main builder of the park: Nature!
-
Environment United KingdomWild, Medieval Times Return to Britain’s Woodlands. And that’s a Good Thing
A new trend called “rewilding” helps Britain’s woodland to return to its medieval level. In Scotland, the woodland is even higher than in medieval times when only 4 percent of the territory was wooded.
-
