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Amphibian Ark – an International Frog Rescue Effort
Amphibians, the first four-legged creatures that ever walked on earth, are now in big danger. Over one third of the amphibian species are threatened with extinction.
Frogs are dying because of habitat loss, climate change and a fast spreading Chytrid fungus disease. International campaign called Amphibian Ark tries to save disappearing frog species by keeping […]
Mottainai – How to save nature for future generations
In Finland we have every spring a happening called “Nuukuusviikko”, something about Thrifty Week in english. NGO organisations encourage people to live their daily lives using less energy and natural resources.
The Green Changemakers have found a Japanese term for Thrifty Week. It is Mottainai! 🙂 It is an old Japanese word with love and compassion […]
Esko Männikkö wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Good news from periphery! Photographer Esko Männikkö from Northern Finland wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2008. The other three finalists were John Davies, Jacob Holdt and Fazal Sheikh. Congratulations to all!
Daily Telegraph article with photos.
Seeking sustainable relief – check dry toilet
The lack of proper sanitation kills every day about 5000 children. 2,6 billion people have never used proper toilet. In many parts of the world people suffer water shortage, and the climate change will even worsen the water crisis. So it will not make much sense to build water closets in the dry parts of […]
Snowmen Against the Climate Change 19th February
Here in Finland some folks have found a way to deal with the global warming. They build artificial refrigerated skiing tunnels, so people can ski even though we have no snow! Brilliant!
Friends of the Earth in Finland tells more about the Snowmen Against the Climate Change campaign.