A breath of fresh air: First ambitious Vertical Forest project is raising in Nanjing. Not only will the sustainable urbanization project be the first in China, but in all of Asia. A total amount of 1100 trees from 23 local species and 2500 cascading plants and shrubs will cover a 6.000 sqm area of the … Read more
Award winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is opening his eco-resort in the Belize. Leonardo DiCaprio‘s luxury green project in Belize is approved. The eco-friendly resort development at Blackadore Caye near Ambergris Caye, will become reality in 2018. Blackadore Caye is the world’s first truly restorative island development – a development completely powered by renewable energy and … Read more
There are still only 1,864 giant pandas left in the wild. After decades of work, it is clear that only a broad approach will be able to secure the long term survival of China’s giant pandas and their unique habitat, made even harder by climate change impacts. The giant panda has just been downgraded from ‘Endangered’ … Read more
The 2016 World Heritage Committee, meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July has inscribed 21 new sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. They include 12 cultural sites, six natural and three mixed sites. The World Heritage List now numbers 1052 sites in 165 countries. The state of conservation of 155 sites was … Read more
The 1.5 mile-long stretch of land on the natural island of Sir Bani Yas – just off the southwest coast of Abu Dhabi – has been transformed into a beach oasis destination, exclusively for MSC Cruises guests. Starting in December 2016, MSC Fantasia cruise ship will add this exclusive, brand new destination to its already … Read more
Study finds protecting a single type of herbivorous fish could be crucial to the recovery of reefs from damage related to climate change