LET'S BE MORE SUSTAINABLE

This is a great example of how to take advantage of every piece of land and sustain our basic needs. 

It is on my to-do list!!

What do you guys think, would you convert your lawns into vegetable gardens?

@forestwebofcottagegrove

 

When it's the best time to plant a tree?

 When it's the best time to plant a tree?

The world has not stopped and we need to keep the focus on what's important!!

Together we can make the change!

@www.ketto.org

A FAIR EXCHANGE

Je vous rends ce qui vous appartient.
Cordialement.
La mer.

I return what belongs to you
Kindly.
The sea.
 

WHEN A TREE'S SHADE BECAMES A PIECE OF ART

When a tree's shade becomes a piece of art! 

💚💚💚

 @AndreiMatei

BE LIKE THIS PALM TREE...

BE LIKE THE PALM TREE...

if an obstacle presents itself do a workaround!! 

frow Healthy Holistic Living

 

PLANT A TREE

When you are unsure about what to do, PLANT A TREE!!

 

MAY 23RD GREEN PEACE EVENT

 

It has been amazing spending the day cleaning the beach of Chioggia with these fantastic souls.

I wish every single person would stop dumping rubbish into the environment and acting towards its protection rather than dirting it with wastage.

I wish every single person could spend an hour a week and collect whatever rubbish they find along their road and street.

I am sure that in a short time we'll have cleaner waters, better air and greener fields.

It was a great day!!

Thank you, guys!!

What does really happens to the plastics were recycle?

 What does really happens to the plastics we recycle?

First of all, we need to know that plastic can be recycled 2 times only, after that it needs to be disposed. 

This the reason why it is a MUST to reduce the use of it!!

 

Accordingly with Skynews:

"More than 130 million metric tonnes of single-use plastic was thrown away in 2019, almost all of which is burned, buried in landfill, or discarded directly into the environment."

Also, the article highlights the fact that at times rubbish is exported from rich countries into the poorer ones as in Africa, in the case of the UK to Turkey.

 

WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY DO TO REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC? 

Further information: https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-the-20-companies-producing-more-than-half-of-worlds-single-use-plastic-waste-12309940

S E A S P I R A C Y by Ali Tabrizi

WHAT IF THE PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN ISSUE IS JUST AN EXCUSE TO HIDE SOMETHING EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC?

I am very passionate about the natural environment and I feel very sorry when I see rubbish dumped along rivers and seas, I do my best to recycle and collect plastics when I find them around.

Then a friend of mine suggested I watch this documentary called "SEASPIRACY" and I've found it very disturbing. It disclosed to me a world I could not even imagine existed, and it shocked me!!

Even worst, NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT!!

Our oceans are exploited by greedy fishermen

Fishes, dolphins, and whales are constantly under threat, they have no escapes and we humans are the ones bringing them to extinction.

... a difficult realization of the kind of world we are creating, IT'S TERRIBLE!!

I strongly recommend watching what Ali Tabrizi found out for us.

How can we fight this battle and win in the name of these creatures?

 

IS IT WORTH?

I find it disturbing! 

It has been required to cut down secular-old trees in order to reconstruct Notre Dame?

Why not considering other materials? 

Nowadays with all the knowledge and technology that we have a disposal, maybe, we could have considered a different approach?

Just wondering...

Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210309-france-fells-centuries-old-oaks-to-rebuild-the-notre-dame-cathedral-spire

Spring 2021

Happy Spring Everyone!!

...with the hope that from now on, we'll have the freedom to enjoy nature without limitations!!

HUGE EFFORT TO SAVE A SECULAR IN BATTERSEA - LONDON

How long should we fight for our right to have in our neighborhoods these precious trees?

It's is a battle that has been going on for weeks between developers and naturalists until Extinction Rebellion activists took action and climbed into the tree. Now the situation upscaled and even Dame Judi Dench stepped in and tried to protect this 100 years old tree.

It all started with new development plans in Battersea, south London. Despite the fact that secular trees are protected by local regulations, they seem not to be when regeneration of the city is planned out. Luckily, local residents rise their voices when they saw what was about to happen, they actively involved local charities and activists. All of them worked very hard in order to stop this outrageous act.

Now it seems that developers have agreed about divert the cable that raised this problem.

 Full information can be found at: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/dame-judy-dench-backs-battersea-tree-protestors/

WELCOME TO MY HOME!!

WELCOME TO MY HOME!!

 

#ourtreesproject #winterdays #sunnydays #savetheenvironment

NO LIMITS TO HUMAN IGNORANCE

 During these times of lockdowns, everyone has been taking advantages of the open spaces and walked and run in nature much more than we were used to doing the previous years. 

We have started to appreciate what surrounds us until we find this disgraceful dum that deface our beautiful landscapes.

The shame of the human race!

