Swedish Island Serves Eco-Friendly Food

Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Swedish Island Serves Eco-Friendly Food

Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Lidö, a Swedish low-emission island, has launched a special menu dedicated for the fans of eco-friendly food interested in experimenting cuisines of different cultures with a low-carbon print.

Earlier this year, Neste, a Swedish renewable energy product producer, has launched carbon emission-free holidays to the Lidö Island, which is designed to provide a maximum sustainability, the German News Agency reported. Visitors of the island live in special cottages that have no running water, and are are covered with PV panels, and use renewable energy for cooking and heating.

The emission-free menu, which is available only in this island, is created by Chef Jonas Svensson, who considers not only the plate content, but also how it is produced and transported. The enlisted plates are all sustainable, produced locally, cooked with low energy and zero waste, and transported in vehicles powered with low-carbon fossil fuel. The menu is composed of three meals including appetizers like onions, potato, and pickles; and a main course of cabbage seasoned with fennel, and dill.

The Lidö Island is not the only place where you can find sustainable food. The state of California in the US has been funding a campaign to encourage more restaurants to serve carbon-free meals.



Dozens of Exotic Animals Seized at Turkish Border

A woman covers with an umbrella against the rain during a summer storm at Kadikoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman covers with an umbrella against the rain during a summer storm at Kadikoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Dozens of Exotic Animals Seized at Turkish Border

A woman covers with an umbrella against the rain during a summer storm at Kadikoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman covers with an umbrella against the rain during a summer storm at Kadikoy ferry terminal in Istanbul, Türkiye, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkish customs officials in the northwestern city of Edirne discovered dozens of exotic animals being smuggled into Türkiye from Greece, The Associated Press said.

State-run Anadolu Agency reported that the mid-sized sedan with Greek license plates was carrying three kangaroos, three alpacas and one Patagonian mara in the trunk, and 12 parrots and 23 flying squirrels inside the vehicle. Many of the animals are juveniles.

Photos from the scene show the larger animals bound and squeezed together in tight confinement, while the smaller ones were crowded in cages.

The private Demiroren News Agency identified the driver of the vehicle as Yuksel D., who was subsequently detained by authorities.

All the animals survived and will be delivered to the Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks.