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Earth has song for those who listen... Earth has love for those who love... Earth is beautiful for those who feel... Earth is full of positivity, kindness, life, and wonderful vibes for those who are part of it Keep her clean, be kind to her, love her without any reason, because this is what she is doing for us Don't forget before where you are from on a paper or by name... #happyearthday To all citizens of earth Care about your beautiful home #Earthday #afghanistan
Can Climate Change Disputes Be Resolved Through Mediation?
UN-Secretary General, Antonio Guterres feels "Humanity is 'Waging War' on Nature" regarding current climate and environmental trends. According to the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), climate change does not directly give rise to a conflict but has a major impact in the escalation of a conflict. The United Nations Guidance for Effective Mediation describes mediation as a voluntary process “whereby a third party assists two or more parties, with their consent, to prevent, manage or resolve a conflict by helping them to develop mutually acceptable agreements”. There...
Green is the color of my true love's planet
She sat under an acacia tree, the wind blowing in her hair strong, brown and full of smog. The sun beat down on her face as the tiny leaves of the mighty acacia tree did little to provide shade. A pen and a book on her lap, her mind often wandered to a few years ago, to better times when she was younger. Where she could sit on the exact same spot on a green patch of grass rather than the now brown dried grass which was very hard on her posterior. Sweat trickled down her back. Sounds of younger children playing in the distance in the now dried up River Thiba evoked memories of days when she...
Sustainable Tourism - Why it matters
When I decided to undertake my undergraduate degree a Bachelor of Science in Ecotourism and Hospitality Management at Kisii University here in Kenya many of my family members and friends had no idea what it was or what it entailed. Many of them thought it had something to do with hospitals ignoring the ecotourism part and went straight to the hospitality word of the course. When I explained to them what it really entailed and broke their visions of me in hospital scrubs and a stethoscope, they looked at me confused and worried. “Wanjiku, what is this you are going to do for four years? Be a...
Nature Pervades: A Collection Of Stories & Poems
A Beach Walking along sandy, Australian beaches used to be idyllic: white sands, emerald waves; the only plastic in sight, the toys of children playing in the sand. Now, I see plastic blowing along the beaches, the cost of this consumerist society. Where will it stop? Stringybark Trees The oldest parts of nature possess a magnificence that can only be experienced in person: towering stringybark trees with koalas perched precariously in sight of the leaves on the higher branches. They are not made for climbing, like the Western idea of what a tree should be, but they are perfect, beautiful in...
Global solidarity in the face of the water crisis
Small level awareness can bring big changes.
“The Ladakh region is a natural carbon sink and making it carbon neutral paves the way for many other regions in India to embark on this carbon neutrality journey. It will be now interesting to see how this announcement is operationalized and replicated in other parts of the country. It will also be intriguing to see how large businesses will respond to this call”: Narendra Damodardas Modi (Honorable Prime Minister of India). Even though there is no well-settled goal of becoming a carbon-neutral country in India but Ladakh is becoming one of the cleanest regions in South Asia with a carbon...
The Final Testament
Dear mortals, I’VE BEEN WATCHING. It is unexplainably sad how every melancholy that has been brought upon earth is blamed on me. I do accept the fact that there can’t be anything lustrous in events like death and destruction; but how is it any better to blame the consequence, instead of the actions and negligence that created the chaos? The only responsibility I have been burdened with is to guide your lost souls, but I cannot witness any more of these malevolent events; nor can I besiege all your curses upon myself. I have seen how your malicious actions have drained the Earth of all its...
Zambia bans the use of plastic bags- Good move?
Since 1977 plastics bags have been an essential part of our day to day lives. They have made the transportation of goods such as food, chemicals and even waste materials much easier. However, due to the non-biodegradable and polluting nature of most plastic bags on the market, bans have been placed on their production in many African countries like Rwanda and Kenya. Zambia too has decided to step up as it announced the ban on the use of plastic bags and their resultant waste through the Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection.This was in accordance with section...
Climate Change Needs Diverse Youth Leadership and Accessibility
What we are actually doing for climate
Today we face a terrible truth, and that is climate change. A truth that has thrown man into a trance. Our climate is now unfamiliar to us, it is changing very rapidly. But sadly, people are responsible for our own climate change. Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in Asia. Every year, people suffer from various disasters like floods and storms. They suffer from various diseases. Lack of communication system and lack of awareness, they suffer a lot. So who is actually responsible for this? Are we actually responsible for this? No. We aren’t. Most polluter countries are emitting...
Activist Penelope Lea has the courage to take climate action
Zymal Umar, the young entrepreneur turning old newspapers into the future
We need climate action NOW!
Time shuffles by
Katrina, Maria, Irma, and Harvey, Dominating through like a merciless army. Each hurricane more deadly than the last, Leaving nothing behind as they pass. “It’s us,” we cried “We’re making it worse,” We’re causing global warming and it can’t be reversed. The politicians don’t listen, we’re too young to understand, Who are we to say what's happening to this land. Wait a few more years, until you're old enough to serve, Maybe then you can fix the problems you observe. Time shuffles by And nothing is changed “In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching -60º degrees, Come back...
What does it take to be an environmental activist (personal opinion)?
There’s a lot of discussion in the environmental community around the question of being an activist, and what the roles of this “position”. In whatever way people decide to consider who is an environmental activist and who is not, the intention is usually the same: protect the environment in order to achieve a balance between the human-made world and the natural world. Basically, achieve a sustainable way of living to provide a healthy future for next generations. Although the intentions are pretty much the same, the ways to get at these levels are pretty different. It is not like political...
How inspiration and resilience can help us protect the environment?
Deforestation, giant fires, global warming, ice melting, plastic and microplastic pollution, biodiversity loss, drought and desertification, uncontrolled urbanization, atmospheric pollution, intoxication of water resources. Wow! Calm down, please. This is simply too much. In fact, there’s what we see everyday in the news about the current environmental situation. And this is overwhelming. We are bombarded with negative information all the time, and there’s no space for anything positive. It's clear that we face all these problems and they are, in fact, enormous, but vomiting negativity is not...
Save Our Environment: a creative plea for urgent climate action
The unknown consequences
A beautiful land filled of nutrients and shade. Only to be destroyed by those who raid. Coming in to steal, and destroy. For their own needs They make anything bleed. Land full with grace, being killed without a trace. Ice melting, humans dwelling, Animals all around suffering, From humans hovering. Gas in the air kind of hard to breathe, Being trapped underneath, Not knowing the results from this genocide, Being part of this lie. Being told we were meant to be savages, From being humans, turned to ravages. All I hear is Me, Me, Me. Never will you hear We. It time to change our ways, To get...