Environment
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.
Climate in the courtroom
Climate change is the issue of our time. People are turning to the courts for a solution.
Is veganuary really the most sustainable option in the long run?
Veganism is on the rise, however the temporary ‘challenge’ nature of ‘veganuary’ could not only be seen by some devote vegans as not enough action, but could have potentially dangerous class and health implications.
Can COVID-19 bring a cycling revolution to Ireland?
Covid-19 has prompted us to re-think our systems of travel. In particular, it has encouraged many people to lose a few extra wheels and take to a saddle, handlebars and peddles instead with cycling.
Climate Migration: Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures
The lockdown measures we have all recently been subjected to has offered us a brief insight into the impact on human wellbeing of restrictions on mobility. While migration due to environmental change is not a new concept; the levels of climate migration have increased dramatically in recent years. Whilst our attention has been almost exclusively focused on COVID-19 during these past few months, we must not forget that climate change is inextricably linked with public health as well as with migration.
#SecondHandSeptember: A Sustainable Fashion Story with @Traashion
WE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH #SECONDHANDSEPTEMBER! 👕👗👖 Are you sticking to your commitments? We chat with the amazing Instagram slow fashion advocate Alba Mullen, aka @traashion, whose words and wisdom will inspire you on your own journey to sustainable fashion.
#SecondHandSeptember: 10 Sustainable Fashion Labels You Should Get Behind
This Second Hand September, check out our list of 10 sustainable fashion brands worth investing in – able, tentree, boden, kotn, thought clothing, ref jeans, girlfriend collective, cuyana, amour vert, everlane.
Friendship SPO: ‘Nothing will happen if voices from the field aren’t put on a plateau’
Runa Khan, Founder & Executive Director of Friendship SPO talked to us ahead of this year’s STAND Student Festival about climate migration and Friendship’s work in empowering at-risk communities who face environmental and human rights issues.
PPE: “The Protector and the Polluter”
Masks and gloves play a vital role in protecting the public against contracting Covid-19. The growing concern PPE is its role in creating waste and damaging our environment. With daily life now accommodating to new health policies the more we throw away PPE the more we will have to deal with waste.