Environment
Are you not entertained?
Most circus animals are treated poorly; beaten, starved, and kidnapped. They sit in tiny cages travelling from place to place for our entertainment. Have we ever thought about what the once big and mighty beasts feel when they are dressed in silly costumes and forced to perform tricks that are dangerous and downright unnecessary?
Interview with Sustainable Radio
In this episode with Laura Kelly from Sustainable Radio, our Marketing Coordinator discusses our organisation and our campaigns. We talk about the pressure young people have to be the catalyst of climate action, their conscious consumption campaign and sustainability challenges and how we can get involved to bring about change.
Quiz: What do you know about COP26?
This November a critical opportunity is taking place for world leaders to take action against climate change. In the build-up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, why not test your knowledge on this year’s conference and why it’s so important for our global future?
Cuba’s green revolution: what to expect when you’re expecting
Ripe ‘n’ ready but never really ripe or ready avocados on supermarket shelves. New bougie Ethiopian-Bosnian-Plant-based-Fusion food truck parking down the road. The bewildering stroll through an Asian supermarket searching for the eight poxy ingredients needed for the ‘quick and easy’ recipe you saw on Instagram.
Our house is still on fire but where is our extinguisher?
Over two years ago, Greta Thunberg stood before the World Economic Forum and declared that our house, planet Earth, is on fire. Ignorance is not going to put out the flames and it is detrimental that we find the extinguisher now.
Where does my waste go?
STAND alumni Sangha C. Mukherjee questions where our waste actually goes using anecdotal perspectives and lived experiences, whilst also referring every related issue back to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Coláiste Dhúlaigh Series: Why heavy rain is bad news for swimmers
Grainne Saunders discovers why sea swimming in Dublin Bay isn’t always good for your health.
Climate Case Ireland: Paving the way for improved environmental rights?
The theme of this year’s Earth Day is Restore the Earth. But without the constitutional right to a healthy environment, Ireland falls behind hundreds of countries who have ensued increased environmental protection.
Air pollution- a threat to human rights
Air pollution is a pervasive problem which affects the world’s population at an alarming rate. 90% of persons live in places where air quality fails to meet established guidelines by the WHO. It is responsible for 7 million premature deaths annually, including approximately 600,000 children.
The UN Environment Programme’s Young Champions of the Earth 2020
The United Nations Environment Programme has recently announced their Young Champions of the Earth winners for 2020. There are seven amazing individuals recognised as environmental innovators in their local communities.