Jan 203 minSeagrass collects up to 900 million plastic items in the Mediterranean Sea each yearThere is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land sources. There is also evidence that part of...
Dec 16, 20202 minDrip irrigation system developed to solve rice paddy problemAn Israeli company has developed a drip irrigation system for growing rice to replace the flooded paddies that have supplied the world...
Dec 4, 20201 minHuggies launches 100% 'natural fibre' biodegradable baby wipesIn October 2019, Huggies announced a commitment to eliminate plastics from its baby wipe range in the UK over the next five years,...
Jul 24, 20200 minKomaza the Kenyan startup has a target to plant 1 billion trees by 2030 and support farmers with....
Jul 16, 20202 minQueensland moves to ban single-use plastic straws, cutlery + plates to save marine lifeQueensland has made a move to ban single-use plastic straws, cutlery and plates by next year. The move will hopefully help protect marine...
Jun 16, 20203 minAn armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier ReefNew drone video shows thousands of endangered green turtles swimming ashore to Raine Island on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef....
Jun 6, 20201 minAndrex packs to use 30% recycled plastic from June, move follows recently removed plastic handlesThe first product to incorporate packaging using 30% recycled plastic packaging made from post-consumer resin will be Andrex Classic...
Jun 1, 20207 minIndonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tonsIndonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical...
May 27, 20200 minSky Ocean Rescue, the WWF and Swansea University launch UK's biggest seagrass restoration project
May 26, 20205 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an...
May 25, 20206 minIn race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweedA local government initiative to revive seaweed farming off Bali comes amid growing interest in the crop’s promise to tackle...
May 22, 20201 minOceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean lifeRecently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant...
May 21, 20201 minCoca-Cola launches label-free 100% recycled bottles for I Lohas water to reduce waste and pollutionCoca-Cola has launched label-free 100 per cent recycled bottles for its I Lohas water brand in Japan in a bid to reduce waste and...
May 11, 20202 minArtist finds 3 plastic cereal box toys from 1958 while sifting through waste from Cornish beachEnvironmental Artist Rob Arnold collects 40 bags of plastic rubbish from local beach Tregantle Beach in Whitsand Bay, last month. Mr...
May 5, 20200 minMr. Trash Wheel uses a unique blend of solar + hydro power to pull tons of trash out of riverways
May 4, 20201 minPakistan pays lockdown unemployed to plant saplings in country's 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programmeSince Pakistan locked down starting March 23 to try to stem the spread of COVID-19, unemployed day labourers have been given new jobs as...
Apr 22, 20202 minSodaStream to eliminate 67 billion plastic bottles from production by 2025SodaStream, the leading sparkling water brand in the world, part of PepsiCo, today announced their ambitious goals in their mission to...
Apr 11, 20201 minNew Delhi's pollution reading can hit 500 on the Air Quality Index, last week it had a 38 readingNew Delhi's citizens 'can't believe' how quickly their city's air quality has improved during India's national novel coronavirus...
