International Day of Forests: Benefits for sustainable cities
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Today marks the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
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Ex-UN climate chief calls for green bonds to hit $1 trillion by 2020
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Recycling of brown waste for composting and anaerobic digestion increasing, says EPA
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DCU to ban plastic from campus by 2020
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Dublin City University has announced plans to become plastic free by the end of the decade, with plastic cups and glasses to...
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