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Imagine a smokefree society where tobacco does not kill more than eight million people globally. In a world first, New Zealand aims to create a smokefree nation by protecting young people from the many harms of smoking.
With over 40,000 species threatened with extinction, how can we work together and teach our children to protect our precious biodiversity?
Life would be very dull without bees. World Bee Day, on May 20, is a day to celebrate all things bee-related. Let’s see what we can do to protect our precious native bees.
How can we protect not just our own plants but plants everywhere? International Day of Plant Health is the perfect day to take steps in protecting plant health. Because healthy plants make a healthy planet.
Why are women who are employed by the tech industry quitting in such high volumes?
The second in our two part series on girls in ICT looks at the toxic tech culture and asks how women in tech could be better supported to halt the exodus.
What’s it like being a girl in tech? With International Girls in ICT Day on April 27, males are still far outnumbering females in the industry. IT student, Charlotte Herron, gives her take on what it’s like being a woman in STEM.
Mother Earth Day, 22nd April, is a perfect reason to connect with nature and teach our children to love the precious planet we live on. Why not try some of these fun gardening activities with your kids?
When looking at the consequences of poverty, we also need to ask what children themselves—the “kids who have” and the “kids who have not”—understand about the unequal world around them. Talking to our children helps empower them for a better, more equal future.
What distinguishes a company that makes “good” chocolate (chocolate untainted by child labour, modern slavery, deforestation and the overuse of agrichemicals) from one that merely makes chocolate?
We have a waste problem. Each year, Australians generate around 76 million tonnes of waste and spend over $17 billion to deal with it. How can we—is it even possible to—eliminate our waste?
Join a community of like-minded people inspiring each other to live sustainable lives.
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