Search results for: “Forest Conservation”

  • 10 Natural Springs in Florida You Must Visit

    10 Natural Springs in Florida You Must Visit

    Blue Spring State Park This state park is located in Orange City, Florida that features a cool water spring on the St. John’s river. The spring is home to manatees, alligators, and a variety of fish. With over 8,000 Google reviews, it’s clear that many people enjoy visiting Blue Spring State Park. They have an…

  • Environmental Leadership: Kenya Inspired Me

    Environmental Leadership: Kenya Inspired Me

    Environmental Leadership: Kenya Inspired Me Environmental Leadership: How Growing Up in Kenya Inspired Me. Retreating glaciers, drought, increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere, COVID 19, poverty, petropolitics, biodiversity loss; far too many disasters prove we have a debt to pay to our planet and our people, a duty to evolve society around sustainable ways of…

  • Kenya

    IDEAS For Us – Branches Kenya About This Branch IDEAS For Us Kenya was founded in 2020 by young environmental leaders from WildNow Foundation, a conservation organization in Kenya that works to advance sustainability and protect endangered species. They are using the IDEAS model to expand their environmental education and action efforts in their community…

  • Environmental Books: 12 For 2021

    Environmental Books: 12 For 2021

    Environmental Books: 12 for 2021  Environmental books. 2020 is drawing to a close. But 2021 will be another year to move forward in combating climate change, and making positive changes both locally and globally. To help inspire and gain momentum, take a break with one of these environmental books. They will remind you why we…

  • National Parks & Reserves in Ghana

    National Parks & Reserves in Ghana

    National Parks & Reserves in Ghana National Parks & Reserves in Ghana. Ghana’s national parks and reserves attract thousands of visitors every year. Who could resist with its diverse habitat and wide array of species? National park and reserves are vital to maintaining and protecting Ghana’s environment due to the increased level of deforestation. Whether…

  • Child Labor and the Chocolate We Love

    Child Labor and the Chocolate We Love

    Child Labor and Chocolate We Love Child Labor and the Chocolate We Love. Background on Chocolate. Chocolate is a sweet treat enjoyed by many people around the world. On top of chocolate’s sweet flavor, it’s known to offer mood enhancing benefits. These benefits led the Aztecs, Olemcs, and Mayans to believe chocolate possessed mystical and…

  • Oil Drilling & Plastic Pollution: Environmental Awareness

    Oil Drilling & Plastic Pollution: Environmental Awareness

    Oil Drilling & Plastic Pollution: Environmental Awareness Oil Drilling & Plastic Pollution: Environmental Awareness. Introduction Environmental awareness is the first fundamental step towards environmentalism, which is the ideology that illustrates the importance of human respect, responsibility, and protection towards the Earth (1). There are thousands of environmental issues that weigh down on our Earth today.…

  • Protecting the Peatlands: Congo’s Carbon Time Bomb

    Protecting the Peatlands: Congo’s Carbon Time Bomb

    Protecting the Peatlands: Congo’s Carbon Time Bomb Protecting the Peatlands in Congo: A Carbon Time Bomb. In 2017, a group of researchers discovered the world’s largest tropical peatland hidden in the heart of the Congo Basin (1). This area, named the Cuvette Centrale, hosts the greatest storage of carbon in Africa, with an estimated 30…

  • Permaculture: Closing the Loop

    Permaculture: Closing the Loop

    Permaculture: Closing the Loop Permaculture: Closing the Loop. It’s probably safe to say that most of us live similar lives in a lot of ways: we go to the grocery store to purchase stacks of packaged foods; we water our lawns; we drop cardboard boxes and bags of leaves on the pavement for the trash…

  • IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview

    IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview

    IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview. On June 16th, 2020, The IDEAS For Us headquarters team interviewed our IDEAS For Us Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) branch leaders to learn more about the environmental work that they are leading, the challenges that they face, and the important…