Authorities in Karachi, Pakistan, have promised a cleanup after Shaniera Akram, wife of cricket legend Wasim, tweeted a video of syringes and medical waste on the seafront.
Indigenous-led conservation in action:the Ross River Dena is proposing 25,000 square kilometres of protected area in the Yukon. The creation of this protected area will provide economic opportunity for the community and preserve vital habitat for caribou.
Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy – and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a conversation meant to spark debate, Forrest and head of TED Chris Anderson discuss an ambitious plan to get the world’s biggest companies to fund an environmental revolution – and transition industry towards getting all of its plastic from recycled materials, not from fossil fuels.
