The roofs of the buses in Singapore go ‘green, green, green!’

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A company that specializes in urban green structures installed green roofs on a number of buses in Singapore. GWS Living Art launched “Garden on the Move” to kn... Read More...

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‘Forest man’ helps in fighting air pollution

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Karachi, Pakistan’s most populated city, experiences increase in temperature and poor air quality. Urbanization and industrialization causes the cutting down of... Read More...

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Wastewater treatment with vermi-filtration

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By Rafael D. Guerrero III Our world today has two major water crises - the lack of clean water for drinking and the pollution of water bodies (seas, rivers a... Read More...

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Offices in Japan are ‘greener’ and it is doing wonders to its workers

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Data reveals that being surrounded by greenery (green foliage, growing plants, or vegetation) decreases employee stress levels in workplaces, and that is why se... Read More...

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Rediscovering our minor forest products

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By Julio P. Yap Jr. When we talk about forests, it is most certain that timber and wood products would come into our minds. Maybe, some of us would not ev... Read More...

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Centuries-old rice paddies preserved and restored in Japan

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Labeled as one of the “100 Best Rice Terraces” by Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Maruyama Senmaida Rice Terraces is planted to around 1,340 rice paddies lined a... Read More...

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Living near trees may lead to a longer and less stressful life

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Spending time in the woods, as well as hiking and camping, tends to boost one’s mood and energy - imagine how much higher the chances of wellness are when one l... Read More...

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Retrofitting fish ponds amid extreme climate change

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By Ariel Repotula Just because tilapia is one of the most hardy species in aquaculture, many if not all farmers, neglect to provide the best culture conditio... Read More...

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Gardening: A secret to living up to 100

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Wonder what the people with the longest life spans from Japan, Costa Rica, Greece, California, and Italy have in common? Gardening. Yup, aside from social suppo... Read More...

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Robert Downey Jr. is trying to save the world outside the MCU with this climate change coalition

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Iron Man and Tony Stark in the Marvel Universe, aka Robert Downey Jr. off screen, doesn’t just save the world in movies, he’s doing it in real life as well. ... Read More...

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Colorful rice planted to make large-scale rice paddy art in Japan

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The Japanese village of Inakadate is known for its large-scale rice paddy art. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the agricultural village t... Read More...

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Biodegradable coffee cups embedded with seeds hopes to fight garbage with reforestation

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Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world, which shows the global desire for java. This has resulted in millions of disposable coffee cups in th... Read More...

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Planting trees to be part of Filipino students’ curriculum audit checklist

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A bill has been passed by the House of Representatives, the Philippine’s lower parliamentary house,, which states that every graduating high school and college ... Read More...

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Four principles for disaster resilience in the agriculture sector

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao According to the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), the Philippines is visited by an average of 20 typhoons every year, fi... Read More...

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Vietnam fights plastic consumption with grass-made straws

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Plastic straws are a big contributor to pollution, but some enterprising folks from Vietnam have found a way to make sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. ... Read More...

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Soil pollution is real and here’s why we shouldn’t ignore it

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Everything we need-food, water, and air-is threatened if the soil we grow food in is polluted. It’s a continuing problem that can’t be disregarded. People k... Read More...

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Submitted redesign of Notre Dame’s roof will turn it into an urban farm

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In the wake of the fire that destroyed parts of Paris’ Notre Dame, Fench President Emmauel Marcon announced an international competition for the cathedral’s red... Read More...

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You can now visit the garden that inspired Peter Pan’s Neverland

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J.M. Barrie, the author of the much-loved classic Peter Pan, considered Moat Brae house as his sanctuary. The Scottish garden has been turned into a replica of ... Read More...

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There are now more of fishing boats in the sea, but they only catch as much as they did in ‘50s

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1.7 million fishing boats sailed the oceans in the ‘50s, and in just 65 years, this number has ballooned to 3.7. However, the increase in number of vessels plyi... Read More...

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Arroceros Forest Park: The fight to preserve Manila’s last lung

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By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao The threat of turning the Arroceros Forest Park into a school gymnasium has sparked criticisms from Manileños and nature conser... Read More...

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