Anthea Ayache

1 week ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

Walking towards Feldsee Lake in the heart of Germany’s Southern Black Forest, feels like stepping into a story book. The woodland trail crunches beneath my feet as a tapestry of burnt orange, gold, and rust-coloured leaves rustle and scatter across the forest floor. Treading carefully over broken twigs and the soft remains of autumn, I gaze up at oak, beech, and maple trees stretching overhead, their branches forming a canopy that drips softly under the persistent drizzle.

2 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

They live mostly unseen, beneath our forests, within our soils, and even inside trees, but fungi are now facing extinction on an unprecedented scale. This week, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that the number of fungi species on its Red List of Threatened Species has officially surpassed 1,000 for the first time.

2 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

Spring cleaning has long been a ritual of renewal, a chance to clear the clutter, shake off the dust, and breathe fresh life into our homes. But while the intention behind spring cleaning remains the same, the way we do it needs an update. Most conventional cleaning products are packed with chemicals that pollute the air we breathe and the waterways we rely on.

2 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

Good news for eco-design lovers, OMBAI, Dubai’s go-to for artisanal, sustainable furniture, is now the first in the Middle East to carry Sungai Design’s collection, made from plastic waste collected from Bali’s rivers. Behind the contemporary chairs, stools, and loungers is Sungai Watch, a Bali-based non-profit founded by the Bencheghib siblings. Their mission is to restore Bali’s rivers by intercepting plastic pollution before it reaches the ocean.

3 weeks ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

Honeybee deaths in the United States have soared to unprecedented levels, with commercial beekeepers reporting the loss of an average of 62 percent of their colonies over the winter, the highest recorded to date. The staggering figures come from a nationwide survey conducted by nonprofit Project Apis m., which gathered data from 702 respondents responsible for approximately 1.84 million hives, representing around 68 percent of all U.S. colonies.