Outrageous and disgusting!

GREEN SPACE, MENTAL WELLBEING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Hello All, 

hope everyone is coping well under the current circumstances.

I'd love to draw at your attention the below post which refers to the link between green space, mental health and sustainable communities.

Do you find it interesting?

Please let me know your thoughts!!

"We’ve known for some time that good quality natural landscape in urban areas can affect how people feel. It reduces stress and sadness, lifts the mood and makes us feel better. The benefits of these green and blues space, and the mechanisms by which they work, are varied. are the physical benefits from green infrastructure, for example improved air quality, less noise pollution and reduced risks from flooding or heat-waves. There are also benefits to active users of these spaces, whether that’s physical recreation or through children interacting with nature. The impacts on mental wellbeing, social networks and sustainable communities probably work through a variety of mechanisms and it’s in these areas that the strongest evidence is emerging that urban green space can improve the public’s health. We know people who live in the areas within our cities and towns that have more green or blue space have better mental health. This has been summarised in the recent evidence submitted by Public health England to the Inquiry into Public Parks being undertaken by the Select Committee on Communities and Local Government. The Landscape Institute have also published a position statement on ‘Public Health and Landscape; creating healthy places’. This states that “healthy places make people feel comfortable and at ease, increasing social interaction and reducing antisocial behaviour, isolation and stress”. It also says “healthy places are restorative, uplifting, and healing for both physical and mental health conditions”. The Landscape Institute offers many examples of the important role that the natural environment can play in supporting principles of good design including examples of community gardens, landscape design reconnecting communities with green spaces, and the use of green space to treat mental illness and break drug dependency. More recently, we have seen renewed interest in how the natural environment can be used effectively to treat some mental health problems and assist the care and management of dementia. A forthcoming conference on mental health and dementia, supported by Natural England and PHE, will look at this evidence and examples of innovative practice in using the natural environment as a component of therapeutic interventions. Examples include group activities outdoors, structured walks, horticulture and green gyms. This potential therapeutic benefit for mental illness and dementia should not come as a surprise as there is also evidence that acute hospital patients feel better and are discharged sooner when they are able to see greenery outside their window or enjoy a hospital garden. And the added bonus for public health is that retaining and developing the natural environment in our urban areas also helps us to combat climate change. This is partly because trees and shrubs help to capture CO2 and other pollutants such as particulates. It’s also because urban green and blue space can reduce the ‘Heat Island Effect’ of construction materials (especially concrete and asphalt). And green and blue spaces help absorb water and capture run off from heavy storms both through the water absorbent effects of roots and soil and because sustainable urban drainage schemes act as natural retaining ponds. So there is a wealth of evidence of how the public’s health can be improved by increasing access to green and blue space and improving the quality of our natural environment. However it’s also an area where we have much to learn and we look forward to working with partners to take this agenda forward.  This blog is one of a series being produced in the run up to the conference; Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment."

Full article can be found in the below link: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2016/11/09/green-space-mental-wellbeing-and-sustainable-communities/

TREE-PRUNING CREW FROM THE LATE 1800s

Do you like this picture?

Image represent how tree-pruning was made in the late 1800s. 

Lots have changed in the last century!

Recycle Business Models for the Parque Tecnològico Andalucìa

                                Hi All,

recently I came across this project which I've found super-interesting and I want to share it with you.

It is called Recycling Business Models and it links together Sweden, South Africa and Spain and its main focus is sustainability through the implementation of 7 steps. They have developed the a Circular Economy concept and the aim is "to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value, at all times." 

Here below the “7 R’s” of circular economy: 

"Rethink: Re-thinking business models and solutions at every level to be mindful of resource use and waste production. The sharing economy is proof that ownership of material is dropping, making for fewer materials used. Businesses like IKEA are already looking into renting business models. 

Reduce: Reduce consumption of energy and materials by applying lean design principles and producing products that are made to last. 

Re-use: Reuse products by transferring them to another user. The marketplaces like eBay have already taken hold on consumers’ markets and it’s starting to be used in industries as well. 

Repair: Repair components and parts so that products can be used longer by the user. With the slow-down of throw-away consumption, consumers will be thinking about purchasing products that last and the “repair” business will get a boost. 

Refurbish: To achieve circular economy, businesses can look into recovering and refurbishing old products to be sold again or transformed in new products. 

Recover: Recover embedded energy from non-recyclable waste material where feasible. Nonrecyclable waste may at least be converted into energy through waste-to-energy processes such as combustion and gasification. 

Recycle: Recycle materials or resources by disassembling components and separating parts." 

I love this idea and I wish more and more businesses will consider these steps when they need to implements new rules and regulations in their businesses. 

Let me know your thoughts!!

Further information can be found at:

 https://www.pta.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RBM_good_practices.pdf