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Into the wild

Olga Apostolova — Wed 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EEST

FSC certified wood is in high demand these days. The market is valued at 2.5 billion dollars per year. It is used mainly for paper and furniture.

Bookworm

Olga Apostolova — Wed 14 May 2008 0:00:00 EEST

According to Greenpeace 350 m tons of paper are used each year worldwide in book publishing and every two seconds we lose forest the size of a football pitch.

Political animals

Olga Apostolova — Thu 10 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EEST

Global environmental governance is taught in political science departments around the world. Bulgaria is lagging behind in such a big way that only a big move can compensate for that.

Green on the outside, green on the inside

Olga Apostolova — Fri 07 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EET

A number of public awareness campaigns in London have made the environment issue visible and have had a snowball effect.

The sun and the wind

Olga Apostolova — Mon 03 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EET

According to a UN report by 2030 the planet will be relying on renewable energy for one quarter of its energy needs. Here's how to make this happen.

Fucking recycle

gorichka.bg — Mon 18 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EET

A young graphic designer based in London has created a poster collection to promote awareness and promote action. The posters can be seen all over London.

The world's greenest city

gorichka.bg — Fri 01 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EET

WWF and the government of Abu Dhabi have launched a Sustainability Strategy to deliver the world’s greenest city. Masdar City will be completed and fully functioning in 2012.

Natural environment

gorichka.bg — Tue 15 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EET

How do Bulgarians feel about nature conservation and environmental issues? A new study sheds light.

Team Green

Olga Apostolova — Thu 10 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EET

Ted Cullinan is the recepient of the 2008 Royal medal for architecture. We talk to Robin Nicholson, a senior member of Edward Cullinan Architects.

The Earth From Above

Olga Apostolova — Sat 15 Sep 2007 0:00:00 EEST

Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s spectacular environmental photos have finally made it to Sofia.

Toner Direct

Olga Apostolova — Sat 15 Sep 2007 0:00:00 EEST

This year more than 350 million laser and inkjet cartridges will end up in America's Landfills. That's equivalent to over 90,000 truckloads and worth a recycling value of over $1 billion dollars.

Farewell, Jaguar

Olga Apostolova — Mon 13 Aug 2007 0:00:00 EEST

Green embassy, green lifestyle... The Deputy Head of the British Embassy Nick Leake talks about living and working green in Sofia.

Organic cotton

Olga Apostolova — Thu 26 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EEST

Cotton may well be the most sprayed and therefore polluting crop known to man. If we are serious about the environment, we ought to think about switching to organic cotton.

Monster Tomato Tour

Olga Apostolova — Mon 16 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EEST

Friends of the Earth's Monster Tomato is in Bulgaria to raise awareness of genetically modified food. You can catch the tomato and learn about GMO in six Bulgarian cities.

07.07.07

Olga Apostolova — Fri 06 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EEST

If you thought that Live Aid or Live 8 – the 1985 and 2005 concerts in support of Africa - were huge and truly global, you may need to think again.

My Coast

Olga Apostolova — Thu 05 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EEST

My Coast is a joint Bulgarian-Dutch project that aims to develop a positive vision of the Black Sea coast in 20 years time. René Boesten who heads the project, explains how this will be done.

Room with a view

gorichka.bg — Tue 03 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EEST

With the Nature 2000 debate raging on, today more than ever we need to think of how to buy property in Bulgaria without destroying the country's nature.

Batteries

Olga Apostolova — Fri 29 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EEST

Batteries are among the most toxic waste we produce. Yet in Bulgaria batteries regularly go down the rubbish bin, just like your ordinary domestic waste.

Fair Trade

Olga Apostolova — Mon 25 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EEST

The Fair Trade movement started in the Sixties, instigated by the liberal Dutch. Fair Trade may be more abundant than organic produce in Bulgaria these days.

New Horizon

Olga Apostolova — Fri 22 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EEST

The countries that manage the transition to low-carbon economies will have an advantage according to Dimitri Zenghelis, an economic adviser to the UK government and one of the authors of the Stern Review.