Bags, Biodegradable, Compostable, Green Living
Gaia Discovery
Joanne Reed: Biodegradable PicknBin Bags ...
In an exclusive interview with Gaia Discovery, Joanne Reed - owner and managing director of PicknBin LLC - shares her motivation behind the design and marketing of a unique green product: PicknBin Clean-up Kits that comprise handy biodegradable bags and wet wipes encased in an easy-to-carry wallet for carrying trash and treasures alike.
Joanne Reed: Biodegradable PicknBin Bags Promote Nature Conservation
Conservation, Singapore
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Vilma D'Rozario: Passionate about wildlife

Gaia Discovery connects with Vilma D'Rozario of Cicada Tree Eco-Place for Mallika Naguran's MEM Alumni Group and the Nature Society talk titled "Face of the Conservationist". Originally presented at the SG50: Nurturing Nature with Community Involvement" Seminar. 

Vilma D'Rozario: Passionate about wildlife
Neoliberalism, Sustainable Development
Hui Zhen
Sustainability : or just Sustainababble?

What exactly is sustainability? Author and scientist Haydn Washington asks if it has become such and overused word as to become meaningless, rather than a key concept of the age.

Sustainability : or just Sustainababble?
Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Sustainable Living, Timor Leste
Gaia Discovery
Jose Ramos-Horta in After Rio+20: Asia Should ...
Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta reviews the Rio+20 summit and suggests that Asia should lead the way in sustainable development in this written commentary.
Jose Ramos-Horta in After Rio+20: Asia Should Lead in Sustainable Development

Social Enterprise

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Albert Teo: How to Sustain Community Building in Ecotourism

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Going from mere charity to community-led social enterprise, Albert Teo shares with Gaia Discovery a few learning points from his ecotourism development efforts of Sabah.

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Mike Than Tun Win: Turning Junk Bikes into School Transport

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Most people who see piles of junked or abandoned bike-share bicycles simply tut-tut and walk past blaming the local authorities for the mess. One public spirited Burmese man takes a different approach: he is shipping them to countries in desperate need of transport for students who just want to get to school.

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Elephant Knowledge: Anna Songhurst and Ecoexist

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What started out as a PhD investigating behaviours has transcended into a whole social approach to making a better life for elephants – and safer lives for the humans who live and farm near them.

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Ian Rosenberger: Trash for Dignity

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Ian Rosenberger visited Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, and what he saw, and who he met changed his life. They also spawned a whole new business dedicated to making money out of returning dignity and clearing dangerous plastic waste.

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Albert Teo: Responsible Tourism for Borneo Biodiversity Preservation, Community Capacity Building

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Albert Teo: Responsible Tourism for Borneo Biodiversity Preservation, Community Capacity Building
Protecting wildlife and fragile ecosystems while boosting livelihoods can be done through purposeful enterprise, as demonstrated by Boreno Eco Tours' Albert Teo, in the Lower Kinabatangan and Kudat areas of Sabah. Mallika Naguran chats with Albert Teo, also the founder of Borneo Ecotourism Solutions and Technologies, to find out more about his sustainable tourism business model.

 

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