The World Health Organization estimates that 99% of the global population is exposed to air-pollution above recommended levels, and this means brain damage! www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y
Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how…
India: Jagatpur wetland (near Bhagalpur, Bihar) will be developed as a major bird-watching site, migratory birds all the way from Siberia being the attraction. Read more at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/jagatpur-we… maps.app.goo.gl/zcwSDo4StiYid13T9
Luohu District in Shenzhen, China has found ecotourism success by focusing on flowers and in particular Azalea which used to be under threat. After ecological restoration and a mountain-based ecotourism strategy, Wutong Mountain’s azalea blooms have become famous. www.china.org.cn/china/2025-01/10/content_11765693…
A fact-based, political case against carbon offsets based on their adverse impact on land ownership in Africa. The elephant in the room, of course, is the scientific one: they do not offset pollution in any meaningful way, and they certainly do not help reduce it - quite the opposite! It's just money moving around for profit. progressive.international/wire/2025-01-02-carbon-m…
Carbon Markets and the New Scramble for African Land | Progressive International
The global carbon offset market, projected to grow a hundredfold by 2050, exacerbates neocolonial exploitation under the guise of climate solutions.
Uttarakhand, India: a new bird museum and three 16-km long nature trails between Sauni Binsar and Laukot aim to transform the region into a major ecotourism destination.
Bird museum in Almora’s Sauni Binsar to promote ecotourism | Dehradun News - Times of India
Bageshwar: The district forest department has announced plans to establish a bird museum in the picturesque Sauni Binsar village of Almora.
Macau, China: The historic port appears to be making an effort to shed its casino monoculture with the development of cultural and community-based tourism. macaudailytimes.com.mo/geg-and-utm-jointly-organiz…
Pakistan: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is launching a Host Tourism Project involving interest-free loans to local households that construct or renovate at least two rooms for hosting tourists. Short-term rentals may receive heavy criticism in some destinations, but they are still seen as a convenient approach in others: www.app.com.pk/domestic/host-tourism-an-ambitious-…
Greece: The entry of Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen zone, following the lifting of a 10-year veto by Austria, is expected to further increase road tourism and independent travel (and short term rentals?) in northern Greece, mainly Chalkidiki, Pieria and Thasos but also Thessaloniki, as long delays (up to 3 hours) at the border should be a thing of the past. The once romantic dream of a... Show more
Press corner | European Commission
The Commission welcomes today's unanimous decision by the Council to lift internal land border controls with Romania and Bulgaria as of 1 January 2025.
Bhutan: The eastern district of Samdrup Jongkhar is being developed as an ecotourism destination, with plans for a park, a hiking trail, bird-watching packages, homestays, campsites and an annual target of 4,000 tourists. kuenselonline.com/samdrupjongkhar-unveils-samjong-…
Egypt: A court will opine by January 23rd whether the 1,500 y.o. Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Katherine, in Sinai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, legally owns its premises! www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/12575…
Verdict looms for 1,500-year-old Sinai monastery | eKathimerini.com
The administration and monks of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, the world’s oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery, in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, are expressing cautious optimism…