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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

by Anthea Ayache

Spinneys UAE Launch Statement Tote Bag From Upcycled Plastics 

Created in collaboration with local sustainable artist Peahead Eco, the limited-edition shopper supports the nation’s ban on single-use plastics

by Harriet Shephard

Scotland’s Forests Almost Back to Where They Were One Thousand Years Ago

Scotland’s forested land has tripled in the last century creating wildlife habits, better air quality and battling climate change

by Nick Ames

Plastic Pollution isn’t a Death Sentence for Marine Mammals Only: It’s Killing Camels Too

A number of camels are starving to death, being poisoned by toxins, or having their internal organs ripped apart after eating plastic

by Anthea Ayache

World Rainforest Day: Why it Matters

World Rainforest Day raises awareness that these critical spaces are home to half the world’s animal and plant species yet the size of 40 football fields is lost every minute of every day

by Anthea Ayache

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

by Julia de Cadenet

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

by Nick Ames

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

by Caitriona McBride

Drought Could Impact over 75 per cent of World Population by 2050

If urgent action is not taken around 700 million people will be displaced by drought by 2030

by Nick Ames