Scarab made to be seen from space

Public art displays large enough to be seen from space have been created at 18 locations worldwide in the run-up to the United Nations climate change talks in Cancún, Mexico.

Among them is a giant scarab beetle in the desert near Cairo, Egypt. The scarab represents rebirth and regeneration in Egyptian mythology: as it pushes its ball – the sun – across the sky, it causes the cycle of night and day. Organisers chose this design to represent our relationship to this "abundant source of clean energy".

The art project, 350 Earth, calls for a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the current 380 parts per million to a more sustainable 350.

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day 10 December 2010

The theme is human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.