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5 Trusted Ways UAE Residents Can Help Pakistan Flood Victims

To make sure you’re donating to a verified source we’ve rounded up UAE approved charities that are helping the victims of the Pakistan floods.

by Shaheera Anwar

Fly Etihad, Adopt a Free Mangrove Tree

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways has pledged to plant a forest in each continent it operates in a bid to help fight climate change.

by Nick Ames

The New School For Grannies: Why 94-Year-Olds Are Learning To Read and Write

Grannies aged between 65 and 95 are going to school for the first time in an Indian village near Mumbai to banish the stigma and shame of lifelong illiteracy

by Sanjay Pandey

Taiji’s Brutal Dolphin Hunt Season Starts with Slaughter

A pod of nine dolphins has already been slaughtered in the barbaric Japanese dolphin hunting season that captures the mammals for meat or to become performers in parks and aquariums

by Nick Ames

Cedar Forest Fires Sparked by Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

The emblem of Lebanon, the vulnerable cedar tree is at risk from various factors including climate change and increasingly, man made fires.

by Hannah Jo Uy

Hollywood Hero Leonardo DiCaprio Praises Return of 4 Bison to UK Woodland

Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio has praised an initiative in the UK to rewild bison as a novel method to combat climate change

by Nick Ames

Meet 6 Inspiring Emirati Women Driving the UAE’s Sustainability Efforts

The UAE has produced countless inspiring female eco-leaders, and Emirati Women’s Day is the perfect occasion to honour their achievements

by Harriet Shephard

The New Camp Making Ukrainian Refugees Smile 

They’ve fled Ukraine leaving behind their possessions and fathers to fight. Now a charity is helping these refugees forget the horrors of war with a sports camp

by Nick Ames

Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act in ‘Most Aggressive Action Ever’ on US Climate Change

The law signed by Biden puts $369 billion towards renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions. It is the US’s most significant effort yet to combat the climate crisis

by Nick Ames