Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

Lauantaina 20.6.2020 vietettävän maailman pakolaispäivän kunniaksi julkaistaan uusi sovellus WORKEEN antamaan maahanmuuttajille, turvapaikanhakijoille ja pakolaisille jalansijaa työmarkkinoilla. WORKEEN on hyötypelisovellus, joka tarjoaa käytännön oppeja ja…

Kalastus on kasvattanut kevään ja alkukesän aikana huomattavasti suosiotaan edellisvuosiin verrattuna. Metsähallituksen mukaan tammi-toukokuun aikana kalastonhoitomaksuja, eli tutummin yleisiä kalastuslupia, lunastettiin yli 30 prosenttia enemmän…

Facebook will launch “the largest voting information effort in US history” in the run-up to November’s general election, the company has said, aiming to help…

Belgium had the worst response to the coronavirus crisis out of OECD countries, while New Zealand’s response was the strongest, according to a new ranking….

Social media platforms have exploited the health of their users by profiting from insidious COVID-19 misinformation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday. Pelosi said there…

Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage…

Chinese and Norwegian authorities have concluded that Norwegian salmon was likely not the source of the novel coronavirus that was found on cutting boards in…

Plans to include fuels made from non-renewable materials in the EU’s renewable energy plans could undermine recycling progress, according to a new policy briefing. The…

Rising need for safe and hazard-free disposal of waste generated in healthcare facilities is a primarily driving the market during the pandemic. Further, stringent regulations…

Denmark plans to incinerate less trash and won’t accept as much waste from other countries in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the government…

Bioeconomy industry association Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has teamed up with environmental group Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) to produce what it describes as a ‘first-of-its-kind…

Today it was announced that Grundfos has entered into an agreement to acquire Eurowater, and thereby significantly strengthening its value proposition within the water treatment…

An early proposal that could lead to waters off Western Australia’s pristine World Heritage listed areas being opened up to oil and gas exploration has…

The world’s oil demand could climb at its fastest rate in the history of the market next year, and may reach pre-crisis levels within years,…

A number of leading fashion companies including Burberry, Stella McCartney, H&M and Inditex have signed a pact committing to working towards a circular economy in…

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people around the world, including those working in waste and recycling. Many countries have deemed those businesses essential, but…

The second round of the Welsh Government’s £6.5-million Circular Economy Fund has been launched to support a green recovery post-coronavirus and address the climate emergency….

The Government of Canada is providing support through the Gas Tax Fund for a number of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects across the country….

The biggest dairy companies in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the UK, the sixth biggest economy in the world, according…

Mining is big business, but also one of the world’s biggest polluters. A 2019 report estimated that the world’s 3,500 large-scale mining operations produce over…