In the UK: bison reintroduced into the wild For the first time in 6,000 years, a group of wild bison will be reintroduced to the Kent region in the spring of 2022. The project is called “The Wilder Blean project”. An endangered species Until the 14th century, the European bison was present in many countries…
Biodegradable masks in the Philippines A Filipino company develops biodegradable sheet fiber masks. An initiative that matches the environment and health. “Coronavirus waste”. In the COVID period, it is not uncommon to see N95 masks and latex gloves in the streets, on the beaches, and in the countryside. Environmentalists call them “coronavirus waste”. The UN…
Montreal: the “largest rooftop greenhouse in the world” Lufa Farms, a local company, has just set up an organic greenhouse that is unrivaled in the world. The largest rooftop greenhouse in the world Mohamed Hage and his wife Lauren Rathmell founded Lufa Farms in 2009 with the ambition to “reinvent the food system”. In 2011,…
In Finland, eco-citizens rewarded To encourage eco-citizens behavior, the Finnish city of Lahti offers rewards to its’ residents if they reduce their CO2 emissions. A city highly dependent on the car On average, a resident of Lahti, a city of 120,000 inhabitants, emits the equivalent of 21 kilograms of CO2 per week. “Lahti is still…
Econogy: the coronavirus, good news for the planet In May 2020, three young people launched a research group on the positive consequences of the coronavirus on economic development, called ECONOGY. Interview with two of them, Anaïs Julin and Maëlle Waché. A project for the future Anaïs, Blanche, and Maëlle are students, graduated from Cambridge or…
Hope for the Hainan Gibbon This little primate, known for his intelligence, has recently seen hope in his rehabilitation. Being the victim of deforestation, there were only 10 gibbons left on Chinese territory. Today, their numbers continue to increase. Collateral Victims of Global Warming The species live in a small region of the tropical island…
Sailboat collects 103 tons of plastic in the Pacific On June 2020, the sailboat of the NGO Ocean Voyages carried out one of the largest plastic cleanings at sea in history. The mission took place in the heart of the “plastic continent” of the North Pacific. A landfill that would be 3 times the size…
The gold from electronic waste recycled into jewelry! The manufacture of our technological equipment (television, cellular phones, (laptops) requires special materials such as gold or lithium. However, the conditions under which these minerals are extracted are often the subject of controversy. Indeed, gold mining is not without consequences. This industry is often talked about because…
Quebec: Environmentally Responsible Fly Larvae Fight against overexploitation of resources and waste to offer a sustainable alternative in the food industry: this is the final goal of the young company Entosystem. Located in Sherbrooke, the company produces each day 100 kg of fly larvae intended for feeding to animals. Flies as a protein source? Fly larvae are…
The tiger population in Nepal has doubled in 10 years ! Between poaching, deforestation and the effects of global warming, it is becoming increasingly difficult to preserve the environment. The list of threatened or endangered species is constantly growing. Out of the eight million existing species (including 5.5 million insect species) nearly one million…