Category: Green
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Preventing desertification via smartphone
In 2011, TreePlanet program launched a mobile game, a UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) certified game which expands the horizon of planting trees through simple and intuitive smartphone use from anywhere on the globe. TreePlanet offers an entertaining and engaging way to prevent desertification by providing the opportunity to plant trees that would…
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Grub’s up: can insects feed the world?
Two billion people already eat insects as part of their regular diet – bugs may not sound appealing, but once upon a time neither did sushi. Is it time to put ants, beetles and locusts on the menu?
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Wood Buffalo National Park designated world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve
Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, a UNESCO designated heritage site and home America’s largest bison population, has been declared the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve (DSP). The designation that protects the area’s nighttime ecology from from light pollution will allow visitors to continue experiencing the northern lights. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) officially…
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‘World’s smartest’ aquarium to solve ocean misteries
Australia opens ‘world’s smartest’ aquarium In 2010 the Australian Institute of Marine Science was awarded $35 million in funding for the development of the National Sea Simulator – a major research aquarium able to simulate ocean warming, and to better determine the impact of complex environmental changes on tropical marine ecosystems. The National Sea Simulator,…
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Eco-Aviation: The greenest airlines in the world
Green conscience: United Airlines, airberlin, Qantas top 2013 ATW Eco-airline award winners list. Over a decade ago “eco-aviation” was a barely known term. Now the industry focuses on overall sustainability, reducing carbon emissions, sustainable biofuel initiatives, recycling, and overcoming political hurdles within the air transport industry. Fuel-efficient fleet, reduced fuel burn or sustainable fuels have propelled…
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Shanghai Tower, tallest building in China, completes historical sustainable ascension
Shanghai rising: 43 sustainable technologies for Shanghai Tower construction. Shanghai’s Lujiazui, China’s first super-tall district, is home to the tallest building in China. The last beam was placed atop the 632-meter (2,073-foot) building designed by global design and architecture specialist Gensler. Shanghai Tower, the 2nd tallest building in the world, is a beacon of sustainable…