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Environment Pakistan

14. May 2020

They Lost Their Jobs in Corona Lockdown – Now They Make Money Planting Trees

The COVID-19 lockdown measures have left many Pakistanis without work. But the government is offering tens of thousands of them a new opportunity to earn a living, by planting billions of trees across the nation to tackle climate issues.

Society

Society France

7. May 2020

Use 50% Straw, Wood or Hemp to Construct Public Buildings, France Orders

In a goal to meet the nation’s climate action plan, France is requiring all new public buildings to contain at least 50% wood or other eco-responsible material – such as straw or hemp – by 2022.

Environment

Environment USA

3. May 2020

What Replaces Plastic in the Future? Maybe Mushrooms!

A student in Nebraska, USA believes fungus can help solve some of the world’s key climate issues – and she’s built a canoe out of mushrooms to prove it.

Society

Society USA

13. April 2020

Corona: Cash to Save the Economy Could Also Help Fight Climate Change

With countries locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic, analysts and environmental groups highlight that stimulus packages can significantly help tackle two threats at once: the economy, as intended, and the climate.

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Society Belgium

9. April 2020

European Leaders Want to Come out Cleaner and Greener After COVID-19 Recovery

European Union leaders have called on the European Commission to prepare a coronavirus recovery plan that is consistent with fighting climate change, in what the EU describes as a “green transition”.

Environment

5. April 2020

Save Water – It Will Also Help the Climate, Scientists Find Out

A new World Water Day report has laid out solutions to tackling climate warming emissions from water use – and has called on climate change and water specialists to join their efforts in protecting the environment.

Environment

Environment Afghanistan

4. April 2020

“Avoid Plastic, Plant Trees”, Men of God Now Preach in Mosques

Mosques across Afghanistan are delivering messages on climate and environmental issues during prayers, encouraging worshippers to take measures in their everyday lives, from reducing waste to planting trees.

Environment

Environment Wales

31. March 2020

Small Wales Spends Big Bucks to Protect Nature, Plant Forests

The government of Wales has announced that it will be investing around 5.9 million dollars into a reforestation initiative, as part of its "commitment to tackling climate change".

Environment

Environment Zimbabwe

17. March 2020

Indigenous People Go Old School: Homes on Stilts Better Than Brick Houses

Increasingly warm temperatures and heavy floods around Binga, Zimbabwe, led the indigenous Tonga people to look to their past to protect their families: they’re now building ngazi – traditional elevated wooden huts – next to their modern brick homes.

Environment

Environment Egypt

12. March 2020

Workers in the Desert Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning, Thanks to New Building Designs

Companies are transforming desert buildings in Bahariya Oasis, Egypt’s Western Desert, to well-insulated spaces that keep away much of the heat and tackle climate-changing emissions.