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The Zayed Sustainability Awards held at ADNEC as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The UAE National Anthem was sung at the opening ceremony. Antonie Robertson / The National

The importance of a circular economy and why we must move towards it

January 13, 2020
Part of a series of stamps released by Emirates Post Group in 2015 to mark women's achievements in the UAE. Photo courtesy Emirates Post Group

On Emirati Women’s Day, let’s remember the women whose stories shaped ours

August 27, 2019
Bee pollination is responsible for about one-quarter of coffee production and with the decline in bee populations, coffee yields are also going downhill. AP Photo

We have a responsibility to protect all creatures before it is too late

August 13, 2019
A call to act on what author Nelson Henderson's line: 'The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.' Pawan Singh / The National

My conservationist great-grandfather inspired me to protect our planet

July 21, 2019
While the automation of tasks may accelerate and the processing of data may grow exponentially, the focus of teaching for the future knowledge workers is making sense of problems and situations according to Kay Firth-Butterfield. Isaac Lawrence / AFP

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is only as good as the people behind it

May 28, 2019
Workers sew clothing for a fast fashion retailer in Bangladesh. Nicole Hill/The National)

What cost fast fashion? It’s not just the price tag you have to weigh up

April 1, 2019
We may have begun to explore other planets, but earth is the only home we have. AFP

Let’s not destroy planet Earth. We don’t have anywhere else to go if we do

March 3, 2019