News: Environment
Melia hotels launch environmental programs in Vietnam to repurpose plastic
As Meliá Hotels International works towards a plastic-free environment at its properties, the Spanish hotel group’s Meliá Hanoi and Meliá Ba Vi Mountain Retreat…
read moreCarbon Market Watch analysis questions 2022 Qatar World Cup carbon-neutral claim
A report has been released by Carbon Market Watch, a non-profit association with expertise in carbon pricing, in which they question claims made by organisers of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar…
read morePost-COVID sustainability initiatives spotlighted at Asian Hotels
A number of hotels across Asia have implemented sustainability initiatives post-COVID ranging from solar power projects, organic cuisine, food waste recycling, eco-friendly sewage…
read moreAustralia launches new Plastics Innovation Hub in Vietnam
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO has announced the delivery of new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched…
read moreSurf Life Saving NSW delivers training to Indian Rescue Academy
The business arm of SLSNSW - Surf Life Saving Services - is delivering training as part of a partnership with the Indian Rescue Academy. The relationship goes back nearly a decade through a…
read moreThailand’s Pimalai Resort relaunches its island cleaning initiative
For the first time since the global pandemic, Thailand’s Pimalai Resort and Spa - a five-star sanctuary on the tropical island of Koh Lanta - has relaunched its island cleaning…
read moreAsia’s first AI-based mobile app launched for shark and ray fin identification to combat illegal wildlife trade
In an effort to combat illegal wildlife trade, Singapore National Parks Board, Microsoft and Conservation International have collaborated to create Asia’s first AI-powered mobile…
read moreAnantara Doha launches whale shark experience and reopens surf pool
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara has partnered with Discover Qatar to launch whale shark experiences offering viewing of one of the largest congregations of whale sharks. Banana Island…
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