Environment Articles

Hydroponics in Our Backyards

By Sheila Doucet (AAWE Paris), with help from Yolanda Henry (FAUSA) 

hydroponics (n): “process of growing plants without soil,” 1937, formed in English from hydro- “water” + “ponics,” from the Greek ponein “to labor.”

Source: Online Eytmology Dictionary

As was so eloquently explained in last May’s Global Issues Digest article featuring our current environment target project “Awesome Blossoms,” hydroponics...

Recycling with TerraCycle

by Valerie Garforth, FAUSA 

If you are concerned about the amount of waste we are producing and are trying to make a difference in your own life, you probably compost your organic waste, recycle clean glass, metal cans, and #1 and #2 plastic. You put out a small amount of “non-recyclables” for the trash because what else can you...

Bee My Honey

by Liz Janson, FAUSA

Honey bees are fascinating creatures! They are social insects, communicating through complex methods of chemicals (pheromones, involved in almost all aspects of their lives), waggle dances and using touch, vibration and their sense of smell in the dark hive. Waggle dances are performed by foraging bees who return to the hive to tell their sisters...

Biodiversity: Food for All

by Meenakshi Advani VRai, ACIW Mumbai, FAUSA

Biodiversity is the foundation of functioning ecosystems, which involve all the living participants and species from one area. Native fauna depend on native flora for food and shelter, while animals support plants by dispersing seeds and pollination. Trees, fruit, flowers and medicinal plants that support human life stem from this intricate interaction. The global...

Awesome Blossoms: Building Sustainable Life in Nairobi’s Slums through Hydroponic Farming

by Allan C'oredo, Awesome Blossoms Project Manager, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam

The world’s population is predicted to grow to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, and the challenge to feed this growing population is magnified by climate change. The sub-Saharan regions of Africa are particularly vulnerable due to persistent drought and poverty.

As croplands dry, people are migrating from...

A Region 8 Green Team Challenge: Clean Up Your City and Waterways

by Ann De Simoni, AIWC Genoa

We can dream of seas more blue and a greener earth… but instead let’s do something about it: we must take action now!

AIWC of Genoa, in collaboration with ISG (International School of Genoa) and UNESCO, have begun promoting the UN 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by cleaning up our city...