(83) Handmade Soap Keeps Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Away in Uganda
Malaria is also one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, especially among children under five years. Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that malaria accounts for over 27% of deaths. It kills at a rate of 478 cases per 1,000 populations per year. Mosquito sprays, nets or gels are not […]
(82) Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” Could Raise Global Sea Levels By 10 Feet
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, the widest on Earth, is in trouble. The glacier extends out into the Southern Ocean and is losing about 50 billion tons of ice per year, with that loss doubling over the last 30 years. In 2019, NASA scientists discovered a huge cavity beneath the glacier, about two-thirds the size of Manhattan, […]
(81) Moss Grows On Concrete, Empowering Cities To Respire And Live Green
Respyre has developed a bio-receptive concrete solution that paves a way for the growth of moss on concrete. the group concocts an in-house mixture that confers elements of porosity, water retainment, micropore texture, acidity, and other nutrients to the concrete, the perfect setting for moss to thrive on. ‘moss is incredibly well-suited for green facades […]
(80) Converting Plastic Waste To Fuel in India
Every year, India witnesses 18 million tonnes of plastic waste that ends up in landfills. And the figures are only increasing. In a bid to make a difference, two Pune-based environmentalists, Dr Medha Tadpatrikar and Shirish Phadtare, have developed a solution that converts 25 lakh tonnes of plastic waste into poly fuel. Much cheaper than […]
(79) Eight Climate Change Records The World Smashed In 2021
Here are eight climate change records the world broke in 2021, according to the WMO.1.Warmest years on record. The past seven years, between 2015 to 2021, were the warmest years on record.2.Record high sea levels. Globally, the sea level rose 4.5mm a year on average between 2013 and 2021. 3.Antarctic ozone hole grows “unusually” big. […]
(78) Regenerative Farming Boosts Soil Health, Yielding More Nutritious Crops
Regenerative Farming describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity – resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle. Regenerative farming practices — such as planting a diversity of crops, rotating those crops, and using no-till methods — foster […]
(77) Once Called Crazy, An Indonesian Eco-Warrior Turned 250 Hectares Arid Hills Green In 24 Years
Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green after 24 years of effort, making water resources available in the drought-prone mountainous region where he lives. Affectionately addressed as ‘mbah’ or ‘grandpa’, the 69-year-old has worked relentlessly to plant trees in the hills of central Java after fires to clear […]
(76) An Airbus Powered By Used Cooking Oil
An A380 Airbus recently flew for three hours with one engine powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), made from used cooking oil and other fats. Switching from petroleum-based kerosene to sustainable fuels plays a big part in aviation’s efforts to cut CO2 emissions in the race to net-zero. The aviation industry is widely acknowledged […]
(75) Sustainable Toilets: Serving People, Serving the Environment
Two billion people, nearly one quarter of the world’s population, lack access to basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines; 673 million people defecate in the open. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 10 percent of the world’s population consumes food irrigated by wastewater, and that a cropland size of approximately […]
(74) Tuberculosis Deaths On The Rise Again , 1.5 Million People Died From TB In 2020
Deaths from tuberculosis (TB) have risen again for the first time in more than a decade as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts access to health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In the 2021 Global TB report, the WHO estimated that about 4.1 million people have TB but are undiagnosed or not officially declared to […]