Why buy when you can rent? Neighbr is the hyperlocal UAE app that allows neighbors to rent items from their community. Not only is bringing people together, it’s a sustainable solution saving thousands of pounds of waste from the landfill.
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As the world’s energy needs increase, so does our need for raw materials and natural resources. But what exactly are these minerals and how do we mine them?
Indigenous lands are recognized as crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. New research shows their health is a direct result of the people who inhabit and steward them.
Sri Lanka has a plastic problem. Nishshanka de Silva, founder of the ZeroPlastic Movement, has a plan, though. Not only has he mobilized a volunteer crew of thousands to help clean up the country’s waterways, he’s now launched a new Impact Center in Sigiriya, empowering over 420 local artisans and promoting their plastic-free alternatives.
Earth’s most unifying vista could be changing forever. Reflect Orbital and SpaceX intend to launch enough satellites that could fundamentally alter humanity’s access to the stars while increasing light pollution. CEO of Dark Sky International, Ruskin Hartley, describes the costs of losing the night.
From the familiar sight of plastics on our beaches, the lens has turned inward: microplastics carrying cocktails of dangerous chemicals are polluting our bodies. And while reducing our exposure to microplastics can feel overwhelming, here’s how small fixes can help protect yourself and your loved ones.
A conversation with scientist and author Dr David Beerling provides a unique solution to sequester carbon for the next 10,000 years.
The addax antelope is one of the rarest species on Earth. Thankfully, there’s a global plan already in the works: repopulate the species with cooperative conservation. Enter Dubai Safari Park, and its thriving addax breeding program.
More than three-quarters of Earth’s land has become permanently drier in recent decades, creating what the UN terms an ‘existential crisis’ driven by the insidious rise of aridity. These changes threaten to degrade 90% of our planet’s land by 2050. But for the African Union Development Agency, solutions haven’t disappeared.
