Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Valuable wetlands are disappearing 3 times faster than forests, new study warns Sat, 29 Sep 18, 3:30amWetlands around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. New research shows that these valuable ecosystems are vanishing at a rate three times that of forests. Unless significant changes are made, the disappearance...
- Stay in a dreamy treehouse inside an ancient English forest Sat, 4 Aug 18, 1:00amA magical treehouse retreat has opened its doors in the village of Lee in England’s stunning North Devon region. Built largely by hand, this luxurious one-bedroom rental is dressed in a combination of reclaimed and modern...
- An updated Scandinavian summer cottage weaves Japanese influences throughout Thu, 19 Jul 18, 9:30amThere are few better places to spend a Scandinavian summer than in a breezy cottage by the water. One stellar example is the Summer House completed by Swedish architecture firm Kod Arkitekter in the northern Stockholm archipelago....
- A former ski lift station takes on new life as a bold mountain lodge Fri, 13 Jul 18, 2:00amA small mountain lodge has replaced an old ski lift station on the Krkonoše mountains in the Czech Republic. Czech studio ADR designed the Černá Voda, named after a nearby stream, to serve as a place of respite for short-term...
- These colorful glamping pods are tucked into a South Korean mountain range Wed, 4 Jul 18, 1:00amSouth Korean firm Atelier Chang has installed a series of colorful glamping pods in a remote South Korean mountain range. Tucked deep into a green cypress forest, the contemporary pods that make up the SJCC Glamping Resort...
- Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals Wed, 20 Jun 18, 2:00amIf you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the amount of land covered by forests to 23 percent of the country's total land area by the end of the decade. In...
- Wildfires and drought cause national forest closures in New Mexico and Colorado Thu, 14 Jun 18, 3:00amBlazes in Colorado closed the 1.8-million-acre San Juan National Forest this week. The 416 Fire is burning on 25,900 acres and is 15 percent contained, according to a June 13 Facebook post. Meanwhile, in New Mexico, the 1.6-million-acre...
- Transforming the Aral Sea's dead zone into a forest could save lives Wed, 6 Jun 18, 2:00amOnce, the Aral Sea provided fish for the Karakalpak people of Uzbekistan. Today, it has dwindled to a mere 10 percent of its old size. Toxic chemicals in the sea bed, now exposed, have endangered human health. But saxaul...
- Magical new classroom reconnects children with nature in the UK Thu, 3 May 18, 10:30pmDramatic swooping roofs top this new timber-clad building designed by Studio Weave for Belvue School, a secondary school for children aged between 11 and 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties...
- EPA to consider burning wood a 'carbon neutral' energy source Thu, 26 Apr 18, 2:53amEarlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning of wood as a 'carbon neutral' fuel source...
- Iceland is replanting its forests 1,000 years after vikings razed them Sat, 7 Apr 18, 1:27amIceland has become a popular tourist destination due in no small part to its breathtaking views and unique geological features, but it is also one of the worst examples of deforestation on the planet...
- Green-roofed Czech Forestry Headquarters seeks symbiosis with the forest Fri, 9 Mar 18, 8:33pmImagine if your office was set in the middle of a forest—that’s the image Chybik + Kristof aims for in their competition-winning designs for the new Czech Forestry Headquarters...
- Paris hopes to create a forest 5 times bigger than NYC's Central Park Thu, 1 Mar 18, 2:50amParis has been forging a reputation recently for battling urban air pollution, and now they're considering a 1,350-hectare suburban forest. The Syndicat Mixte d'Aménagement de la Plaine de Pierrelaye-Bessancourt (SMAPP)...
- Paris hopes to create forest 5 times bigger than NYC's Central Park Thu, 1 Mar 18, 2:50amParis has been forging a reputation recently for battling urban air pollution, and now they're considering a 1,350-hectare suburban forest. The Syndicat Mixte d'Aménagement de la Plaine de Pierrelaye-Bessancourt (SMAPP)...
- China is planting 6.6 million hectares of new forest almost the size of Ireland Thu, 11 Jan 18, 11:20pmThe government of China has announced its plans to plant forests in 2018 that will occupy at least 6.6 million hectares, roughly equivalent to the size of Ireland. As the United States forfeits its leadership on climate change,...