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Goumbook’s Heritage Forest project is an opportunity for corporates and individuals to align with the Middle East’s sustainability goals. Dubai : Dake Rechsand, a Dubai-based company offering sustainable solutions in water conservation and desert farming, has partnered with Dubai-based social enterprise Goumbook, as part of the Heritage Forest project. The first-of-its-kind project in the Middle […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International Mother Earth Day, celebrated annually on 22 April.  This year’s observation is taking place as the planet is at “a tipping point”, he said, as humanity continues to abuse the natural world.  […]

DUBAI: On the occasion of Earth Day, April 22, The Sustainable City – Dubai’s first community designed to achieve net-zero energy – joined The Climate Pledge, a global commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement targets. This ambition is in line with the company’s long-term target to spearhead […]

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, announced a far-reaching, long-term commitment to a 10-year environmental roadmap. Under the #GoGreenWithRazer banner, the program will help preserve nature and protect the environment – ensuring a cleaner, greener world for future generations. New targets include the use of 100% renewable energy by 2025, all products to […]

DUBAI – For the 14th consecutive year, Dubai has achieved significant results in reducing electricity consumption during Earth Hour 2021, with a 291 megawatts reduction, and avoided 118 tonnes of carbon emissions, said Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) in a statement on Sunday. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, thanked and […]

We didn’t think it could be possible in our lifetime but the most famous truck/SUV of recent times, the GMC Hummer, will be available in an electric version soon. The civilian version of the US army’s HUMVEE, the Hummer H1 was launched as the next-level fad for the who’s who of the world. After we […]

Montreal, Quebec – The idea that nature is a living being that must be respected, according to Jean-Charles Pietacho, has been at the core of the Innu people’s way of life for centuries. Indigenous peoples are leading the charge to recognise the legitimate ‘personhood’ rights of rivers, lakes, and mountains around the world. However, in […]

WASHINGTON – World Bank Group announced a new Climate Change Action Plan which will increase climate finance, focus on climate results and impact, improve and expand climate diagnostics and reduce emissions and climate vulnerabilities in key systems. “I am pleased to announce that yesterday we presented to our Board the key elements of the World […]

Coinciding with the “Earth Hour”, the Department of Islamic Affairs in Sharjah is participating by turning off the lights and “unnecessary” electrical devices in a number of major mosques, today, Saturday, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm; with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of optimal use of energy, preserving the environment and […]

SINGAPORE – On Saturday, 27 March at 8:30 p.m. local time, Earth Hour will unite individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the world to shine a spotlight on the health of the planet, raising awareness on the importance of nature and inspiring action for a brighter future for nature and people. With COVID-19 safety […]

ABU DHABI – On Saturday, 27th March at 20:30 UAE time, Emirates Nature-WWF is inviting the UAE community to virtually participate in Earth Hour, one of the largest global grassroots movements for the environment, which will bring together millions of people, businesses, and leaders to shine a spotlight on the urgent need to address nature […]