July 2021 - The Eco Advocate

Guest Post: How to Source Eco-Friendly Packaging for Your E-Commerce Business

2 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action, Guest Post / By Cheche

Making the big switch to environmentally friendly packaging can provide your company some good brownie points. Nowadays, customers are becoming more and more conscious not only about the quality of your products but also about the advocacies you are part of. Environmental awareness has shaped consumer behavior and this is one aspect of your business …

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We are custodians of nature hence it’s our duty to protect it.

2 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action, Conservation / By Cheche

Happy International Day of the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

10 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action, Conservation / By Cheche

It’s International Day of the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, and we continue to advocate for mangrove conservation. They continue to reduce in coverage, and this is a big problem roaming. I was lucky again to join one of my favorite organizations, Blue Earth Organization, in a mangrove planting on the 24th of July 2021. …

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Are You Safe?

7 Comments / Cheche Winnie / By Cheche

Are you safe? Do you feel safe? Should you even be worried about safety? We have been told that life is a series of calculated risks. Where we have risks, then safety may vary. Developments, technology, and power help some enjoy more safety than the rest. The killing of Activists, Environmentalists, Humanitarian, Conservationists, among others …

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Goodbye Joannah Stutchbury

11 Comments / Cheche Winnie / By Cheche

They Killed her for Fighting for Our Environment It has been a sad week and a scary one. One of our environment defenders Joannah was shot and left for dead at her home. We are yet to see anyone arrested, although the president has requested an investigation of the same. She is among many of …

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Plastic-Free Bathrooms

3 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action / By Cheche

Plastic-Free July continues, and today we explore plastic-free bathrooms. Remembering that we are not after perfection, but rather progress. After kitchens, bathrooms happen to be one of the most flooded places with plastics. Lucky for us, we have been provided eco-friendly options by our creative friends. These includes: Wooden toothbrushes: We now have a bamboo …

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Nairobi City County Plastic Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021

10 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action, Conservation / By Cheche

It a proposed Bill in the Nairobi County Assembly banning food and food products wrapped in plastic bags If this bill is passed, Nairobi occupants risk a fine of Sh4 million fine or face a four-year jail term or both if found with the single used utensils used for food and food products takeaways. This …

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Plastic-Free July

1 Comment / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action, Travel / By Cheche

How is your Plastic-free July fairing? Any progress yet? Any new alternatives or DIYs you could share with us? We are after progress and not perfection. That’s why every single solution towards less plastic is 100% welcomed. No single effort is being neglected. Since we are learning while at it. Mistakes are allowed and taken …

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Unleash Hacks Liberia 2021 hackathon

2 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Climate Action / By Cheche

Ezekiel Nyanfor who heads a team of three talents emerges out as National Winner in the Unleash Hacks Liberia 2021 hackathon. He is the EarthDay.Org Youth Ambassador, as well as the Founder and Executive Director of the Liberian Youth for Climate Actions-LYCA. A little bit about the Unleash Hacks Liberia 2021 hackathon UNLEASH Hacks are …

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Guest post: African Lion Safari

4 Comments / Cheche Winnie, Conservation, Guest Post, Travel / By Cheche

If you’re reading this and thinking about how you can support the African Lion on your next trip to Africa, then you have come to the right place. Traveling to Africa and going on safari is a dream of many people, but only a few get to experience wild animals in their natural habitat. The …

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