It’s always a joy to report on grassroots initiatives. We have featured the work of schoolteacher Kaliraj Kauruppasamyin Tamil Nadu on sustainapedia: http://www.sustainapedia.com/kaliraj-kauruppasamy-tamil-nadu/ Clean and Green Schools Movement Mr. Kauruppasamy’s profession is training […]
It is well known that the production of livestock-based diets comes with a very large ecological footprint (livestock emits approximately 14.5% of all man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions)¹. Swedish researchers have been looking […]
Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects, where towns and cities are warmer than surrounding rural areas, have been reviewed in new research into cool pavements, which has found that reflective pavements can reduce temperatures […]
The Society for Envirnmental Communications (SEC) new ebook “Our lakes and ponds, once the sponges of urban India, have been eaten away by real estate developers — unfortunately, it seems land is what […]
Consequences of Climate Change Climate change will have major consequences for transport networks, especially those located on coastlines. A study by Leeds University assessed the impact of projected sea level rise on a vulnerable […]
20-30th March 2016 The Pesticide Action Week, curated by French organisation Générations Futures, is an annual and international event, open to everyone, with the aim to promote alternatives to pesticides. The campaign takes […]
Netherlands President of Council of EU in 2015 As part of its desire to make the circular economy a centrepiece of its presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half […]
Global Footprint Network reports that China is the world’s largest contributor to annual growth in the demand for ecological resources and services, and has been for the last five years for which data […]
Rooftop gardens in cities could provide more than three quarters of the vegetables consumed in them, a case study from Bologna, Italy, suggests. If all suitable flat roof space was used for urban […]
In American field trials, researchers found that plots planted with neonicotinoid-treated soybeans contained more slugs, fewer beetle predators and had 5% lower yields. The insecticide may be reducing the beetles’ effectiveness as a […]