Friday Find posts
Welcome to my Friday Finds page. But what are they? The Friday Finds are short educational articles that can be about any subject matter in the eco and climate space. They give you facts and an overview of each topic – big or small.
Enjoy the posts.
Eco Travel It’s the high season! Where will you be holidaying?🌞 Wherever you’ll be going, travelling to your destination is inevitable. Last year, 75% of Europeans made summer travel plans -at least 10% higher than pre-covid levels-, with 52% travelling abroad. In the US holiday travel was 5% below pre-covid...
Power of Communities in Climate Action 💪 A few months ago, I wrote about the power of nature to fight climate change.Nature alone doesn’t need any help. But nature + humans needs much more support. This “more help” comes from individuals uniting — the power of communities. 💪 👉 What?...
Protecting Oceans: Climate Solutions and Global Action This week I’m extending the water theme to something huge.It’s the biggest thing on Earth. I’m writing about our oceans and seas 🌊 in celebration of World Oceans Day tomorrow (8 June). 👉 Known facts 71% of our planet is covered by oceans...
Drought and Desertification 🌡️ — Causes, Impacts, and Solutions for a Changing Climate Let’s celebrate! 🎉It’s my birthday! (Well, not quite 😉) Next week, 5th June, we celebrate World Environment Day.Each year there is a focus for action.#generationrestoration is a continuing theme, with a spotlight on drought resilience. This Friday...
Protecting Water: Climate Links and Everyday Actions You’ve probably had a sip just earlier. Or used it to make another brew. I never go long without it. I’m talking about water! 💦 👉 Water celebrations Water is so precious that several awareness events focus on it:Water Saving Week — dates...
Bees and Climate Change- How Warming Threatens Pollinators and Our Food Supply I spy with my little eye something black and yellow. Of course It’s a bee! 🐝 Ahead of World Bee Day on 20 May, this Friday Find will be about bees. Bee basicsThere are 20,000 bee species.Some work...
Plastic Offsetting- Why It’s Not the Solution to Plastic Pollution It’s the middle of a long weekend here in France. We spent two days in the countryside surrounded by hills and farms. This week’s Friday Find is coming on Saturday. The plastic theme continues. This time, it’s about plastic offsetting...
Food Waste’s Massive Climate Toll Is it the third biggest country? Is it the third biggest emitter? Almost. Food waste and loss emit so much that, if a country, it would rank third after the US and China. A third of all food produced for people globally is wasted or...
The Earth Day Movement It’s a big movement that’s been happening since 1970, specifically spotlighted on 22 April. It’s Earth Day! (not to be confused with Earth Hour!). 👉What? Back in 1970, 20 million Americans got into action on Earth Day. It has since turned into a global movement and...