Category: Landscapes

Prepared by Kim Kilday, Lindon Pronto, Joshua Propp, and Paul Steinberg Photo Source: Sebastian Pertl for Lindon Pronto Most Germans reuse product containers from grocery shopping due to the Packaging Ordinance   Most Germans, like the woman in this picture, shop in bulk and reuse product containers to reduce packaging waste. The 1991 Packaging Ordinance…

Authors: Alex Rudee, Nate Wilairat, Nitya Chhiber, and Paul Steinberg. Photo Credit: Webshots American Greetings member photos. The 1989 ban on the international ivory trade has protected Kenya’s dwindling elephant population from further poaching   Fueled by strong international markets for ivory in East Asia and the United States, elephant poaching became a serious problem…

Prepared by Kate Crawford, Lucy Phillips, Jaanhvi Vaidya, and Paul Steinberg Photo Source: DHD Multimedia Gallery This sign is written in simplified characters because of the national law on the National Common Language and Characters   The Law on the National Common Language and Characters is a product of the 1949 language reforms on mainland…

Prepared by: Hannah Groshong, Christopher Abella, Iris Nevins, Srishti Nayak, and Paul Steinberg Photo source: Frank Starmer’s Jerusalem Photo Essay Signs in Israel must be written in Arabic and Hebrew   The sign in this photo displays the name of the Hotel Gloria in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, and is an example of the history…

Prepared by: Emma Gies, Benjamin Conner, Joshua Rahaeuser, and Paul Steinberg Photo Source: Emma Gies Territorial Use Rights agreements save abalone and small-scale fishers   Chilean law provides a first step in preventing the extinction of benthic (bottom-dwelling) animals such as the Chilean abalone (Concholepas concholepas), known as the “loco.” In the late 1980s, the…

Prepared by Dalar Nazari, Daniel O’Neil, Sara Sholes, and Paul Steinberg Photo credit: claudiolara on Flickr Democracy is affecting this cement   The amount of asbestos in cement produced and used in Brazil is limited because major changes in labor laws have allowed unions to advocate for asbestos-free products. There are about 3,000 manufactured products…

Prepared by Ashton Wesner, Eleanor Hughes, Lucy Block, and Nathan Barnett Photo source: Jim Kuras, TravelBlog Turkey’s diverse plant life is protected by the National Biological Diversity Strategy and Action Plan   Turkey ratified the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 1996, and created a National Biological Diversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in 2001.…

Prepared by Alena Rau, Alicia Schep, and Joshua Rahaeuser Photo source: Mark Belgen Electricity from Nuclear Plants Regulated by EU laws   The design and maintenence of nuclear power facilities in France are controlled by a host of European and international agreements, including Euratom and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Euratom Treaty contains chapters…