Natural environment
Waste recycling projects in Turkey to get $125 million boost
Investments aimed at promoting waste recycling in Turkey will be financed with a budget of up to $125 million, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced July 23.
Bulgarian NGOs Approach EC over Lack of Oversight of Small Hydropower Plants
The European Commission may open an infringement procedure against Bulgaria due to the lack of oversight of small hydropower plants, according to WWF-Bulgaria.
Pesticide residue in vegetables and the state
Twenty-five percent of the vegetables and fruits we eat contain pesticides ? in other words, chemical residue, at a level much higher than acceptable, Akdeniz University has said. In a study the university has been conducting for three years, it was found that the rate of contaminated vegetables and fruit were increasing every year.
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Pope: Duty to protect planet, calls for 'social justice' on resources
Pope Francis on July 7 said protecting the planet was no longer a choice but a duty and called for a new "social justice" where access to the earth's resources would be based on equality instead of economic interests.
Pope heads to South America to champion the poor and the planet
Pope Francis left Rome on July 4 for his first trip to Spanish-speaking Latin America, a "homecoming" to a continent where he will champion the rights of the poor and of the planet.
Turkey's top court delivers landmark ruling backing journalists' freedom of expression
Turkey?s Constitutional Court has delivered a landmark ruling in favor freedom of expression, saying governments must tolerate even the toughest criticism and ordering the authorities to pay 5,000 liras in non-pecuniary losses to a columnist who had been sentenced for ?insulting? MPs through the media.
Sustainable development based on trust: Global Compact Turkey chair
Global Impact Turkey Chairman Y?lmaz Argüden has addressed the importance of trust in maintaining good governance and sustainable development in his speech at the United Nations headquarters on June 25.
Tear gas-scented candle to revive Gezi protest memories in Turkey
The Turkey branch of Amnesty International has sent special tear gas-scented candles to its activists and supporters in a bid to revive Gezi memories and commemorate the second anniversary of the nationwide anti-government uprising.
Amnesty came up with the project in order to commemorate the second anniversary of the nationwide anti-government Gezi Park protests on May 31.
Bulgaria Is Falling Behind National Biofuel Targets - Audit Office
Bulgaria's National Audit Office has cautioned in a report that the country is falling to meet biofuel production and use targets.
Jamillette Gaxiola
July’s Australian edition of Maxim magazine hosts Mexican hotness Jamillette Gaxiola. The 25 year-old was born in Mexico, but her parents hail from Cuba.
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