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A new sustainability education project assesses universities’ Ecological Footprint
During the last 50 years, humanity's Ecological Footprint has increased by nearly 190% indicating a growing unbalance in the human-environment relationship and, consequently, the necessity for not only a major re-think in how we produce and distribute 'things', but...
Bern Convention fully embraces MEDASSET’s complaints about important sea turtle habitats
The 39th Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (Council of Europe) on the Conservation of European Wild Life and Natural Habitats fully supported MEDASSET’s complaints about the inadequate protection of crucially important sea turtle habitats in Greece and Turkey....
Eko Kvarner opposes the Croatian Liquefied Natural Gas Plan
The Croatian island of Krk is a top tourist destination and case of good practice towards a ‘green’ transformation. It has been planning to become carbon neutral by 2030; its towns are pioneers in recycling and the in use of alternative fuels like solar energy....
Celebrating National Environmental Day in Lattakia, Syria
On the occasion of the National Environmental day - 1st November 2019 - the Syrian Coast Society for Environmental Protection (SCSEP) organized a cleaning campaign “Together towards a better environment” in the center of Lattakia City in partnership with civil society...
Elaborating a strategy for household and assimilated waste in Kairouan, Tunisia
APNEK, the National Waste Management Agency, the Municipality of Kairouan and the Association of Local Democracy-Kairouan, signed a partnership agreement during a ceremony held at the Continental Hotel on 15 November 2019. The signatory parties have agreed to...
Let’s Sort Initiative in Lebanon
On 11 March 2016, the Makhzoumi Foundation in Lebanon launched an environmental initiative called "Let’s Sort…Let’s Start the First Step Together", in collaboration with Cedar Environmental, to encourage neighborhoods to start sorting solid (inorganic) waste. In...