Tag: Environment
Great concern for the environment when Chinese PTL had a consultation meeting with the public in Söråker
The politicians in the Sundsvall region have fought for a long time to get a large industrial establishment in Torsboda outside Söråker in Timrå municipality. And the joy was great…
Billions of tons of sand torn from the oceans: what consequences for the environment?
Some six billion tonnes of sand are torn from the oceans each year, an exploitation at the limit of what is sustainable and with dramatic consequences for the environment and…
the Kenyan president invites to see the full potential of green growth
On September 4, 2023, the first African climate summit opened in Nairobi. For three days, leaders from Africa and elsewhere are brought together to discuss with civil society actors as…
Children have the right to a clean and healthy environment, says UN committee
News Published on 09/03/2023 at 1:05 p.m. Updated 09/03/2023 at 1:05 p.m. Reading 2 mins. All children have the right to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said…
Cotonou threatened by rising waters alert experts
Cotonou, as in all major coastal cities, is exposed to rising waters. Experts and institutions in charge of the issue of global warming monitor and alert on the issue. The…
annual christening ceremony for baby gorillas
In Rwanda was held on Friday, September 1, the Kwita Izina, the annual ceremony where the baby gorillas born in the year are named. It is a celebration for these…
The “REEF”, cinema festival and walks in Akkar
Direction Lebanon, where takes place until Monday, September 4, in Akkar, the isolated and rural north of the country, a festival which offers cinema and nature walks. This is the…
environmentalists, cyclists and clubbers unite against a highway in Berlin
East of Berlin, construction work on the last section of the urban freeway is progressing, surrounded by fierce resistance at every kilometer. There are many opponents to this very old…
a decree to simplify the reuse of wastewater
The drought is still continuing in France with nearly three-quarters of the water tables below normal levels. Among the avenues considered to limit the pressure on the resource: the reuse…
Air pollution, the world’s biggest threat to human health, according to a study
Air pollution poses a greater risk to global health than smoking or alcohol consumption, and this danger is exacerbated in certain regions of the world such as Asia and Africa,…