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Arboretum and ecological center opens in Bratislava
lifestyle

Arboretum and ecological center opens in Bratislava

The center in the Kamzík resort area will host nature-related events, while the arboretum will house rare trees. “The idea of creating an eco-center in Kamzík, where it would be possible to offer programs to schools or the public regardless of the weather, arose in 2015. Since then we have
The ecocatastrophe of the Oder
business

The ecocatastrophe of the Oder

Polluted water, thousands of dead fish, destroyed wildlife, and authorities pointing fingers at each other—the Oder disaster’s dossier from Poland. The Oder environmental disaster shocked Poland during the summer. The Polish government and authorities were slow to react, and then they started shifting the responsibility to each other.
BALATORIUM—the laboratory of Lake Balaton
balaton

BALATORIUM—the laboratory of Lake Balaton

The last weekend of August is all about the fragile Lake Balaton. BALATORIUM ecological x cultural weekend 26-28 August 2022 in Tihany and Örvényes. What is BALATORIUM? In a nutshell: a cooperation between researchers and creators for Lake Balaton. The BALATORIUM program of the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture
The skyscraper of ecological rebirth
architecture

The skyscraper of ecological rebirth

Population growth, urbanization and shifting food culture are all leading to a lack of crop diversity, which poses a threat to global food and nutrition security. Polish architects Michał Spólnik and Marcin Kitala’s agro-ecological skyscraper ‘New Spring’ aims to restore the diversity of the natural landscape. Rising over cultivating
A story waiting to be told—Majuli
art

A story waiting to be told—Majuli

It all started as a holiday and turned into a career-defining project. András Zoltai, photographer, first visited Northeast India in early 2020, where he found something worth waiting a year and a half to return to, and then, despite the travel difficulties caused by the pandemic, to visit again with
Beautiful blue glass made out of invasive species of mussels
tech

Beautiful blue glass made out of invasive species of mussels

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, they say. A student group in Michigan did just that when they created a beautiful, versatile glass out of species of mussels dangerous to the eco-system. Originating from Russia and Ukraine respectively, zebra and quagga mussels started to spread in the lakes of