May 1, 2024
Mangrove restoration is one of the most effective ways of rapid climate change mitigation. This is partly because much of the carbon found in such ecosystems is locked into the submarine sediments on which mangroves grow. For this reason it has been...
May 1, 2024
Seedballs present a simple but potentially very effective method of tree-planting and rewilding. Four Rotary clubs in D1260, Barton le Clay, Brookman’s Park, Baldock and Luton Someries are collaborating with 3 Kenyan...
May 1, 2024
Sustainable Global Gardens [SGG] has been promoting tree-planting in East Africa for several years. Most of the trees planted so far have been planted on small-scale farms and have been directly useful to the farmer. Such trees include both fruits [e.g. mango,...
May 1, 2024
A garden is one small part of the global environmental system where rotarians often have sole control and benefit. This place is the household garden – perhaps better to be thought of as the one piece of paradise for which we have sole responsibility. There are so...
May 1, 2024
Although trees are a major part of many ecosystems, there are other aspects of Nature to be considered. For example, wildlife, flowers for beautification & better pollination. LOCAL PROJECTS A good example of a Rotary club environmental project is Ponteland...
