The EU to ban imports of toxic fabric
Clothes containing nonylphenol ethoxylates are harmful to aquatic ecosystems and aren’t going to be sold anymore in Europe.
Nigeria bans female genital cutting, but it’s not enough
As one of his last acts as Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Johnson signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act in May 2015, outlawing female genital cutting (FGC) in the whole country. Nigeria is home to a quarter of the 140 million women and girls who have undergone FGC globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
New York bans styrofoam containers, starting from July
In force as of July 1, 2015, takeaway foods in the Big Apple will change: they will be better, at least for the environment. The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced the decision of banning food and drinks containers made of expanded polystyrene foam. This ecological decision follows the statement by the