CategoriesReports and StatisticsBrewing coffee at home is a healthier option for the environment than going out for it Confronting my environmental waste problem has made me realize that my obligatory addiction to Dunkin’, prescribed by being a New Englander, is completely wrong. My coffee epiphany came after I evaluated my individual environmental footprint. I immediately stopped going […]
CategoriesOur NewsNCEJ: The National Center for Environmental Justice (NCEJ) signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment, represented by the Environmental Protection Fund, to implement the project “Promoting home Aquaponics through environmental empowerment in the face of the Corona crisis”. The project aims to provide support to a selected group of the most affected small farmers […]
CategoriesNewsThe Italian parliament approved a law making protection of the environment part of the Constitution in a vote politicians and activists hailed as significant for the country’s future. The law says the state must safeguard the environment, biodiversity and the ecosystem “in the interest too of future generations”. It said any private economic initiative must […]
CategoriesNews Reports and StatisticsThe World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the huge amount of medical waste produced as a result of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health. In a new report, the United Nations health agency said waste syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles have all piled up to create […]
CategoriesNews Reports and StatisticsA new report warns that warmer, shorter seasons are fueling greater demands for energy – and water-intensive snow canons, creating more dangerous conditions. Climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics and snow sports by eroding the season and forcing more dangerous, artificial conditions, experts have warned in a report published a week […]
CategoriesNews Reports and StatisticsThe Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment, Muhammad Khashasnah, said that the environmental situation in the Dead Sea is dangerous, and that its decline threatens the ecosystem, as the salinity level in it is 34%, while the salinity rate in the Red Sea is 3.9%. Khashashna stressed that the responsible authorities want to stop the […]
CategoriesEnvironmental Articles News Reports and StatisticsClimate change is threatening to destroy treasures buried in the UK as the soils that protect them dry out. A Roman toilet seat, the world’s oldest boxing glove, and the oldest handwritten letter by a woman are some of the extraordinary objects discovered in at-risk British peatlands. It means climate change could undermine our understanding […]
CategoriesNews Reports and StatisticsDead seals, fish and birds have washed up on Peru’s shore covered in oil after the spill. A refinery blamed waves caused by the eruption of a volcano in Tonga. The Peruvian government on Saturday declared a 90-day “environmental emergency” in damaged coastal territories, after an oil spill that saw 6,000 barrels of crude oil […]
CategoriesNews Reports and StatisticsSatellite imagery suggests the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai could cause long-lasting environmental damage. The huge volcanic eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga could cause long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries, scientists studying satellite images have warned. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an undersea volcano that erupted on Saturday triggering tsunami warnings across […]
CategoriesEnvironmental Articles Reports and StatisticsThe last seven years have been the seven warmest on record for the planet, new data shows, as Earth’s temperature continues its precarious climb due to heat-trapping fossil fuel emissions. A new analysis by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which tracks global temperature and other climate indicators, found 2021 was the fifth-warmest year […]
