Empower Yourself, Ignite Sustainability
Mangrove planting not only introduced me to the other side, of promoting ocean conservation. But it also gave me a family. Friends who always leave me better, challenged, and looking forward to the next planting. When you meet people who make it easier to mingle without having to justify why you should be there, or … Read more
On a planet where climate change continues to be seen as a future problem, it’s important to take care of yourself. Don’t push too hard for the betterment of our planet and neglect your health. That includes your mental health. Be hopeful, and do your part. Remember to acknowledge any positive progress, influence wins, etc. … Read more
How are you all doing? Are you doing okay/not okay, or living one day at a time/ surviving? A lot has been living. I haven’t been doing that well. From crushed hopes, ugliness unfolding around climate issues, lots of talks around climate change that made reliving them more painful, Kenyan wildlife suffering through droughts with … Read more
It’s important to note that we have countries that have free-ranging livestock that provide food for the occupants. And that doesn’t make them unconscious of emissions from livestock farming, they do and almost don’t contribute to it. We haven’t cleared forests or huge pieces of land for livestock farming, but still, practice nomadism and in … Read more
Did you know that 98% of lemur species are threatened with extinction while 31% is critically endangered?The time to act is NOW. As we celebrate Lemurs today, here are some facts related to them: Madagascar is the only place lemurs naturally call home. There are over 100 species of lemur, in all shapes and sizes. … Read more
Do you remember the gorilla that went viral on social media for best poses with her caretaker in a photograph? She gave birth to many challenges, and many people got an interest in knowing more about the mountain gorillas. Tourists who were lucky to meet them (Ndakasi and her caretaker) in person, ensured to pose … Read more
The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. – … Read more
It’s funny how the grass is always assumed to be greener on the other side. Pushing people to move to different places, especially cities and towns for life. Easy access to basic needs and most things make life easier. But is that really what we get? Urbanization Urbanization has become more of a problem, than … Read more
“In the rain forest, no niche lies unused. No emptiness goes unfilled. No gasp of sunlight goes untrapped. In a million vest pockets, a million life-forms quietly tick. No other place on earth feels so lush. Sometimes we picture it as an echo of the original Garden of Eden—a realm ancient, serene, and fertile, where … Read more
“We can breed endangered species in captivity but with nowhere wild to release them their days are probably numbered.” -Steve Irwin.
