Plastic Straws and Single-Use Bags Vanish From China as Ban Kicks In
In the first phase of the new plastic ban in China, plastic straws and single-use bags are no longer allowed in the country.
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These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
As part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison project, these African countries have used satellite monitoring to cut deforestation by 18%.
Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges
Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.
The City of Berlin Now Runs a Department Store That Sells All Recycled Goods
Berlin has opened B-Wa(h)renhaus—a department store that sells only recycled products to promote reuse and fight the throw away culture.
One Way To Help Endangered Chimpanzees? Uganda is Planting 3 Million Trees
One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute are planting 3 million trees in Uganda over the next three years to promote biodiversity.
These Wind Turbines Are Being Attached to Highway Street Lights to Be Powered By Traffic
English designs for onshore wind turbines that are powered by passing traffic could help the UK meet its renewable energy targets.
Englishman Grows 500 Types of Edible Foods With Only a Few Hours' Work a Month
UK farmer Martin Crawford grows 500 different species with only a few hours' work a month in his agroforestry system, or "forest garden."
Sikhs Hand Out Thousands of Meals to Stranded Truckers-Then Fill 1,000 Sandbags For Flood Victims
Sikh volunteers from Khalsa Aid International fed truckers stuck in Kent and filled sandbags for nearby flood victims over Christmas holiday.
Photographer Captures Picture of Stunning 'Ice Ball' Phenomenon on Finnish Beach
According to the Finnish photographer and his wife, some of the largest of the frozen speres on their beach were as big as soccer balls.
New Zealand Buys Enough COVID Vaccine for its Pacific Islander Neighbors
In a $53 US million package, the New Zealand government will support its Polynesian neighbors to ensure they receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
France to Become the First Country to Label Electronics With Repairability Tags
The consumers' Right to Repair resolution was passed by the European Parliament on November 25, 2020 with 395 votes in favor.
Chinese Village Invaded by Legions of Deadly Wasps Use Flamethrowing-Drone to Incinerate Their Nests
After deadly stinging wasps invaded Zhong Province, rural Chinese funded a drone equiped with a flamethrower to burn their nests
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