Change Makers
Getting Drastic With Plastic. Local UAE Ecopreneurs Give Tips on Living Plastic Free
On July 3, International Plastic Bag Free Day, we talk to some of the UAE’s eco-preneurs to hear how they think we should eliminate plastic from our day to day lives
The Barbaric Yulin Festival where Dogs are Eaten for ‘Luck’ Starts Today. Why isn’t it Banned?
Julia de Cadenet, CEO of the NoToDogMeat NGO, reveals how China’s depraved meat and dog industry, the annual ‘highlight’ of which is the Yulin festival, is still continuing despite worldwide condemnation and the aftermath of the pandemic. Warning: Graphic Content
War Games: How Playing Sports is Helping Ukrainian Children in Refugee Camps
They’ve fled their cities, leaving everything behind, but a UK charity has found a fun way of making the children of the Ukranian-Russian conflict smile again
CarrotMobbing: How Conscious Consumers are Making Businesses Greener
In return for pledging to adopt more environmental practises mobs of ethical customers are rewarding businesses by ‘making it rain’ money
Arise Again Sir David Attenborough: the environmentalist who has been knighted TWICE
The veteran broadcaster has received a prestigious royal honour for his conservation work nearly 40 years after first being knighted by the Queen
Oman’s First Mermaid Has a Message To Save The Oceans
On World Ocean Day Oman’s only female PADI instructor Ehdaa Al Barwani is urging us to play our part – in and out of the water
Dying for a cuppa: the dark side of tea
Impoverished tea pickers in Assam, India, are being targeted by ruthless agents who lure them into deals which include child trafficking, organ theft and exploitation
Skateboarding: The New Face of Palestinian Resistance
Over 55 years into Israel’s military occupation of Palestine, a few dozen kids are turning to skateboarding as a radical new form of resistance
