68 Million AMD – The Apple of Discord of Sotq Community
According to “EcoLur” Informational NGO, in 2012, Sotq Community in Gegharkounik Region approved Sotq gold mining re-equipment project: the community gave 1047 ha of land area for rent to “GeoProMining Gold” Company developing Sotq mine. I...
How Russian cities are cleaning up their air
Konstantin Fomin, the media coordinator for Greenpeace Russia, informs that last year at the events of the c, it was impossible to ignore the serious problem air pollution. Research by Greenpeace Russia showed that air pollution has long been a widespread...
Free Transportation to Tackle Air Pollution
Each year air pollution causes some 4,00,000 deaths and leads to almost 20 billion euros’ expenses in health in the EU. That's why the European Union had given some of its member states a final chance to offer proposals for mitigating vehicular ...
Fighting Air Pollution with Vertical Gardens
The World Economic Forum informs that Mexico City has found an innovative way to fight the air pollution. The city has put vertical gardens alongside busy road to help clean the air. Each garden is covered by more than 2300 plants which absorb pollutants....
6 Main Ways to Beat Air Pollution
World Economic Forum has put together 6 main ways to beat air pollution. Leaving the car at home and taking public transport, cycling or walking are key ways we can all make a difference to air pollution. Cutting down on meat and dairy products can reduc...
Cars Registered Before 2000 are Banned in Paris
Independent informs that the French capital has banned vehicles registered before 2000 to fight pollution in the city. A new law requires all cars to have a sticker indicating which of six categories it fits into — indicating the year of the vehicleR...
First Vertical Forest in Africa
World Economic Forum informs the Egyptian desert will host the African continent’s first vertical forest. Italian architect and urban planner Stefano Boeri has unveiled designs for three buildings covered with pollution-absorbing trees and plants in...
Air Pollution Cuts Two Years from an Average European’s Life
World Economic forum informs according to a report published in the European Heart Journal on March 12, the average person living in Europe loses two years of their life because of health effects of breathing polluted air. The report estimates that annu...
Climate Change Effect on Our Health
Eos.org informs that recently experts have given the United States a warning of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, otherwise lower productivity and a sicker generations will be the norm in the future. According to a recent report from an interdisciplinary...
Environmental Demages before, during and after Wars
Environmental damage before conflicts According to Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS), the environmental impact of wars begins long before they do. Building and sustaining military forces consumes vast quantities of resources. These might be c...
