In some parts of the world, city dwellers are turning away from the artificial constructs of the urban life. Many Indonesians are rediscovering the advantages of a simpler, more self-sufficient life that blends old traditions with the advantages of modern knowledge.
Just Cruising: Is the Industry Sustainable?
Cruise ships have become stranded off coastlines around the globe. Passengers and crew, desperate to get off, are being rejected by ports which don't want them. The coronavirus crisis could spell the end of the line for an entire industry which has become the butt of much crticism. But this is not news; the cruise business has long been called out for its social, health and environmental problems.
Convergent Risks: Coronavirus and Climate Change
Cheap Food? Cheap Life
All living things must eat – and must eat each other. Food is the great connector. Its influence over our lives and world is almost too big to see – which may explain why we fail to value it. Yet if we can learn to value food it has the potential to transform our lives and create better cities and a better world.
Australian Bushfires: A Lesson from the Sahara
For almost 20 years Tony Rinaudo worked on a small reforestation project on the borders of the arid Sahara Desert. He helped turn a potential ecological collapse into a thriving agricultural success, bringing a ten-fold increase in forestation and a multi-million dollar agriculture industry. This, he says, holds a significant lesson for post-bushfire Australia
New Agriculture: Innovation & Adaptation to Climate Change
Urban Riding: is the Cycle Slowing?
Popular wisdom says that urban bicycle riding is on the up. But the truth seems to be otherwise. In many places active urban cycling could be declining in popularity. By James Teo and The Dirt.
Air Travel: Keeping it Eco
Why is the Great Barrier Reef Under Threat?
The famous Great Barrier Reef of Australia is making headlines for the wrong reason and is facing a crisis. It is losing its coral reefs, writes Mallika Naguran.
Sunseap Group & Shell Collaborate for Solar Energy
1 August 2017, Singapore - Sunseap Group, Singapore’s leading integrated clean energy solutions provider, has secured investment from Shell Technology Ventures B.V., Shell’s corporate venturing arm, with an intent for Sunseap and Shell to collaborate on solar projects in the Asia Pacific region, including Singapore.
Bali Students Think Waste Not
Industry Leaders at Asia Clean Energy Summit 2017
08 August 2017, SINGAPORE – In 2017, the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES), Asia’s leading thought leadership platform that brings focus to clean energy technology, policy and finance, will take place from 24-26 October 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It also includes an exhibition, which is a marketplace for companies to showcase latest clean energy technologies and solutions.
UNWTO Now An OECD Development Assistance Organization
1 August 2017 — The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), representing thirty of the main donor countries, has included the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in the List of ODA- eligible International Organizations.
PATA Award Winners 2017
Bangkok, 27 July 2017 – Winners of the 2017 PATA Grand and Gold Awards of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). These awards, supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), recognise the achievements of 28 separate organisations and individuals in sustainable tourism, heritage, culture, environmental management.
FSC Reaches 10,000 Chain of Custody Certificates Milestone
Hong Kong, 25 Jul 2017 The number of FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certifications in the Asia Pacific region has reached a record high number of 10,077, according to the facts and figures of FSC International released in July. T
IES Engineering Achievement Awards 2017
20 July 2017, Thursday – The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) bestowed the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards 2017 to 12 engineering projects in healthcare, defence, manufacturing, chemical, energy and environmental industries.
Five Ways Solar PV is Greenest Among Renewables
Photovoltaic systems compared to other renewable energy sources have many merits, writes Mallika Naguran. Solar PV come out significantly better in terms of secondary impacts such as water use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and social disturbance.
UNWTO: Fight Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism
The Headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a meeting to fight against child sexual exploitation in the tourism sector. The initiative is coordinated by ECPAT International with the support of the government of The Netherlands.
World Engineers Summit 2017 Discuss Energy & Carbon
Conservation Agriculture with Trees as Profitable Crops
Conservation agriculture with trees, or CAT, provides the benefit of additional income to farmers while protecting the environment, reports Henrylito D. Tacio