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Kenyan tea farmers switching to renewable energy

June 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many Kenyan communities, which depend on the tea sector, as the tea sector's output and demand in tea is falling. However, an innovative Kenyan project running three years is continuing to create thousands of healthier homes, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, while reducing the demand for firewood which helps reduce … [Read more...]

New reserve possible game-changer for the Amazon

April 10, 2015 Leave a Comment

An ambitious project is underway to create the largest environmental reserve in the world, protecting 135 million hectares of Amazon forest. That’s more than twice the size of France! But it won’t happen unless Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela’s leaders know the public wants it. That’s where we come in. Colombia has just said it is on board. Now, if we create a huge global … [Read more...]

Help defend the brave indigenous folk of the Amazon

February 11, 2013 Leave a Comment

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"We have come here to tell the government and companies that these lands are not for sale."– Jaime Vargas, President of the Achuar Nationality of Ecuador. Jaime and Narcisa traveled from the Ecuadorian Amazon to Houston recently on a mission… to challenge the Ecuadorian government face-to-face during its 11th Round oil concessions promotional roadshow at the North America … [Read more...]

Your guide to saving water

March 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Why do you show me a reflection of myself when I look at you? You possess some of my best qualities and more. You bring joy, give life, cleanse, nurture, heal, earn respect and are powerful. I see you in all that is alive. Mysterious, multi-dimensional substance that connects all Life. Deserves respect and needs Love. Is the way I treat you then a reflection of … [Read more...]

Uncontacted tribes at risk of huge population loss

November 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

Survival International has warned on the eve of World Health Day (April 7) that uncontacted tribes face massive population loss if their land is not protected. Tribes like the Amazon Indians shown in the incredible aerial footage released by Survival this year are likely to lose more than half their population if outsiders invade their land. Around 100 tribes worldwide … [Read more...]

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US investors with more than $1 trillion of assets under management are in South Africa to look for investment opportunities.

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World Lion Day: Call to end vicious cycle of big cats in captivity in South Africa

In recognising World Lion Day today, the Four Paws SA director and leader in lion conservation and protection in SA, Fiona Miles, has reiterated a call to end the vicious cycle of big cats in captivity.

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