World Water Day 2014: Eco-warrior Vivienne Westwood takes a shower for PETA

Dame Vivienne Westwood Jumps Into The Shower In New Pro-Vegetarian Video. By avoiding meat, you do more for the environment than recycling or driving a hybrid car.’   For this year’s World Water Day, iconic designer Dame Vivienne Westwood literally makes a splash in a new PETA video about the meat industry’s depletion of world water … Read more

Japanese company named as biggest online retailer of ivory and whale meat

Conservation groups say Rakuten’s website carries 28,000 adverts for elephant ivory and 1,200 for whale products

4th IAIR global award for innovation and sustainability

Australian green cosmetic company Kismet Jardin has won IAIR global award for innovation and sustainability in the beauty & health category Australia. Held at Sheraton Towers, Hong Kong, the fourth annual IAIR awards – Excellence in Global Economy and Sustainability ceremony were attended by more than 400 international guests. IAIR is one of the world’s leading … Read more

Bjørn Lomborg: the climate-centric agenda is squeezing out other issues

Author of Skeptical Environmentalist says the climate change debate is ‘polluted with myths’

Chile’s Marine Park Tic Toc to boost global blue whale and dolphin conservation

Blue whale conservation gets a boost.   The approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins. The Tic-Toc MPA on Chile’s southern coast announced this week follows almost 15 years of work by a number of … Read more

Luxury travel in Tibet

Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa boosts luxury travel in Tibet.   Set on a plateau soaring 3,650 meters above sea level, Lhasa is a magical city encircled by strong religious atmosphere and fabulous landscapes. Each year, this intriguing city attracts millions of visitors wishing to explore beautiful scenery and culturally significant world heritage sites, including Potala Palace, … Read more