environment

Rise of clothes swapping helps make a small dent in the war on fashion waste

Instead, she plans to only buy pre-loved or recycled wear by joining in the increasingly popular and frequent clothes-swapping events popping up around Sydney and around the country.

"I've got an amazing wardrobe already, I don't really need anything else and I'm trying to back away from the fast fashion, buying news — there's no need," Ms Child said.

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Clare Press, fashion writer and editor, described this as her "canary in the coalmine moment" — the point at which she decided to become a passionate advocate of slow fashion.

She cites a study from 2006 that found British women were consuming four times as many clothes as their 1980 counterparts, and sending 30kg of textiles and clothing to landfill annually.

Washed away beach reappears after 33 years

The sands at Dooagh on County Mayo's Achill Island vanished in the winter of 1984, leaving nothing but bare rock and rock pools.

But over the course of a few days in April 2017 the Atlantic returned what it had stolen, depositing thousands of tons of sand and creating a brand new 300-meter golden strand.

The storms of 1984 "completely took every last grain of sand off the beach," Sean Molloy of Achill Tourism tells CNN.

But last month, "in the space of about eight or 10 days, these very strong winds came from the north," he explains.

Guam protests Trump's stance on climate change

The Earth Day event on the United States' Pacific island territory also served as an opportunity to protest against President Donald Trump's position on climate change.

One of the organisers of the Guam march, the wildlife biologist, Isha Alexander, said Mr Trump is defunding the scientists who demonstrate the climate is changing.

"There are enough statistics out there about green energies and the jobs they create, just like you can create some jobs with oil," Ms Alexander said.

Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, WHO says

The causes include unsafe water, lack of sanitation, poor hygiene practices and indoor and outdoor pollution, as well as injuries.

The new numbers equate to these pollutants being the cause of one in four deaths of children 1 month to 5 years old.

One new report highlights that the most common causes of child death are preventable through interventions already available to the communities most affected. These causes are diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia, which can be prevented using insecticide-treated bed nets, clean cooking fuels and improved access to clean water.

Compliance officers get legal backing to enforce waste regulations

A stakeholders meeting comprising of officers from the Department of Environment, Waste Authority, the Ministry of Health and officers from the Tonga Police Force yesterday, hosted by the Office of the Solicitor General helped clarify issues and offer steps that could be taken with possible example of scenarios that the compliance officers could face while enforcing the Regulation.

The meeting was organised in preparation for the enforcement of the Regulation, which is expected to be implemented from Saturday, April 1.

Malta's iconic Azure Window, crumbles into sea

The rock arch featured in films and the popular Game of Thrones television series, and was also notorious for tourists' cliff-jumping into the clear blue waters below.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted of the "heartbreaking" loss of one of Gozo's main tourist attractions.

Mr Muscat said in a tweet that the famous Mediterranean landmark had always faced destruction because of natural corrosion.

"That sad day has arrived," he wrote.

Is a vegetarian diet really more environmentally friendly than eating meat?

And with many questioning the sustainability of importing so much food from so far away, we are beginning to ask if switching to a vegetarian diet to cut emissions caused by meat production is as sustainable as one might think.

The influence of the global trade of food on local diets and cultural choices has exploded over recent years.

Offshore Sand Mining as an Alternative to Beach Sands begins off Fafaa Island

Government’s Geologist – Taniela Kula said there’s hope the sand from Fafaa will help with the major construction projects.

This is a licensed area and a study has indicated it is safe for sand mining within 1 to 2 kilometers from Fafaa Island’s reefs.

This location is about 15 -18 metres deep where sea currents sweep sand from surrounding areas, accumulating the deposits for years.

Government is optimistic there are more positive impacts than negative on the environment from carrying out this project.

Vanuatu Basketball Federation and VASANOC making a difference through sport

Sports development officers representing multiple sports including archery, hockey, basketball, Aussie rules football (AFL), athletics, table tennis, cricket, swimming, beach volleyball and netball came together to take part in VASANOC's outreach program.

The Vanuatu Basketball Federation (VBF) joined VASANOC's program to help push environmental awareness and sports exposure.