Sustainable Development – Page 93

This is an introduction to Multidimensional Monetary Systems. The model here is based on 5 dimensions and it was conceived for a self-sufficient city. Music: Royalty Free Jazz Music Vol 1: “Tuesday Dawn” and “Wave of Content”. © 2017 Pukika.

Earth Day: Eight amazing facts that prove tribal people are the best conservationists

For Earth Day, Survival International reveals some of the amazing ways in which tribal peoples are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world 1. The Baka “Pygmies” have over 15 words for elephant The Baka people know so much about elephants, they have different words for them a

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Featured , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/13/2017

Here’s what we need to accelerate progress on the UN’s 2030 global energy goals

Peyton Fleming The 2017 Global Tracking Framework report showcases encouraging trends in providing the world’s neediest populations with access to reliable electricity and clean energy. I’m an optimist by nature, so when I see a new sustainable energy report I immediately look for the good news.

Cities , Transport / 04/11/2017

Johannesburg’s bike lanes are not well used. Here’s why

Njogu Morgan The bicycling lanes of Johannesburg alone don’t create a commuter cycling culture, and they are now a white elephant. When you think of the world’s bicycle friendly cities, Johannesburg probably doesn’t feature. That’s not for lack of trying. Over the past few years bicycle lane

Business , Data & Reports , Energy / 04/09/2017

Globally, record new renewable power capacity added at lower cost

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2017 finds that wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-energy, geothermal, small hydro and marine sources added 138.5 gigawatts to global power capacity in 2016, up 8 per cent Global investment of $241.6 billion in 2016, 23% less than 2015, brought 138.5 gig

Climate , Food , Sustainable Development / 04/04/2017

The Carbon Footprint of a Cheeseburger

A cheeseburger has the same emissions as about 1/2 a gallon of gasoline. While there are carbon calculators that help you to determine how much carbon emissions are created by your consumption, they just look at all of the emissions that you use directly. They don’t help you to understand h

Biodiversity , Cities , Environment , Opinions / 04/03/2017

Bangalore lost homes with gardens

A nostalgic take on Bangalore’s houses with gardens and fruit trees Today with Bangalore’s bungalows going skywards and turning into high rise apartments, there are very few homes with gardens left. However to keep some colour in their gardens many are growing flowering creepers on their pro

Sanitation , Videos / 04/01/2017

How to Make Compost From Your Poo! – Closing the Loop

In this film we take a tour of Greg and Lisa’s composting toilet setup and see how they’ve been safely composting and using their humanure on their veggie garden for over four years. Support Happen Films at http://patreon.com/happenfilms Website: http://happenfilms.com Facebook: http://facebook.

Business , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development / 03/31/2017

El Salvador, first country to ban mining

A law banning metallic mining by the Salvadoran government has been passed. The law comes after years of violence and social tensions around mining in the country and strong opposition to mining from local communities, civil society organizations, the Catholic Church and more than 77% of the countr

Cities , Data & Reports , Featured , Food , Migration , SDGs / 03/27/2017

A quiet value chain revolution is sweeping farmers, food & cities

New report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says that for the first time in modern history, the number of people living in extreme poverty fell below 10 percent of the global population Some keynotes 60% of rice purchased in Nigeria’s urban areas is imported because

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