Indigenous protest, Brazil April 2018. “By painting the streets red, we’re showing how much blood has already been shed in the struggle to protect indigenous territories” – Sônia Guajajara, a spokeswoman for APIB (Brazilian indigenous organization). [Read more…] about European colonial history exposed in landmark court case
Canada’s biosphere reserves
Canada is home to 18 UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves, situated across the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in eight provinces and the Northwest Territories – all with varying geography, climate and culture diversity that demonstrate the country’s vast personality. [Read more…] about Canada’s biosphere reserves
Food companies to scale sustainable grazing practices
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 – Sysco and Cargill, two of the world’s largest food companies, today announced a major new partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that will help ranchers in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado tackle the impacts of climate change and improve grasslands and wildlife habitat by creating one of the largest sustainable beef cattle grazing efforts in the nation. [Read more…] about Food companies to scale sustainable grazing practices
Solutions for Sustainable Living and Economic Development
South Africa – From 5 – 7 March 2021, leading manufacturer of home appliances, Defy (www.Defy.co.za), will be hosting the Hack The Normal online hackathon with the aim of exploring how technology can be leveraged for sustainable living and economic development in Africa. [Read more…] about Solutions for Sustainable Living and Economic Development
Communities urged to harvest rain water
The Department of Water and Sanitation has appealed to rural communities, who don’t have access to potable water, to take the opportunity of harvesting rain water during summer to sustain them through dry conditions. Rural communities urged to harvest rain water The department said that this week’s torrential rains have slightly improved the country’s water […]
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