With selfies being the image capture of choice for increasing numbers of tourists, alarm is rising over their effect on the environment. Fragile ecosystems, ancient monuments and sacred places are all suffering from overreach by millions of happy-snapping web-posting visitors. One resource management body has decided it is time to issue guidelines for the Instagram generation
Beyond Words: Climate Actions for a Green Economy
Part 1/5: Youth take charge of their future
Effective climate action by multiple non-state actors, be they businesses, cities or regions, could make significant contributions to narrowing the global emissions gap, adapting to climate change, and demonstrating to governments that higher ambition is desirable and doable. Going beyond words, this 5-part series on climate actions for a green economy shows how these actors are, in fact, hard at work and delivering
Sustainable Art & Power: LAGI Prize Offers $16,000
GSTC-FEST Partnership For Effective Sustainable Tourism Management
Australia to Export Renewable Energy to Singapore, Indonesia
Prevent Plastic Waste with RefillMyBottle App
Sustainable Business Grants: Funding Increases for 2018
Energy Giants BHP, AGL Go Green: Lobby Groups Lose Major Support
Who Won the 2017 WTM Responsible Tourism Awards?
How to Travel Responsibly? Tips by Gaia Discovery Readers
Soksabike: Building a Truly Sustainable Tourism Business
Mountain IDEAL Standard Recognised by GSTC
A new sustainability standard for mountain area tourist destinations has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). The new standard rating, called the Mountain IDEAL Standard, has been developed to address sustainability in mountain environments that are tourist destinations in both winter and summer seasons.
Circular Economy – Using Waste to Make Biofuels
here has been plenty of controversy about the production of biofuels from plant sources, and the impact it has on food production and the environment. And recently, the blockage of sewage systems by waste fats has also been in the news. One smart Finnish company is applying its technology to both problems and making biofuels from food processing waste.
What to expect at the UN Conference on Climate Change 2017
With a humble indigenous style opening ceremony, the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference opened on Monday 6 November morning at the World Conference Centre in Bonn, Germany. Governments are meeting to fast forward the implementation of the Paris Agreement’s goals. What can we expect from the world leaders this time? By Jovin Hurry, reporting live from Germany.
Singapore's biggest wind turbine at Semakau Landfill
Urban design: How the bicycle is changing cities
Marina Bay Sands and WWF Partnership for Sustainable Sourcing
100% Pure? The polluted facts behind New Zealand’s tourism claim
Singapore – Far from a Circular Economy?
Given Singapore’s capabilities in instituting judicious environmental regulations and embracing new technologies, it still lags behind in creating an economy that harnesses resources optimally while reducing wastage. Mallika Naguran reports on the discussions had during an MEM Alumni seminar on the circular economy.
