Having to ration water is very challenging. As a kid, my sister and I shared a 4-liter bucket of water to bath on the bad days. And yes, it was always enough- we just employed a trick my mama showed us and everything worked out just fine. I also remember we recycled all bathwater and […]
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People are talking trash and we love it. Collin’s Dictionary publisher announced “Single-use” as the Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2018 , yesterday November 7th. Single-use is defined as “made to be used once only”, it refers to “items whose unchecked proliferation are blamed for damaging the environment and affecting the food chain,” according to a
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Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could help in the fight against Plastic pollution. The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene terephthalate, or PET – a form of plastic patented in the 1940s and now used in millions of tonnes of plastic bottles. PET plastics are
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The search is on for the 2019 Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food as well as the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security. Now on its 5th edition, the Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize was created in 2009 to recognize the exemplary contribution of scientists in
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To mark the World Cleanup day on Saturday, September 15 2018, SustyVibers from different parts of the countries came out in droves to cleanup their environment and educate people on the dangers of indiscriminate waste disposal on our streets, beaches, rivers and forests. The Susty on the Streets Lagos team came out to clean the
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Deadline: November 2, 2018 This fellowship creates opportunities for indigenous leaders to explore solutions to the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss using the traditional knowledge of men and women. Since 2011, Conservation International has supported fellows from over 15 countries, linking conservation and science with indigenous traditional knowledge. Indigenous and traditional peoples’ knowledge,
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Renewable Energy forms one of the pillars for delivering global sustainable environment and the commitment to climate change targets. The renewable energy industry has matured, with huge investments being ploughed into it globally. Global new investment in renewable energy (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was around US$241.6 billion in 2016, with over 138.5GW of added renewable
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The European Parliament has approved a ban on single-use plastics such as straws, plates, cutlery and cotton-swab sticks in Europe by 2021, joining a global shift as environmentalists emphasize the urgency of putting an end to use of materials that are detrimental to the planet. Currently, an estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic end up
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If you, like me, love to hear the term ‘climate change’ is mentioned in the news, then you’ve probably had a bit of mixed emotions recently. On one hand, news agencies are beginning to talk and discuss more about climate change and its effects. And On the other, these discussions are becoming more frequent due
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SDGs&Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) through their business operations. The objectives of the initiative are to: recognize women implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including women business owners of microenterprises; increase knowledge about the SDGs and their potential impacts on women among non-traditional audiences; and collaborate
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