New York tackles e-waste

When shiny new laptops roll out each year and your cell phone plan runs out, it’s tempting to chuck that ancient first generation toy and upgrade to a new one. But without recycling options, many of these obsolete gadgets contribute to an estimated increase of 40 million tonnes of “e-waste” every year, ac...

Marine Debris

It might be industry byproduct, runoff after a storm, or an accidental shipwreck. Sometimes it is deliberate, such as when wastes are illegally dumped or...

Prize Winning Conservation Projects

An AFISAP forest conservation initiative in Guatemala and a MDI-Nepal sustainable development project in Nepal have both won this year’s $200,000 Sa...

30 Ways in 30 Days

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a “30 ways in 30 days” program, in which successful climate change prevention case studies will be pr...

UNEP Travel and Conservation

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is linking travel with conservation in order to conserve the Arctic’s habitat. The UN News Centre reports that a joint campa...

Assessing Puma’s Practices

Sustainability’s largest boost may happen as global companies sign on to environmentally friendly operations.  The sportswear company Puma is establishing sustainable practices that include having their 20 key suppliers in South East Asia and other re...