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August 24, 2020
Sustainable Bamboo. Stopping landslides by planting bamboo: protecting people, lowering carbon and binding the soil. Sustainable Bamboo is taking over in Africa. Could it be a solution somewhere else,...Sustainable Bamboo is Taking Root in Africa
August 19, 2020
Fibre from a relative of the banana tree could replace plastic in face masks and hospital gowns Abaca is already used in teabags and banknotes Global efforts to ban […]Masks made from banana-tree species cut plast...
July 25, 2020
MFR20 welcoming Eni as Main Partner. MFR20 welcomes Eni – once again – as it’s main partner for the Maker Faire Rome 2020 Edition! We are particuraly proud about their […]MFR20: welcoming Eni as main partner!
July 13, 2020
Biggest ever ocean clean-up recovers over 100 tons of plastic trash And fishing netsBiggest open ocean clean-up ever!
June 23, 2020
A reflection on the asburdity of the human condition at pandemic times The leafy audience occupied quietly the nearly 2300 seats Barcelona’s Liceu opera house reopened its doors [&hell...Serenading plants: Barcelona opera reopens wi...
June 18, 2020
zoos and aquariums around the world grapple with new bans on wildlife trade The robotic dolphin is so life-like that the volunteers who swam with it were shocked to learn […]Robotic dolphin solve ethical dilemma
June 17, 2020
700,000,000 plastic laundry jugs are dumped into landfills just across North America every year New detergent coming in stripes is hacking the way we do our laundry. Born out the […]Plastic-free, Zero Waste Laundry Detergent
June 14, 2020
Like in many other industries, pandemic has created major disruption in the packaging sector We won’t go back to single-use plastic: the industry has much more to offer. by Barbara […]How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting the pack...
June 13, 2020
The pandemic is generating food insecurity Agri-food policies should choose appropriate instruments and incentives. by Ivo Demmers and Ruerd Ruben for Knowledge4Food It is clear that the COVI...Key challenges for post-COVID food systems
May 16, 2020
from the later part of this year, they will be converted for use to farm food crops The tender for nine such sites was launched last May 12 by the […]Nine carpark rooftops in Singapore to be conv...
