The Global Green Online Community from Asia, which makes your step count towards saving the planet
Share your DREAMs for the planet. ACT by registering your step for a better world. INSPIRE with your stories.
http://www.ecowalkthetalk.
Share your DREAMs for the planet. ACT by registering your step for a better world. INSPIRE with your stories.
http://www.ecowalkthetalk.
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- Founded:
- August 3, 2009
Favorite Pages
Eco WALK the talk Wish you all a very HAPPY GREEN NEW YEAR!! What are your Eco-Resolutions for 2010? :)
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Resolve to help the Ecology! The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum inspire people to learn about and care for nature and the environment. The Academy improves quality of ...
Eugene Tay
Just to share, Singapore Green Landscape 2010 is now available for free download. It gives an overview of the various
non-governmental organisations (NGOs), green groups, business
associations and groups, green websites, government agencies, and
institutes and centres in Singapore, which are related to the
environment.
www.greenfuture.sg
The real Avatar story: indigenous people fight to save their forest homes from corporate exploitatio
news.mongabay.com
In James Cameron's newest film Avatar an alien tribe on a distant planet fights to save their forest home from human invaders bent on mining the planet. The mining company has brought in ex-marines for 'security' and will stop at nothing, not even genocide, to secure profits for its shareholders. .....
Eco WALK the talk Something to cheer about :)
news.nationalgeographic.com
From the discovery of new ghostsharks to a potential new technique for mass production of solar panels, 2009 wasn't all bad news for the environment. See what experts list as major wins for the year.
Eco WALK the talk Article in the Straits Times about 12 more dams in Borneo...what lies ahead for the tropical rainforests and its indigenous peoples?
www.straitstimes.com
KUALA LUMPUR - A MASSIVE tract of Borneo jungle, an area the size of Singapore, will soon disappear under the waters of the Bakun dam, a multi-billion-dollar project nearing completion after years of controversy.
Eco WALK the talk An excellent Mongabay article summing up what this year means for tropical rainforests.
news.mongabay.com
2009 may prove to be an important turning point for tropical forests. Lead by Brazil, which had the lowest extent of deforestation since at least the 1980s, global forest loss likely declined to its lowest level in more than a decade. ...
Eco WALK the talk Thanks, Shaw :)
www.nytimes.com
Taking advantage of ocean habitats needs to be part of the agenda to curb climate change.
Eco WALK the talk Lol..this is funny. Just hope our grandchildren and great-grandchildren get the joke when they start reading Dr. Seuss ;) Thanks, TUNZA
files.simonwillison.net
Eco WALK the talk TIP OF THE DAY: When you go shopping, remember this l'il song...Do I NEED it or just WANT it ?? :)
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Save the planet -- buy less stuff and live more simply. Our "consumer attitudes" are perhaps the biggest contributor to global climate change -- think how much energy (heat) it takes to create "stuff" and ship it from place to place... ...
Eco WALK the talk
"OTHER WORLDS ARE POSSIBLE" is a report authored by leading environmentalists such as Profs Jayati Ghosh(India), Wangari Maathai(Kenya), Manfred Max-Neef (Chile) and David Woodward (Cambodia) with forewords by Dr. Pachauri & Dr. Herman Daly.
It confirms that "better ways to organise our economies, communities and livel...ihoods already surround us, and posits that there are more choices about our collective economic future than many policy makers and regulators claim."
www.neweconomics.org
This sixth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development argues that our chances of triumphing over climate change will rise dramatically if we recognise that there we need not one but many models of human development.
Eco WALK the talk Helping indigenous people with mapping technology. Noah Jackson
google-latlong.blogspot.com
Indigenous people worldwide face special challenges in planning, policy and advocacy work. Issues such as cultural preservation, sovereignty, land use management, and handling mineral rights are just a few that they have to tackle. ...
Eco WALK the talk Merry Christmas dear all... Let Mother Earth join in the celebrations with a greener Christmas :)
www.ecowalkthetalk.com
It’s Christmas tomorrow, and like many modern day celebrationsacross cultures, it has become an obligatoryritual of gift giving and receiving. The spirit of Christmas is all about giving to the needy, ...
Eco WALK the talk As Kofi Annan says in the video, "The fight is not over" Join in and make your voice heard to political leaders. Thanks, Steve!
www.timeforclimatejustice.org
Climate justice means ensuring that people everywhere are safe from danger and free from suffering due to climate change.
India Abroad Wow, more than 600 'cool' friends now! :)
www.theindiansabroad.com
Now-a-days, more and more households are switching to fuel efficient cars and trucks. People are starting to brag about how they are using environment friendly ideas – the solar lights, the energy efficient appliances, planting more trees in the neighborhood…..
