Protection
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Animals
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Environment
Environment Solomon Islands“We Are Now the Rangers”, Declare Women to Save Trees
Half a dozen women in the Solomon Islands have become self-appointed forest rangers near the village of Igwa, taking it upon themselves to tackle the prevalent logging issues that have aggressively cleared large stretches of land to date.
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Society
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Society
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Society
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Society
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Society
Society United KingdomProgram Trains Taxi Drivers and Locksmiths to Help Victims of Domestic Abuse
A project has launched in the Commonwealth aimed at training people – from taxi drivers and locksmiths, to teachers and medical staff – how to better recognize domestic abuse, as well as how to intervene and help victims where needed.
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Environment
Environment MalawiForest Protected by Bees (Yes, Bees!), as They Chase Loggers Away
Communities in Malawi are acquiring beehives to scare away loggers and rejuvenate trees in their local forests, after realizing that communities where beekeeping is practiced is significantly less prone to deforestation.
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Society
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Technology
Technology BrazilIndigenous Tribe Uses Drones to Catch Land Grabbers in the Rainforest
The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, an indigenous tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, have begun operating drones in January a drive to spot illegal loggers and land grabbers – and they immediately found a deforested site that they otherwise wouldn’t have noticed.