Earth Day 2021

It should not take a celebratory day to be concerned about our environment but it may provide an opportunity to connect with others and reflect on the actions that people can take to come back from the brink of an environmental crisis. Being an optimist (as well as a realist) it may be useful to

Vote on Rio+20 Priorities

The Rio+20 Dialogues have reached the stage where citizens of the world get to vote for the top priorities in the sustainable development agenda. The popular votes will inform the recommendations for sustainable development that are presented to the heads of state at the Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro at the end of June. Among the top 100

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – 5th June 2012

From the WED website The 2012 theme for World Environment Day is Green Economy: Does it include you? Evidently, there are two parts to this theme and the first tackles the subject of the Green Economy. Visit the ‘What is the Green Economy?’ page to read a layman’s narrative of this concept. The UN Environment

Earth Hour 2010…small but significant changes are possible

Earth Hour 2010…small but significant changes are possible Environmental change hinges on environmental action which in turn must be linked to attitudinal change. Attitudinal change can be effected by small but significant actions which in turn will strengthen attitudinal change leading finally to full blown behavioural change. Earth hour not only raises awareness but is