DUBAI: Press play to take a tour of the Terra Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. It is designed to educate as well as entertain visitors about the planet. It shows through several installations how humans are affecting Earth. Comment below and tell us if you’ve visited Terra and what you liked about the pavilion.
DUBAI: People do not act on climate change because many are unaware of what to do and how they can help the cause, experts opined at an event held in Expo 2020 Dubai. “It’s not enough to create a publication and write about the impact of climate change because no one reads them. It would […]
DUBAI: Terra – Expo 2020 Dubai’s Sustainability Pavilion – hosted its one-millionth visitor and celebrated its impact on people’s sustainable lifestyle habits. The pavilion demonstrates the damage being done to the planet, and ways everyone can make a difference before it is too late. The message is hitting the mark, with 95 per cent of […]
DUBAI: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) will impose an annual fishing and trade ban on sharks and rays from 1 March to 30 June 2022, coinciding with the spawning season of the fish, in line with the Ministerial Resolution No. 43 of 2019 regulating shark fishing and trade. The resolution allows fishermen […]
DUBAI: A store at the Sweden Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is leading the way in helping shoppers assess the carbon footprint of their clothes by showing the climate impact data on the price tag. TransparAll, a women-owned company operating in Sweden and the Middle East, offers products where the carbon footprint is calculated beforehand by the […]
DUBAI: The Netherlands Pavilion has proposed that combining urban and food-producing spaces can improve food security, reflecting Expo 2020 Dubai’s vision of finding sustainable solutions for future cities. During a bloggers’ event ‘Straight From the Farm,’ which coincided with Expo 2020’s Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods week, the pavilion guided through its self-sustaining design, vertical farm and […]
DUBAI: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) is launching an awareness and engagement campaign themed “Food for Life”, in cooperation with Emirates Nature-WWF and The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The two-month campaign was announced during the Food For Future Summit […]
DUBAI: Virgin Mobile UAE, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced that it is the first telecom brand in the UAE to introduce new biodegradable SIM cards. The move is in line with the UAE’s vision to create a vibrant new green economy that will offer the world a unique model for sustainable development. The […]
DUBAI: What do farming on the rooftops of Singapore, a Ghanaian enterprise transforming women’s lives using an ancient grain and ‘soilless plants’ uplifting women and youth in Nairobi all have in common? Together they form a fraction of a wide array of projects, supported by Expo 2020 Dubai, that are transforming agri-food systems and livelihoods worldwide – […]
Sambazon is doing its bit to give back to the environment with unique bracelets made out of the Açaí seeds, that they presented to the UAE at the Gulfood 2022 recently. Known for bringing the power of Açaí across the world in various formats, they’ve empowered women as well with their initiative. Açaí Berry only […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), in collaboration with Sharjah Municipality (SM), has launched a programme to reduce water use and install water-saving equipment and gadgets in 37 parks by 2022. Ghada Juma Salem, Director of the Conservation Department, explained that the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has launched a number […]
