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This is how produce companies are finding ways to maintain or improve shelf life for fruits and vegetables while contributing to a circular economy.

RIYADH: The traditional concept of tourism is now radically changing as many countries are gradually and earnestly promoting and investing in sustainable travel. But what is sustainable tourism, and why is there such a big hype among countries eager to attract tourists to their natural and untouched habitats?

We are asking too much of our planet to maintain our unsustainable ways of life,’ says UN chief.

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The UNEP chief urged the participants to “take forward this energy, this commitment to action, to shape our world.”

“It is vital we safeguard the health of its atmosphere, the richness and diversity of life on Earth, its ecosystems and its finite resources. But we are failing to do so,” said the UN chief.

June 5 is World Environment Day and, as usual, a number of special discussions and events have been lined up to mark the occasion. The theme for 2022 — set by Sweden, the official host of the event this year on behalf of the UN Environment Program — is Only One Earth, with the focus on “living sustainably in harmony with nature.” Tens of thousands of individual activities are

When we think of plastic pollution, we think of images of plastic bags on the beach, suffering marine life, and the almost invisible smog of microplastics in our ocean. What often gets overlooked is the fact that conventional plastic is made from fossil fuels, and is a product of the oil and gas industry.  Traditionally made from petroleum...

The Stockholm Conference in June 1972 launched five decades of international negotiations on everything from biodiversity to climate change.

An agreement was signed on Monday between the UN Environment Program and Nusaned for pilot projects in Lebanon aiming to introduce sustainability for local businesses.