• "Victory Tree": Millions of trees will be planted in Russia for the 70th anniversary of the Victory

    In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Victory this year, volunteers from all over Russia will plant millions of trees. The Tree of Victory action was approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation and is being carried out by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources together with the Fund for Assistance to Environmental Protection "Priroda" and authorities. The stock is expected to…

  • Eurovision 2015 in Vienna will meet all the "green" (environmental) requirements

    RIA Novosti, Rosbalt and other agencies report that the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held this year in Vienna, will be the first certified environmentally friendly international event, i.е. having the status of "green event" (Green Event). To obtain this status, all stages ...

  • Ikea started selling vegetarian meatballs in its cafes for environmental reasons

    The world-famous Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea has announced the sale of vegetable meatballs in its cafes, according to CBS News, Mashable and a number of other foreign publications. The reason for this innovation is not at all the taste preferences of visitors, but ecology. The new dish is similar to meat…

  • Mospriroda will plant trees near social facilities in Moscow with Green Mobilization volunteers

    The state organization Mospriroda (Moscow) announced the Green Mobilization campaign, which recruits volunteers to plant trees and shrubs in 70+ courtyards of schools, boarding schools, hospitals, kindergartens, veterans' homes and other social facilities. …

  • Indian state of Maharashtra bans beef and cows

    In the second largest Indian state of Maharashtra (the largest city is Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay), they introduced the most stringent law aimed at protecting cows: even those who simply keep them on their farm face a 5-year prison sentence. Cows are sacred to…

  • Ukraine is implementing a national waste management program

    The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine has launched a national program for the audit and waste management - Clean Ukraine. Adviser to the Minister for International Affairs Konstantin Yarmolenko writes on his Facebook: “Very few Ukrainians know that our country…