The Paris Agreement: Next steps
The Paris Agreement: Next steps Text adopted by the COP in Paris 1. On 12 December 2015, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) adopted the Paris Agreement by decision 1/CP.21. The text...
touch launches “touch forest” as a tangible step towards a greener Lebanon
Touch, the leading mobile telecommunications and data operator in Lebanon, managed by Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, partnered with the...
Whales saved “for this Summer” in Iceland
This week, Iceland’s biggest whaling company announced it was calling off this year’s hunt, sparing the lives of around 150 fin whales. Many have praised the decision as a major victory...
100-year-old dye a potential weapon against cancer
Little-known Provectus Biopharmaceuticals is developing a cancer treatment out of a cheap and easy to manufacture industrial chemical that could, if successful, represent a major advance in treating...
Mood’s natural enhancers
Brazil nuts Brazil nuts are one of the best sources of the mineral selenium, and studies have shown that people who are low in it have increased rates of depression, irritability, anxiety and...
U.S. Environmental Chief Warns Rules Will Challenge Oil, Gas
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy vowed to do more to regulate the methane leaking from oil and natural gas operations and defended the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan,...
First Contact: Lost Tribe Of The Amazon blew everyone’s minds
Isolated indigenous tribes have been living for years in the Amazonian forest without any contact with other communities – and a Channel 4 documentary has captured contact made by them with the...
Cyclone Winston Highlights Urgency of Climate Action
The Climate Vulnerable Forum reacted to the damaging impact of the Category 5 Cyclone Winston on member country Fiji, highlighting the urgency of efforts to address global climate change and bring...
