A near-total ban on ivory coming soon to the United States

A near-total ban on ivory coming soon to the United States

In response to an alarming rise in the poaching of the African elephant population, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a near-total ban on the sale of ivory products in the country, even across state lines. It will take effect on the 6th of July. While ivory import bans and restrictions have been in

Niger Delta, the oil spill clean-up has started. It will take 30 years

Niger Delta, the oil spill clean-up has started. It will take 30 years

After decades of legal battles, the government of Nigeria announced the launch of a huge clean-up plan in the Niger Delta, which was once destroyed by oil drilling activities. It’s an unprecedented operation that will take 25 to 30 years to be completed and will have an estimated cost of a billion dollars. The victory comes 20 years

This beer packaging is edible and helps save marine wildlife

This beer packaging is edible and helps save marine wildlife

US-based craft beer company Saltwater Brewery, in collaboration with advertising agency We Believers, has launched a beer packaging that is 100 per cent edible. The problem of ocean plastic The idea stems from the need to protect oceans and marine wildlife from the huge amount of plastic humans dump on the world’s beaches and seas every year. Plastic represents

Why Bayer wants to buy Monsanto and why it’s scary

Why Bayer wants to buy Monsanto and why it’s scary

“Bayer recently met with executives of Monsanto to privately discuss a negotiated acquisition”. Bayer’s statement has upset an entire industry, if not the entire European continent. Europe is faced with particular pressures as two core issues could determine what we’re going to cultivate and eat in the near future: the renewal of the license of the