Save the Amazon Xingú river
I’ve just been over on Bill Gerlach’s The New Pursuit where he has posted a brilliant story hitting the nail on the head about the frustration one can feel about the problems of the world. You can’t carry the weight of the world on your shoulders but you can take small steps towards helping one [...]
Kick the habit } rise above plastic!
I was going to write a big schpeil about plastic killing the world and all the things we can do to reduce our use, thing is – you’ve heard it all before and you know what to do. So all I’ll say is…. “Plastic is shit. Do your bit!” Pass it on. And if you’re [...]
Earth Hour 2011
Earth Hour requires little introduction. On March 26th between 8.30 – 9.30: turn off your lights. For an event so widely covered, I ask myself – what’s the point in covering this on Cohabitaire? Well, last year I completely forgot and only realised when I started wondering why all the lights were out. I wish I’d [...]
International League of Conservation Photographers
Just when I thought I couldn’t possible fit in another life goal, I had to stumble across the International League of Conservation Photographers didn’t I! I’m not saying my photography comes anywhere near the incredible standard of the associates and fellows of ILCP, but I reckon embarking on a mission to promote conservation through imagery [...]
Mission Blue: protect our oceans
I’m not one for making new years resolutions, but did I mention anything about new years missions? Nope, especially not when they’re saving the planet kinds. So I’ve joined National Geographic’s Mission Blue: a commitment to protect our oceans. A very worthy and crucial cause indeed. In case you didn’t know it, the seven seas [...]
Saving seeds in Svalbard
In the event of a major disaster, resource depletion, the catastrophic effects of climate change, or even nuclear war: the human race might not make it, but rest assured, the seeds of the world will, here in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway. [rss-cut] So – if we’re not here, but the the seeds are [...]
Will biodiversity loss spell human extinction?
In short, yes, we are potentially doomed. The severity of this threat however, really depends on whether we halt destruction of biological diversity and how long it takes us to do so. For those without a dictionary: “Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and micro organisms, the genetic information [...]
