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Reforestation

What is Reforestation and Why is it Important?

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Reforestation is more than just planting trees. It’s also a strategy for tackling climate change. Despite attempts to mitigate its effects, climate change continues to impact our society. Some of the crises we face include extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and diminishing food security. As levels of carbon dioxide within the atmosphere increase, so do […]

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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
Benefits of Environmental Volunteering

Heal Nature to Heal Yourself: The Benefits of Environmental Volunteering

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Mental health and climate change are contentious problems in today’s society, and both place impact on our overall quality of life. Globally, millions of individuals suffer from mental health issues. On top of this, there exists the constantly looming existential threat of climate change. Unfortunately, there is no quick fix to either of these problems.

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Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Medical Technologies

Sustainable Innovations in Medical Technologies

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Sustainable medical technologies are products and services developed to improve health and well-being. They also work to provide solutions to long-prevailing health-related issues.  The field of biomedical engineering has seen increased popularity in recent years. As such, the innovation process and emerging medical technologies have reached new heights. However, it is vital that this growth

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Health, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology
Sick looking children in slum setting with sanitation issues

Poor sanitation and the related burden of diseases

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It’s been more than 20 years since we observed the turn of the millennium. Yet, there still remains an unacceptable level of unresolved issues from the past. Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) is still heavily compromised in many parts of the world. Whilst this article’s main focus is poor sanitation, it also relates

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Coronavirus, Government, Health, Science, Society, Sustainability
SMART WATER: SOLVING THE WATER SHORTAGE PROBLEM

Smart water: Solving the water shortage problem

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WHAT IS WATER SHORTAGE? Water shortage is defined as situations where there is insufficient local water to meet human needs (Water Scarcity Atlas, n.d.). This water scarcity can be driven by population growth or by low water availability, where the availability of water is subjected to the physical amount of the resource and the supply

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Environment, Health, Innovation, Society, Sustainability, Technology
gender equality

Act yourself for yourself: Gender equality for better health

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What does gender equality mean for health and well-being? Gender is not only a biological notion, but rather the characteristics of gender behaviours, qualities, and responsibilities. It also defines the availability and accessibility of social and economic reserves, which includes healthcare resources and services, laws and policies, and the opportunity to make decisions. Accessibility to healthcare

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Health, Society, Sustainability

LGBTQI domestic violence: An invisible issue?

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Historically, domestic violence research and awareness has focused on heterosexual relationships. However, recent findings show that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI*) individuals experience domestic violence at equal or higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts.   A 2015 study on intimate partner violence (IPV) concluded that ‘there has been an invisibility of LGBTQI

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