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Rising Up from the Rubble of Disasters

Rising Up from the Rubble of Disasters

Growing up near the Pacific Ocean, I have been used to typhoons -- it’s nothing new to me. Our house has always endured every storm and we seldom need to evacuate. Not until super typhoon Haiyan happened.

Super Typhoon Haiyan taught me that we should never waste time fighting for climate justice, our communities need justice from all the damages and devastation that climate change caused.

This story is my story on how I rose from the rubble of disasters.

Let's H.E.L.P. (Heal the Environment, Love The Planet)

Let's H.E.L.P. (Heal the Environment, Love The Planet)

We live on a blue planet, with oceans and seas covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. Oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate most of the oxygen we breathe. Oceans are facing threats as a result of human activity. Every year, an estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste end up in the world’s oceans. Let's HEAL THE ENVIRONMENT & LOVE THE PLANET.

Impact de la Technique du Lombricompostage

Impact de la Technique du Lombricompostage

Pour assurer la gestion durable des ressources naturelles et pour pallier aux impacts des crises climatiques et de la biodiversité, nous nous proposons de raconter comment notre technique de Lombricompostage a contribué à résolution des impacts des crises du climat, de la biodiversité et comment cela impactent-elles les systèmes de base, et comment impactent-elles les crises.

Things Must Change: Fashion, Environmental Sustainability & the Climate Change Intersection in Africa

The story highlights my rude awakening to the intersection of fashion, biodiversity loss, and the climate change nexus with an African perspective shared. It provides system change recommendations that can be pursued to achieve sustainable fashion through advocacy and social movements that promote responsible production and consumption.

Your Binman Knows You the Best

The story focuses on the food waste generation and the impact of it not only on our ecosystems but the immediate impact of those who deal with it most closely - the waste collectors, ragpickers and the communities near the landfills themselves. I have lived in several cities and each one has a different rendition of the same. This story tells snippets of y experience with all the people in an effort to bring their story into light.

Climate Change Needs High Quality Coffee

Climate Change Needs High Quality Coffee

Climate change is a problem for coffee; rain pattern change, extreme weather like frost threatened coffee as well as farmers' livelihood. The price farmers' get from their coffee is very low. Can high-quality coffee solve those problems?

On the Way of Resilience With the Baobabs / Sur Le Chemin de la Résilience Avec Les Baobabs

On the Way of Resilience With the Baobabs / Sur Le Chemin de la Résilience Avec Les Baobabs

The story’s setting is a village in the Menabe region of central-western Madagascar. Affectionately called “the Land of Baobabs”, it is also unfortunately the land of slash-and-burn agriculture. Tahina, an agronomist and forester, believes firmly that soil is the core ingredient of a resilient and sustainable relationship between the local communities and their landscape. He journeys to meet his friend Bendray, a farmer-ranger and together they launch an initiative called “Taniala Regenerative Camp”. This initiative contributes to the regeneration of soils and ecosystems through permaculture design, agroecology, agroforestry and ecological restoration.

Safeguarding Sri Lankan Indigenous community “veddhas”

Sri Lankan forests are the home of Veddah indigenous community, and also forests are the home of 7800 species of flora and over 15,000 species of fauna. So undoubtedly protecting veddahs means conservation of Sri Lankan biodiversity and environment

Conservation as Reimagination: Navigating Pansipit River

Conservation as Reimagination: Navigating Pansipit River

Some conversations and act upon musings on development, forgetfulness and reclaiming of a freshwater river called Pansipit.

Stepping Into Stewardship

Stepping Into Stewardship

In today's world, where technical solutions are placed as the only saviors to the planet's ecological and climate crises, Stepping into Stewardship explores our deeper relationship and participation with the rest of nature, and how we might start to understand humanity's imperative role in the ecology of life in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond.

The Thirsty Fisherman

This is a story of a naturally endowed region of Nigeria, a state likened to a proverbial food basket in which the carrier is starving. It is a short submission of how human activities have through cultural practices inflicted harm on the natural environment (biodiversity). Included in this story is the need to reverse the negative trends and review steps towards achieving sustainable and harmless biodiversity.

Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture

Climate Change is a global issue today. Among different sectors being affected by climate change, Agriculture is the prominent field affected by a change in climate in Nepal. Furthermore, Nepal is one of the fourth most vulnerable countries hit by climate change. In such a scenario, it is obvious that climate change has adversely affected Agriculture Sector. So for this, a developing country like Nepal need to adapt Conservation Agriculture Practices over the traditional method of farming that can cope with change in climate by taking the perspective of women towards Agriculture. Why women?? It's because more than 50% of farmers are female, they are the backbone of development of Agriculture Sector. So, it's high time we need to raise the voice of women towards nature by involving them in Conservation Agriculture Practices. There is no Climate Justice until and unless there is no Gender Justice.

Memoir From A Troubled Land

Memoir From A Troubled Land, is a fictional work that focuses on the life of a young lady, Chinelo, who lives in a community that is laced with various environmental problems, such as deforestation, plastic pollution. This story explores the role Chinelo plays in achieving climate justice in her own right. But, she has to live with the guilt of her actions for a long time. Also, this story highlights steps public office holders can take in ensuring a safe, and conducive environment in their respective communities.

Medicine Meets Nature

Medicine Meets Nature

The discovery of traditional, natural remedies through my grandma’s stories. The heritage of traditional knowledge of medicines can help us recover from common flues and colds. Increase respect and knowledge of nature, biocultural diversity, and our bodies. Join me in discovering nature's mysteries.

The Climate Crisis is a Privilege Crisis

Of typhoons, youth movements, privilege, and hypocrisy: a young Filipina's perspective on how the climate crisis is an inequality maximizer for developing countries.

Conservation Nature in Tanzania

Conservation Nature in Tanzania

From a very young age at the high school level, I had a strong passion for the environment. This is when I started to volunteer under the United nation school club. I continue to gain relevant experience at environmental projects and through wide-ranging involvement with youth environmental organizations, especially the Tanzania youth biodiversity network.

Why Are You Like That?

What would do you feel like if someone asked why you acted like you? This story delves into a facet of that question and shows how that question can let someone down and how they pick themselves up. It describes the intense and raw feelings of a lost girl. It also shows how one person's lessons and efforts can pick another person up.