“Borders are both a threat and an opportunity. A threat because of restrictions, controls, limits. An opportunity because of exchange, crossroads and trade.” Robert Brunner, Manager, Thayatal National Park (Austria) […]
ELEPHANT GENOCIDE IS UGLY. WHAT CAN YOU DO? (Check our post from March 7) It does not take much searching to find the full story of the most recent mass elephant […]
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS: Art and design, creative landscapes, orchids, birds of paradise, Civil War photography, outsider art, history of food and more! On view in April and May ROLLOUT: […]
WORLD WATER DAY (March 22) is a powerful reminder of how important water is for life and health of our planet. Green News Update is providing resources – rather than […]
Do we need to say more ? China’s rapacious appetite for ivory –closely matched by Thailand and Japan — could spell the end of African elephants in our lifetime. Here […]
Feb 15-18: Count Birds, It’s Free: Wherever you are worldwide, you can participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) if you have Internet access. You just need to watch birds […]
CITIES is a monthly column that looks at urban design, development and cultural life. Come back often! New York: Grand Central Station’s Centennial (Feb. 1) is actually a year-long shindig. […]
CITIES is a monthly column that looks at urban design, development and cultural life. Come back often! MOSCOW: Master plan, Malls and Veggie Farm: Here’s a troika of livability […]
This special multi-part posting reprises the Green News Update issue (originally published exactly one year ago) on the current threats putting people in innumerable cities, urban deltas, coastal lands and low-lying island […]
• By 2070, almost all cities in the top 10 exposure to flooding risk category will be located in developing countries (particularly in China, India and Thailand). • As many […]
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