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« Raise your voice, not the sea level”: World Environment Day 2014 draws...

On 5 June, the 41st World Environment Day (WED) will be held across the planet but hosted by Barbados, one of the world’s Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The United Nations have in fact...

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Is a zero waste life possible?

In 2012, a woman called Bea Johnson made the headlines for her radical choice of lifestyle: this French woman, who lives with her husband and children in the San Francisco area, decided a few years ago...

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Can international events really be green?

“We want to score green goals,” Brazil’s Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira announced at a press conference on 28 May. Hosting a major sports event such as the football World Cup is in fact a huge...

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The future of African chocolate is organic

Chocolate is a treat with ever-growing appeal for consumers in new parts of the world: over the past 20 years, demand has increased by 25% each year in Japan, 30% in China and 20% in India. Overall,...

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Breakthrough innovations that will shape the world in 2025

What world-changing scientific discoveries might we see by 2025? Will we have more energy technologies that move us away from fossil fuels? Will there be cures for cancer and other diseases? How will...

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Is circular economy the consumption mode of the future?

What exactly is the social, economic and environmental crisis that the world – and more specifically the Western world – has been facing for several years now? Is it a simple accident – a slow-down on...

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The downsides of environmental innovation

“Solar Freakin’ Roadways” is an American project for electric roads, composed of solar panels that allow all-electric vehicles to charge while they drive. Because the road generates electricity, it...

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The challenges of educating on sustainability

‘These kids are learning about ecological footprints!’ In 2012, at the Planetworkshops’ Global Conference, American futurist Jeremy Rifkin was pleased to note that children all over the world are...

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How mushrooms and worms contribute to the future of agriculture

Do you know where the biggest biodiversity reservoir on Earth lies? Right under your feet – well, maybe not if you are sitting in an office or standing on a pavement. But if you are lucky enough to be...

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Why robots are the promise of a better future than you think

Robots are a science-fiction fantasy, a foil for all our modern fears. They are machines that we suspect will be more powerful than us one day. They will override us and take control of our world and...

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