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Masdar-Backed Wind Farm Opens in Seychelles
Masdar and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development turned on the switch of the Port Victoria Wind Farm project yesterday in the Seychelles.
Coke’s PlantBottle Rollout in China a Sign Sustainability Will Catch On in the Middle Kingdom
Coke's rollout of the PlantBottle in China is an opportunity to raise awareness about sustainability issues in China.
Middle East Shift Towards Sustainability: A Boom for Green Building Suppliers
Sustainability in the Gulf? The Middle East has recently embraced sustainable design and green building materials in a big way.
The World’s Most Sustainable Retailer? Marks & Spencer’s 2013 Plan A Report
The annual “Plan A” update from Marks & Spencer outlines what the company has done to mitigate its impact on society and on the environment.
Private Public Partnerships and Sustainable Development
Public private partnerships in the UK have led to some of the more impressive sustainable development projects in recent years.
Wrag Wrap to Turn Tents into Reusable Gift Wrap
In the United Kingdom, Wrag Wrap aims to turn unwanted tents into reusable gift wrap.
KPMG: A Responsible Soy Standard is Crucial
As a KPMG study points out, soy production is wreaking havoc on the environment, an especially huge concern in Brazil and Argentina.
Albanians and Serbs: a Common Epic
Epic songs of the Balkans have often been key in the construction of controversial nationalist ideas. In fact, they sing a common history. OBC talks with Rigels Halili.
The Bosnian Garden of Delights
For the first time in 10 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina will take part in the Venice Biennale with its own national Pavilion. Mladen Miljanovic is the artist who will represent the country.
Will Farmers Be Forced Switching to Solar Farms If the UK Leaves the EU?
In Britain, we could see a swap from traditional to solar farming if the United Kingdom were to leave the EU.
Desertec Plans For North Africa Supplying Solar Power to Europe Now On Hold
Europe has long looked to North Africa as a source for its energy needs. First the oil fields in Libya, next natural gas along the southern Mediterranean coast and recently dreams emerged to tap the region’s vast sunshine as a source of ...
The Chisinau Center for Eastern Border Migrants
The Moldovan capital Chisinau has its own center for migrants, to reject them before they even get to the European Union. OBC paid a visit.