Can Europe tap the private sector to protect its environment?
The European Commission has set some of the most ambitions environmental targets on the planet, but states have struggled to achieve them. How can businesses help? The French communes of...
Interview with Glee’s keynote speaker, Nick Bailey
1. After 27 years’ experience in the horticultural industry, what continues to inspire you about gardening? I am often described as an expert in my field, but I see myself still a student in...
The Leisure Show Dubai to focus on ‘green fit-tech’
UAE’s The Leisure Show is set to showcase its ‘greenest’ list of exhibitors in September 2017. The Leisure Show Dubai event manager Sarkis Kahwajian said in a statement:...
Cornwall’s Eden Project set to spread its eco-mission across the world
A new international company has been created to bring the Eden Project to China, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and North America. Eden Project International Ltd (EPIL) has been created as...
Are Charitable NGOs Trafficking People Across the Mediterranean to Europe?
In mid-July 2017, a group of young adults from Europe and North America chartered a boat and set out on a mission (named “Defend Europe”) in which their stated goal was to block migrants making the...
Dubai’s Sustainable City introduces ‘Aqueous Ozone’ cleaning product
The Sustainable City (TSC) has introduced ‘Aqueous Ozone’ – a sustainable natural oxidiser that is up to 50 times more effective than common household bleach, the authority has said in a press...
Kuwait Cleans Up Oil Spill in Persian Gulf
The government of Kuwait said Monday that it has contained a large oil spill near Al-Zour, and it expects to finish the cleanup of adjacent shorelines within a week. Power and water plant intakes...
Middle Eastern environmental startups get on the right side of the green line
In recent years, the tech sector around the world has come to recognize the importance, the urgent necessity even, of going green. The Middle East is no stranger to such initiatives, with...
