Tons of positive sustainable stories this week! Thank god. I made the mistake of reading mainstream media this week. Gosh how depressing. No wonder people are so sad these days.
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Furniture made from old tights!
Of 1000 people polled in Ireland 71% said they felt that climate change is very or extremely serious
Unilever sets out €1bn strategy to tackle climate change
Know when to harvest your potatoes
Council give support for tree planting around Waterford city
Health experts from across the global issue support and guidance on use of reusable during pandemic
Break free from Plastic are offering microgrants to college campus’ wanting to go plastic-free
Jakarta to ban single-use plastics from July 1st
Denmark to quadruple its total offshore wind energy capacity by 2030
Indigenous people in Brazil win case against illegal logging. Hope they do end getting paid!
Germany unveils the greenest stimulation plan
Ethiopia to plant 5 million trees in 2020
China to allocate $57 billion to environment protection
Dominican sisters commit $46 million to seed new climate solutions funds
Red Squirrel is making a comeback thanks to the reintroduction of pine martins
Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Finland has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands to host three high-level events to address the important role circularity plays in the economies of the future
Amazon announces 2 billion climate pledge fund
UK farmers to plant pop-up rain forest
Could 2019 have been the peak of coal and oil use?
Food giant Dole aims to eliminate food waste by 2025
Send a postcard to your local supermarket telling them you’re sick of plastic
Love the idea of farmers guiding our response to climate change
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced the creation of a new national park to protect threatened species.
M&S relaunches ‘Little Shop’ toys using more cardboard and repurposed plastic
First chair made from reclaimed fishing nets
Thanks to Arsenal Football Club’s Hector Bellerin, One Tree Planted will plant 3,000 trees for every game the team wins starting in June, 2020!
Clever website that tells you when to bake if you want to use renewable energy in the UK
Noticed that Cos are now selling underwear and swimwear made from recycled nylon
Beautiful poem read by Jane Goodall with a free downloadable children’s book
An app to help identify the 8 most common bumblebees. It’s meant for the UK but not harm in trying it out here
Elaine
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