Environment
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Environment UAEEach Person in Abu Dhabi Uses 1,184 Plastics Bags a Year – by 2021 It Will Be 0
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, is planning to ban disposable plastic bags by 2021, according to officials, to improve its environmental policies and progressively rid of all single-use plastics in a first-of-its-kind move for the nation.
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Environment MalawiForest Protected by Bees (Yes, Bees!), as They Chase Loggers Away
Communities in Malawi are acquiring beehives to scare away loggers and rejuvenate trees in their local forests, after realizing that communities where beekeeping is practiced is significantly less prone to deforestation.
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Technology BrazilIndigenous Tribe Uses Drones to Catch Land Grabbers in the Rainforest
The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, an indigenous tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, have begun operating drones in January a drive to spot illegal loggers and land grabbers – and they immediately found a deforested site that they otherwise wouldn’t have noticed.
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Environment USAWant to Turn Into a Tree After You Die? Check These Burial Options…
Traditional burial and cremation methods are environmentally toxic, meaning we may continue to hurt the planet with our carbon footprint after death. But new zero-waste alternatives are becoming available to help our bodies sustainably become a part of nature.
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Environment PeruGlaciers Are Almost Gone in Peru, Now 2 Sisters Save Drought-Hit Community With Rain Water
Peru’s glaciers have shrunk significantly in the past four decades, causing water to become a scarce resource for over 200,000 people in the Ayacucho region. So two Quechua sisters decided to act – building reservoirs to harvest rainwater for their community.
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Environment EuropeA Dozen Nations Are Asking the EU for Faster Climate Goals
Twelve nations have signed a letter requesting the European Union to set earlier goals to fight climate change – urging the European Commission to establish targets for 2030 by June to complement its 2050 zero-emissions deadline.
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