🌳 Ethiopia planted 350 million trees - in 12 hours
But Ethiopia is not satisfied yet. The country has raised the bar and aims to have planted 20 billion trees by 2022.
🥬 Vertical farming is gaining big interest
Vertical farms across Europe show us that it is possible to grow greens locally without soil or sunshine.
🥬 Underwater farms - the future way to grow food?
This underwater farm uses solar energy and desalinated water to grow vegetables. And, It turns out that underwater is an ideal place for plant cultivation.
🐼 Giant pandas no longer endangered in the wild
China announces that the giant panda is no longer considered endangered in the wild. The species is being reclassified as “vulnerable”.
🏗 Food scraps are turned into building material
Discarded fruit and vegetable scraps are turned into a building material stronger than concrete and it is even edible.
🐿 3000 acres are given back to wildlife – England launches massive restoration project
England announced a large-scale nature restoration project that might help protect the region from flooding as well as absorbing CO2 and boost biodiversity.
📖 Human Progress for Beginners – an interview with Tony Morley
“Why grow up to be a researcher, engineer, doctor, architect, entrepreneur, or strive to make the world a better place if it's all for nothing?” Tony Morley disagrees with the gloomy predictions about the future and wrote the world's first children's book about human progress.
🇳🇴 Norway turns its last arctic coal mine into a national park
Norway is turning its last arctic coal mine into a gigantic national park with the aim of creating one of the world's best-managed wilderness areas.
♻️ Old wind turbine blades are getting new purposes
Old wind turbine blades are turned into bridges and are used to reinforce concrete.