Inside Morocco’s renewable revolution
On a recent morning in the mountains above this thriving port city, the wind turbines are quiet and still. Occasionally a slight breeze catches a propeller, spinning it ever so slowly and filtering...
Morocco’s public education system suffers from chronic problems
“Expected,” “outrageous” and “shocking.” These were the words used by Moroccans to describe a bleak report published by the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (ESEC) on education in the...
Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf settlement faces obliteration
The destruction of Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf settlement and ancient citadel has moved a step closer as authorities have begun to collapse cliff faces around the ruins of the citadel. The...
Gonna need a bigger crane: Enormous turtle found on Spanish beach (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
A giant sea turtle measuring up to two meters (6ft 7in) in length washed up dead on a Spanish beach, Tuesday. The leatherback – the largest of all living turtles – was found in Calella on the Costa...
Peabody exhibit explores migrations of Yellowstone wildlife
“Invisible Boundaries,” an exhibition exploring the migrations of animals in and near Yellowstone Park, will open on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. “Humans impose...
UNDP and Italy sign agreement to support Italian G7 commitments and UN reform
Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, and the Italian Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS), Gian Luca Galletti, today signed an agreement for EUR 7 million in support of Italian G7...
Italy’s New Rural
In the Italian mid-south, on a spur east of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, there is a small rustic village, Calvanico, ringed by the spectacular Picentini mountain range. For the past six years, at a...
Four-time freediving world record holder to host whale shark expeditions
SEAOMAN will welcome international freediving star Pierre Frolla to its Dive Centre at Al Mouj Marina, Muscat. During his visit, Pierre, a freediving world record holder and now environmental...
