A man from Turkey, Hikmet Kaya, is proof that our hard work and good intentions lead to big rewards. This retired Turkish forest management chief posed in front of the empty land that he and his team helped transform into a rich forest, though the results were visible many years […]
The Amazon rainforest is the key to the health of our planet. For decades, campaigns have been organized by conservationist groups to save this essential terrain. But the problems that the rainforest is facing aren’t stopping. On the contrary, they seem to be getting worse. The rainforest got back into […]
21-year-old Gabe Tavas won the 2021 US James Dyson Award. His mission was successful and it was to create wood without having to cut down trees. This is what led to the creation of Pyrus: a petroleum-free and wood-like material which is sustainably produced using repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from […]
Could rubber from dandelions change the world as we know it? With more and more companies searching for sustainable materials to use in their manufacturing, one old Soviet method of rubber cultivation is being revisited. Namely, they’re starting to use dandelions to produce eco-friendly tires. In fact, the Russian dandelion […]
According to data shared by the Brazilian government, the deforestation of Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, elevated for the 14th consecutive month. In the Brazilian Amazon, the deforestation is 83 percent ahead of where it was a year ago. The data collected by the national space research institute […]
In May, on a land located north of Toronto Canada that previously burned in a wildfire had drones hovering and releasing seeds of native pine and spruce trees into it. The aim is restoration of habitat for the birds. The Canadian startup, Flash Forest, is the organizer of the project […]
Even though it may take a village to raise a kid, it only takes a man to plant a forest. And, this man from India is a perfect example of this. Back in 1979, the then 16-year-old Padma Shri Jadav Payeng was devastated when we came across a bunch of […]
This starving and pregnant orangutan was seen holding onto one of the last trees in what was a pristine rainforest for millennia until these three bulldozers flattened the trees in only a couple of days. Boon-Mee, the orangutan, was too scared and weak to leave the trunk where she tried […]
With certainty, losing a parent is one of the most tragic experiences in life. And, this deep sadness and feeling of emptiness and despair isn’t exclusive to humans-according to what we can see on this heartbreaking photo taken by photographer Phil Moore. This mountain gorilla’s mother was killed by poachers […]
According to a new report by research company Fitch Solutions, taxes on red meat may be implemented in the near future in hope to decrease meat appetite. The company suggested that governments may leverage on this demand for sustainability by bringing forward strict environmental regulations for production. Global Meat Taxes: […]