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We LOVE Vintage

By Environment Team members Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague; Alexandra Vo, AWG Paris & FAUSA; Valerie Garforth, FAUSA; Jocelyn Fitzgerald, AILO of Florence; Ayuska Motha, AIWC Cologne; Meenakshi Advani, AIWC Mumbai; Sheila Doucet, AAWE Paris; Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland

 

The fashion industry has a disastrous impact on the environment. In fact, it is the second largest polluter in...

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Win-Win-Win Holiday Gift Giving

By: Environment Team members Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague; Ann Zulliger, AWC Zurich; Alexandra Vo, AWG Paris & FAUSA; Valerie Garforth, FAUSA; Jocelyn Fitzgerald, AILO of Florence; Christine Riney, AWC Hamburg; Renuka Matthews, FAUSA; Ayuska Motha, AIWC Cologne; Meenakshi Advani, AIWC Mumbai; Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland

gift boxesWith Thanksgiving behind us and December just around the corner, the task...

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CITES – Part II

by Adelina Matinca, AIWC Cologne

Brief Accounts from the Field in Northeastern Namibia

As I wrapped up my MA thesis entitled “Human-Wildlife Conflict in Northeastern Namibia: CITES, Elephant Conservation and Local Livelihoods,” I began to ask myself how many people actually know about CITES or elephant conservation and the impact they both have on local livelihoods. Many of you might...

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Refusing Plastic

by Alexandra Vo, AWG Paris & FAUSA (with help from members of FAWCO's Environment Team)

The “soap situation”

A few months ago, I bought the new Costco brand soap in a rectangular package of 16 bars. Although we are only a family of four, I like the idea that buying in bulk means less packaging. Living in the suburbs where I need...

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Why You Should Care about CITES

By Adelina Matinca, AIWC Cologne

Elephants IMG 1869resizedAs I wrapped up my MA thesis entitled “Human-Wildlife Conflict in Northeastern Namibia: CITES, Elephant Conservation and Local Livelihoods,” I began to ask myself how many people actually know about CITES or elephant conservation and the impact they both have on local livelihoods. Many of you might have heard these terms, either in articles you...

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A Climate Change Summer

By Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague

Summer is behind us, and the regular rhythms of school and work are humming along as if there had never been a break (amazing how that works!) My AWC is planning more activities, and all are hopeful that the restrictive coronavirus regulations will continue to relax. Things seem normal, but when I look...

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