SDG15

Is Silvopasture a Solution for the Livestock Industry’s Sustainability?

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Global meat and dairy production is continuously rising due to growing demand. While there is a growing trend towards becoming vegan, not everyone is ready to move to a completely plant based diet. Fortunately, researchers have come up with a solution deemed more sustainable for livestock production called ‘silvopasture.’ What is Silvopasture? Silvopasture is an […]

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Environment, Sustainability

Wildlife Trafficking: How it affects Covid19 and other zoonotic diseases

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Poaching and Illegal Trafficking  The term ‘poaching’ refers to the illegal killing, capturing, shooting, or trapping of wild animals, and the corresponding system of global trafficking (Conrad, 2012). Such trading of illegal wildlife is approximated to generate between seven and twenty billion USD annually (Sosnowski & Petrossian, 2020). Furthermore, these processes have existed as high-priority

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Coronavirus, Health, Sustainability
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
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SDG14 & SDG15: August 2021 Webinar Highlights with Sunil Murlidar Shastri

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The THRIVE project would like to extend our warmest gratitude to Sunil Murlidar Shastri for giving a guest presentation at our August Thrivability Matters webinar. The theme of this webinar was United Nations SDG14 & SDG15: Life Below Water & Life on Land. About our speaker Sunil Murlidhar Shastri is a consultant, expert and speaker

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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
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Keystone Species: How the wolves of Yellowstone changed the rivers

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We all know that every species has a role to play in keeping the balance in an ecosystem. Even though one species may be dominant, it does not mean it is more important. In contrast, the species most necessary for the health of an ecosystem are usually not abundant. These species are known as keystone species,

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Environment, Science, Sustainability
Cattle Ranching Amazon

The Problem with Cattle Raising in the Brazilian Amazon

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Cattle raising in the Brazilian Amazon is a major driver of deforestation. The combination of deforestation and soy production for livestock feed compromise its sustainability. In fact, deforestation of the Amazon is reaching a critical die-back tipping point. This is a problem because the Amazon contains 30% of the world’s rainforest. It also holds 20%

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Environment, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
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