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Saving Elephants, One Bee Hive and Milk Bottle at a Time

The world’s largest land mammal is still struggling to be herd. On World Elephant Day we blow the trumpet for these magnificent megafauna…

by Sarah Freeman

How The Climate Crisis Is Affecting The Middle East

From wildfires in Syria to droughts in Iraq and Iran, the Middle East is feeling the sting of global warming and the climate crisis more acutely than many other regions. Is there a way out?

by Mike Peake

Roaring Back: How Lions Are Overcoming New Mane Threats To Stay King Of The Jungle

Speared, poisoned and poached for their body parts, lions are becoming increasingly vulnerable and could be extinct by 2050 if we don’t help save them

by Sarah Freeman

20 Years of Conservation: A Q&A with Barbara Lang-Lenton, the UAE’s Sea Turtle Saviour

We chat to Barbara Lang-Lenton, Director of Aquarium at Jumeirah’s Burj Al Arab and a true conservationist on her decades-long efforts to protect sea turtles in the UAE and beyond

by Alaina Mutti

Choking on Convenience: The Devastating Toll of Our Plastic Waste Culture

From the shocking discovery that we consume around a credit card’s worth of microplastics every week, to the fact plastics are in the air that we breathe, there are many reasons why we need to turn the tap off on plastic waste

by Anthea Ayache

The Future of Fish: Can Seafood and Sustainability Coexist?

Is there a solution to the complex relationship between our dinner plates and the health of our marine ecosystems, and can our growing demand for seafood really ever be sustainable?

by Ellen Manning and Anthea Ayache

The Mammoth Task of Bringing Back an Ice Age Giant

Ben Lamm is a man on a Jurassic Park-style mission to bring the woolly mammoth – and the dodo – back from the dead.

by Nick Harding

Gulfood Green: Creating Recipes for A Sustainable Food System

Gulfood Green is a three day summit where you can learn about new technologies, discover sustainable products, and engage in conversations about the latest trends and challenges in the food industry

by Claire Wills

The Arctic Challenge: UAE Trio’s Record-Breaking Row for Climate Action

Three UAE residents have daringly set off on The Arctic Challenge, a record-breaking non-stop rowing expedition across the Arctic Ocean, to raise awareness of critical environmental issues

by Anthea Ayache