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Welcome to the hub for all things eco-friendly and sustainable! Here, you'll find links to articles covering a wide range of topics related to environmental consciousness and sustainable living.
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Stay informed about the latest trends, innovations, and initiatives aimed at protecting our planet and fostering a more sustainable future. Whether you're passionate about renewable energy, conservation efforts, or eco-conscious lifestyle tips, you'll find something to inspire and educate you here.
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Explore the links below to delve into the latest news and developments in the realm of eco-friendliness.
Soil Biology
Soil organisms play an important role in forming and stabilising soil structure. In a healthy soil ecosystem, fungal filaments and exudates from microbes and earthworms help bind soil particles together into stable aggregates that improve water infiltration, and protect soil from erosion, crusting, and compaction.
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Institute for Sustainable Communities
Their mission is to create equitable, climate change solutions around the world. We do this by forming collaborative, people-focused partnerships that support communities disproportionately impacted by the global climate crisis.
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Soil Food Web
The soil food web is the community of organisms living all or part of their lives in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants and animals.
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RePower Initiative Brings Microgrids to Off-Grid Communities in Africa
The European Union funded program aims to bring renewable electricity to 20,000 off-grid customers in Madagascar, Niger, Senegal and Ghana by 2027.
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Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground.
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Hurricane Beryl Becomes the Earliest Category 5 Storm on Record
Hurricane Beryl has wreaked havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and put the role of climate change under the spotlight. With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/hr).
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The First Local Community Seed Bank Launched in the Eastern Region of Ghana
The seed bank, the first of its kind, is intended to preserve orphan crop species and hard to find plant species and make them available to farmer in the area for commercial planting who would restock the bank with seed to forestall their extinction.
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The Barbados Prime Minister addresses the African Union.
In a powerful address to the 38th African Union summit in Ethiopia, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley emphasized the urgent need for unity among Afrikan and Caribbean nations.
2025 Gobal Sustainable Islands Summit
The Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2025, co-hosted with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, is a series of in-person events dedicated to advancing sustainable development on islands worldwide.