Environment
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Environment Ivory Coast20. February 2020These Ladies Pick up Plastic Waste to Earn Money, Clean Streets and Build Schools
A group of women in Abidjan, Ivory Coast are collecting plastic waste to be transformed into durable bricks to build schools across the country – allowing them to earn a living, clean the environment and help improve education.
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Technology Indonesia20. February 2020Students Built Gaming App That May Help Save Indonesia’s Forests
In an aim to protect forests and indigenous peoples, six hundred students have helped pilot an Indonesian crowdsourcing app that turns mapping land across the archipelago into games comparable to Pokemon Go.
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Environment Nepal17. February 2020Water Storage Ponds Keep Farmers at Ease During Droughts
Unpredictable rainfall due to climate change has made growing crops in Palpa, Nepal increasingly difficult. But the government is encouraging farmers to install water storage ponds – and not have to worry about water shortage again.
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Environment USA15. February 2020Shop Secondhand, Says Major Department Store. And Starts Selling Secondhand…
If you’re in need of new clothes but want to be kinder to the planet, secondhand shopping is one of the most efficient ways to go. Now, department store Nordstrom has made this option a whole lot easier.
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Heroes United Kingdom13. February 2020Dr. Jane Worked with Chimpanzees for 55 Years, Now She Wants to Plant Five Million Trees by End of Year
Dr. Jane Goodall, a renowned English primatologist, is planting five million trees within just one year. Her drive: believing in the power of each person doing their part to make the world better.
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Environment India11. February 2020India Is Steadily Increasing Its Renewable Energy Capacity
India is heeding towards a steady increase in renewable energy resources: by the end of last year, renewables accounted for nearly 36% of the nation’s total power capacity mix – and it’s expected to keep getting higher!
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Environment India10. February 2020Small Village Makes Bamboo Straws for India’s Mega Cities
Villagers in Baga Dima, India, are helping curb the plastic pollution crisis using their skills in manufacturing bamboo items, providing highly sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic – and paper – straws.