Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the disastrous consequences of our treatment of nature. That is why we are all the more happy to hear about the bright spots - people who, through their actions, are trying to protect the Earth from pollution.
People do they fight in different ways to save our planet from dangers, with which facing. Some of them projects they are more successful, others less so, but everyone is more than welcome.
We gathered in one place more resonant ideas, which made important changes in the world and there will be more. think about it what all you can do for the planet and apply the ideas in your environment.
1. A web search engine that plants a tree for every web search.
Online search engine Ecosia with money collected from advertising, for each 50 quests plant a tree. After his credit is due the world has so far grown more than 50 million trees, and the number se increases.
If you go to their browser, you will see that the number trees, planted by Ecosia users, increases. It's an interesting way to tackle climate change and prevent the spread of desertification.
2. A Mexican company makes disposable kitchen utensils from avocado seeds.
Mexican company BioPhase from avocade seeds make disposable kitchen utensils, which biodegrades in 240 days. If their accessories store in a dry environment, can last more than a year. They make two types of accessories: one who himself break down, and the one who must be disposed of in the compost bin, to be 100 % degrade.
Mexico is otherwise responsible for what 50 % of world avocado production, so the idea of this company is more than welcome, given that the seeds they have no use value.
3. Volunteers collected 5.3 million kilograms of garbage on the beach in Bombay.
He launched the project environmentalist Afroz Shaz, which is in 2015 on Versova Beach in the Indian metropolis Bombay started picking up trash. He was soon joined by a large number of volunteers who managed to remove it with their combined efforts 5.3 million kilograms of waste.
The beach was polluted by the wind it brought trash on the beach. Now it's a beach open to the public, they should also return to it turtles.
4. Beer is an edible package of six cans of beer.
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Florida pub Saltwater Brewery she thought brilliant ideas, with which he wants to contribute his share in the fight against plastic pollution. Theirs packaging of six cans of beer is thus made of barley and wheat, so you can sea animals eat.
Plastic packaging are said to kill more than 100,000 sea animals, which are packaging eaten or stuck in it.
5. Pakistan has planted a billion trees and has no plans to stop.
Pakistan's new government she set herself goal, to plant in the next 5 years 10 billion trees. This is how he wants to fight back problems, which he faces Asian country.
Erosion, flooding, heavy rainfall, rising temperatures, drought are only some of the phenomena, s faced by the people of the country. He also tries country to reclaim 'mafia land' in order to create space for new generations of animals.
6. Denmark opened a store where they sell food that would otherwise be thrown away.
Danish store WeFood sells products that are either expired or their packaging has been damaged. They are available to consumers at a discounted price of 30 to 50 percent. The fact that it is powered is especially exciting volunteers, and the profit is donated to charity.
Hunger is a big problem, at the same time, a third of the food is consumed. Throwing away food that is otherwise still usable is a luxury that developed countries should not afford. That is why the WeFood company wants to provide, to be food is not thrown away and everyone can have it afford.
7. Volunteers removed 55 tons of garbage from the Ganges River.
Bachendri Pal, known to many as the first woman, who managed to climb Mount Everest, she managed to organize a voluntary campaign to remove waste from the Asian Gangnes River. In one month, the 40-member team managed to remove just 55 tons of garbage.
These are just a few of them inspiring stories that remind us, how we should treat the planet. V of the past however, we have already written about how the fight against pollution was tackled in to India, Australia and on Japan. Let me give you examples encourage, to become more conscientious. Every little one change counts!
