Globally, forests are being cleared for development at a horrifying rate. Seeing the destruction of his native land, Omar Tello was triggered to take on a mission of a lifetime. He bought a plot of land and restored an oasis of rainforest. 40 years ago, Omar Tello bought a patch of land stretching approximately 100 meters in each direction near…
Corales de Paz is a non-governmental organisation that facilitates an on-going citizen science Reef Check program in Colombia. The primary goal is to unite the diving tourism industry, local fishermen and the scientific community, to educate participants and find a viable method of continued evaluation of the tropical coral reef. In 2014, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and the…
You have a friend with a garage, a background in Industrial Design and a heartbreaking global plastic waste problem visible from your doorstep. This is what Sneyder Neira, Robert Vivas and Ivan Felipe Correa did along with a team of collaborators and dedicated volunteers… In 2017 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stated that as much as 51 trillion microplastic…
Between 2016 and 2018, artist Mona Caron, in collaboration with local activist and artist, Raúl Ayala, painted a mural on a 50 meter tall building in Quito the capital of Ecuador. The mural represents the protection of 6 Amazonian and 3 Andean indigenous territories – Huaorani, Kichwa, Shiwiar, Sápara, and Shuar. The nine women painted towards the bottom of the…
Rainforest Connection is a group of engineers and developers focused on building technology that can provide vital early warning systems that can prevent the deforestation of rainforests and unique habitats around the world. The Rainforest Connection team led by founder Topher White has built the world’s first scalable, real-time detection and alert system for logging and environmental conservation. The devices…
Improving the air quality of cities by developing a natural green skin… According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ambient air pollution – made of high concentrations of small and fine particulate matter – is the greatest environmental risk to health. The major components of Particulate Matter (PM) are sulfate, nitrates, ammonia, sodium chloride, black carbon, mineral dust and water….
