Climate Change and Its Impact on Animals

By Amal Lahlafi (AIWA of Rabat)   

 

We have been extensively using fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas to generate energy; however, this usage has a greater negative impact on our atmosphere than any other activity. Coal is vastly damaging to our atmosphere because it releases 70 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas for every unit of...

Our Personal Food Choices for Health and Environment

by Paula Daeppen, AWC Zurich 

I can imagine that nearly everyone who is reading this article is already doing many things to help preserve the viability of our planet. Whether it be recycling, avoiding plastic, composting waste, shopping with reusable bags, taking public transportation or driving fuel-efficient vehicles, with our choices, we try to do our part.

At the same...

Biodiversity: Keeping it Diverse (and Alive!)

by Suzi Tart, AAWE Paris 

In the midst of the world’s sixth mass extinction, three birds were believed to have gone extinct from the wild in 2018. The year before, it was three lizards, plus a bat and a cat. Of the 96,900 species assessed for the IUCN’s Red List, roughly one in four are threatened with extinction. This is not including the...

EcoKids: Children and Recycling

By Environment Team member, Karen Rudin, AWC Zurich 

Every parent knows that children are concrete and hands-on oriented. This makes recycling a perfect area for teaching kids some of the principles of environmental responsibility. The fact that parents are setting an example (we know you are conscientious about recycling!) is another plus. In addition, kids learn that everything in nature...

How 820 million people, primarily children, will go to sleep tonight

When my kids were hungry, I couldn’t stand it; I did everything possible to feed them with a healthy snack. When they were hungry, they’d act out; they’d fight; they’d be disagreeable and downright obnoxious.  All moms know what I’m talking about.

I’m sitting here today writing this article knowing full well that almost 820 million people, mostly children, went...

2018: the year planet Earth cried for help loud enough for humans to hear

by Environment Team member, Rena Levin, AWC Oslo

2018 may be remembered as the year planet Earth cried for help loud enough for humans to begin to hear. Devastating forest fires in California, a deadly heatwave in Japan, drought in central and northern Europe, severe flooding in Kerala, India - environmental disasters were often on the news. Though no single extreme...

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