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The Green Passport campaign

The United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Green Passport campaign is an initiative that emerged at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002.

Dubai students respond to Go Green campaign

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Have you found an alternative to using plastic bags when you shop?
 
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Gulf News launches a campaign against the blight of plastic carriers

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Green efforts begin at home

There are infinite ways to go green, but have you ever tried washing your clothes with vinegar or airing out your house with baking soda?

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Abu Dhabi retail chain introduces safe biodegradable plastic bags

About 1.3 tonnes of plastic bags will not be dumped in Abu Dhabi everyday from Monday thanks to the green initiative of a retail chain.

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Recycling tyres will help save environment

There are over 25 million used tyres in Abu Dhabi. Often they get dumped illegally in landfills and desert areas, posing a grave environmental hazard.

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A can do attitude
Champion for the environment
The Life and times of plastic bags
Plastic bags: Guide to supermarket policy
Students think green for EEG
Geant initiative to help cut plastic
Technology 'will not save us from climate change'
Decision to end subsidy for plastic bags gets support
The effects of plastic bags in the desert
Dubai charts plans to put schools on eco-friendly path
UAE supermarkets slow to move on bags
Increasing food prices 'linked to urbanisation'
'No to Plastic Bags': Gulf News launches campaign
American School has 'Green Team' to cut down plastic use
Courier services to switch to eco-friendly bags
Bacteria pose danger in UAE wadis
Teen eco-guardian starts from home
Support for 'No to Plastic Bags' campaign boosts hope
102 stores in Hay join 'Plastic Bag Free' campaign
UK retailer has no plans to charge for carriers
Nobel winner backs Gulf News plastic bag campaign
Pupils lead recycling drive
Bangalore brings change
Children become 'little soldiers'
Students combat threat
Environmentally-friendly bags get the green light
New German technology could rid Dubai of waste
Dubai Municipality ends free ride
Greener path to the shop
African answer to containing menace plastic bags
Green purchasing action drive
Sharjah pupils make paper bags
Geant initiative: A few fils a day help save animals
Plastic is a killer
Open letter from Editor-in-Chief on Go Green campaign
Spinneys offers jute bags to reduce use of plastic
Masdar to invest $2b in solar facilities
Abu Dhabi goes for green buildings
Jute bags an environment-friendly alternative to plastic carriers
Earth Hour drives home the message
Is Earth Hour more showy than effective
Limit use of plastic bags, FNC urges cabinet
More than 1 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide
Courier service pushes ahead with biodegradable bags across the region
Greener education
From book shops to energy groups, firms fall in step with green cause
Pilot testing of 10 hybrid vehicles starts in Dubai
Carriers made of maize break down completely
New development encourages company to be green
Refurbished computers support recycling culture
Clean-up in Dubai waters yields loads of rubbish
Dewa urges residents to conserve energy and water
Residential buildings join recycling scheme
Shoppers ill-informed on dangers of plastic carriers
Ecoclub: Tourism sans plastic
Recycling centre opens in Fujairah
Abu Dhabi retail chain introduces safe biodegradable plastic bags
Recycling tyres will help save environment
Support grows for Go Green drive
UAE-based company bags rights to provide oxo-biodegradable carriers
Municipalities let Dubai lead way on bags
Banning old cars 'will not make roads greener'
Goodbye waste!
Pupils take a turn for cleaner beach
Teen eco-warriors join hands to save Earth
Building 'shouldn't abuse environment'
Few shops care for green bags
Residents urged not to waste water
Residents' search for insulated housing draws a blank
Pure air from outer space
Young knights strive to save planet
Threat of biodiversity loss 'is often ignored'
Construction waste 'needs attention'
Positive result of green investment
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