Alternative energy will be a major talking point in 2012, thanks to the UN’s decision to declare it as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. The decision was made back in December 2010 during a UN General Assembly. The...
Category - Sustainable Development
Fair trade is one of the great initiatives of our time. Fair Trade Certified means the product purchased complied with internationally-monitored environmental standards; farmers get the support they need to acquire resources and knowledge for...
As part of the city’s Green Vision program, San Jose in California is promoting a free event tomorrow (Friday 29) called Bright Green Day. It includes tours, workshops, live music, food trucks, community art canvas, a 22-foot Earth Baloon and...
Some people claim that women tend to be greener than men when it comes to everyday actions we can take to mitigate our impact on the planet. For example, women are more likely to be vegetarian (60 per cent more) than men; they’re also more...
In preparation for COP10, the meeting on biodiversity that will take place in Japan in October, a group of 17 developing countries known as Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC) met earlier this week to discuss and present their vision for future...
