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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

This system should extend the life cycle of assets by collecting waste for reuse and connecting participants across the network to those reused materials. However, ecosystems are already showing promise in this domain: Plastic Bank ’s goal is to create value from waste is one example. Provide access to clean water. Shockingly, 2.2

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Au contraire, it is the reverse.

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Tribal Textiles employs local artisans to uplift rural Zambian community

AGreenLiving

On the edge of the beautiful South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, social enterprise Tribal Textiles has made significant strides in uplifting a small rural community with eco-friendly and ethically crafted textiles. All products use locally sourced and sustainable materials with waste repurposed wherever possible.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. has orchestrated collaborative initiatives targeting everything from plastics to food waste and bringing together large companies, NGOs and policymakers.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

AGreenLiving

This system should extend the life cycle of assets by collecting waste for reuse and connecting participants across the network to those reused materials. However, ecosystems are already showing promise in this domain: Plastic Bank ’s goal is to create value from waste is one example. Shockingly, 2.2

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. After introducing the plantation and milling processes, the book focuses on the wastes generated solely from plantation and milling activities, as reducing waste from these two sectors will enhance the overall sustainability of the entire palm oil industry eco-system.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

In a video recording of the event , Cole asserted that where fossil fuel energy is extracted, refined, transported, used to generate power, and disposed of in toxic waste dumps, it “is highly correlated to low income communities and communities of color.”. He would break new ground, and he might lose, but he keeps trying again,” Nader said.

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