France has implemented a series of laws that will seriously impact any plastic use, and apply transportation and advertising standards that will help reduce fossil-based consumption.
Sponge City Design: Yu Kongjian
As the climate warms, some regions suffer crippling drought, while others are hit by deadly floods. Often worst hit are urban areas which suffer catastrophic water damage and loss of life when engineered drainage is breached - but one pioneering Chinese architect thinks he has the solution to urban flooding: sponge cities.
Bottled Water: Climate Culprit
Shorthaul Flights: A Railway Solution?
Carbon Capture: A Rocky Problem?
Sea Change: S$1million Prize for Seashells
Warm Seas: Migrating Fish
There is plenty of hoohah about warming oceans and melting ice caps threatening our shoreline towns and cities. But what about the folks that live in the sea? How is the increase in sea temperature affecting them? It seems that, like humans, many species are moving away from threatened zones. It’s true - fish are emigrating.
NITROUS OXIDE: A GREEN SOLUTION?
Sustaining Beauty: Chanel Goes Eco-Edu
Bottom Trawlers: More CO2 Than Aviation
Seaweed: The Answer to Cow Gas
Cows are bad for the environment. They constantly parp and belch out greenhouse gases as they munch on grass, and contributed the equivalent of a staggering 6,000 million tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere. But scientists in the US have discovered that a seaweed diet can help reduce bovine flatulence by a significant degree.
Joe Biden: The Green Train Man
Food: Our Biggest Climate Problem?
Climate Change and Ecotourism
Ecotourism operators 2020 are facing a double pinch – they need to please environmentally aware customers, yet they have to make sure their businesses are still capable of running effectively. This dilemma is especially stark for Asian Pacific operators who have extra challenges from both existing and potential climate change issues.
The Psychology of Disaster Recovery
It seems like 2020 has outdone itself in terms of disasters. Fire, flood, locust and plague have all hit hard across many parts of the world. Tourism, and especially ecotourism, have seen massive negative impacts as a result. Many operators are seemingly at their wits’ end trying to cope. A strategy is essential.
Convergent Risks: Coronavirus and Climate Change
Climate Action Needed in Ecotourism Seasonality
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