Julian Alps Bisosphere Reserve (Italy) - New Entrant to Unesco 2109 Bisosphere Reserves
The Julian Alps is a region from the Southern Limestone Alps where northeastern Italy joins Slovenia. The Slovenian Julian Alps biosphere...
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Bare Fashion: London's only vegan fashion and beauty show is back for its second year, 10th August
Every aspect of the event is vegan – even the models London’s only vegan fashion and beauty show is back for its second year, featuring...
US State Connecticut imposes a 10-cent-per-bag tax on single-use plastic bags on 1 August
Connecticut shoppers enter a new era on Thursday when retailers must begin collecting a 10-cent fee on most plastic bags used to carry...
70% of UK women are happy to buy second-hand items according to a new survey by French brand Patatam
Many fashion brands are embracing sustainability, and it looks like shoppers are following suit, according to a new survey by French...
Plastic bag sales down 90% in UK since introduction of 5p charge
New figures show sales of single-use bags by England's seven biggest retailers continued to fall in 2018/19. Sales of plastic bags by the...
French Austral Lands and Seas - New Entrant on Unesco World Heritage List 2019
The French Austral Lands and Seas comprise the largest of the rare emerged land masses in the southern Indian Ocean: the Crozet...
InterContinental Hotels Group which owns Holiday Inns to remove 200m plastic mini toiletries by 2021
In bad news for people who steal tiny shampoos from their bathrooms, InterContinental Hotels Group has said its entire estate of almost...
Germany's renewable energy provides more electricity 47.3% than coal and nuclear power combined
Solar, wind, biomass and hydroelectric power generates nearly half of country’s output Renewable sources of energy produced more...
Lidl Brings Own Brand Vegan Next Level Burger to all German Branches as of 1st August
After the two Beyond Meat Burger campaigns, Lidl developed the fresh Next Level Burger under its own brand Next Level Meat. The vegan...
Po Grande Biosphere Reserve, Italy - Unesco Heritage Bisosphere 2019
The Po Grande Biosphere Reserve falls within the central tract of the River Po, in a basin which has been significantly affected by man’s...
City of Palo Alto prepares for bans on disposable plastic, bags for meat and produce in July 2020
Though other cities in the Bay Area have already shouldered bans on plastic utensils and straws, Palo Alto has become the first of these...
New York awards 1.7GW of offshore wind contracts to power 2m+ homes by 2025 - largest to date in US
New York has awarded the largest offshore wind energy contracts in the US, with a total capacity of 1.7GW. They are expected to help...
Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in 12 hours for 'Green Legacy' reforestation campaign
The burst of tree planting was part of a wider reforestation campaign named "Green Legacy," spearheaded by the country's Prime Minister...
Togean Tojo Una-Una Biosphere Reserve (Indonesia) - New Unesco Heritage Biosphere 2019
Togean Tojo Una-Una Biosphere Reserve is located in the centre of the world’s coral reef triangle, which has the highest diversity of...
Namibia to ban plastic bags by 2022
Namibia is set to ban the use of plastic bags by 2022, the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, said on Thursday, July...
Scotland's Beatrice the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world to be opened
The Beatrice project is the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world, with only two projects in England and one off the Netherlands...
Coca-Cola leaves Plastics Industry Association as it aims to reduce its consumption of plastic
‘We withdrew earlier this year as a result of positions the organization was taking that were not fully consistent with our commitments...
2019 Unesco Heritage Biosphere - Saleh-Moyo-Tambora, Indonesia
Saleh-Moyo-Tambora or ‘SAMOTA’ covers an area of 728,484 hectares, comprising five major ecosystems: small islands, a coastal area of...
Maersk container ship operator offers customers carbon-neutral transport. H&M Group to trial first.
20 June 2019 A new carbon neutral product – the first of its kind in the industry - is being piloted with select Maersk customers who are...
Portugal plastic ban from 2020
There will be a ban on plastic bags, cutlery and trays for bread, fruit and vegetables from 2020 across the country. Portugal’s...
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