Supporters from all across the country joined hip hop legend DJ Biz Markie to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by recording a clean energy remix of his classic song,Just a Friend — and some of our staff couldn’t resist either!
With our planet facing a generational challenge and our leaders falling far short in their response to the urgency of the climate crisis, its easy to succumb to doom and gloom. But each of us came to this movement because of the passion we find in working together to build a sustainable future for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren.
Isn’t it quite difficult to remember all the countries of Africa? Well, the guys from Educational Rap have a nice and cool solution:
Countries of Africa
Countries of Africa (A Cappella)
And where is Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso
newTree operates in Burkina Faso since 2001.Results up to now can be found under news.The trees establish and strengthen a sound basis for the life of about ten thousand people. Moreover, these growing trees absorbe about 140 tons of CO2 a year. Which amounts to the CO2 expelled by 56’000 liters of burned petrol or diesel.
The newTree team
The Burkina Faso team
Our coordinator, Franziska Kaguembega-Muller, is an experienced biologist having spent six years on research and reafforestation in West Africa.Our local team includes a technician in natural resources, two fence technicians and four assistants. A workshop and a small office in Ouagadougou make up our infrastructure, completed by a four wheel drive pick-up to be able to reach isolated villages.
Community involvement
The newTree team jumps in only when asked for by village communities, and only if the community is fully committed to work for the reforestation. newTree provides the iron posts and the wire. Then the villagers manufacture and build the fence under supervision of our technicians.
Villagers building a fence
Partners
Village cooperatives are newTree’s counterparts. They sign a contract binding them to protect the young forest. And they are encouraged to sustainable exploitation of non-wood products, like grass, honey, fruit or nuts.
The protected areas are exposed to various threats: theft of the fence or parts thereof, bush fires, sneaking in of goats or other cattle. In order to prevent any of this to happen, the village has to hire a guard responsible also for the maintenance of the fence.
Take AIM at Climate Change
An upbeat invitation to “Take AIM at Climate Change” – with “AIM” standing for Adapt, Innovate, Mitigate. The lyrics are based on the latest science of Earth’s changing climate, with the music a mix of rap and pop. Four verses connect changes in the Arctic and Antarctic to conditions around the planet, with choruses encouraging long-term thinking, and individual and community action. Optimistic, forward-thinking, but now’s the time to act. “Yes we can!” take AIM at climate change. Download the video or audio versions at TakeAIMatClimateChange.org to iPods or iPhones, and share with friends.
Thank you Céline for this wonderfull interview which will be published on http://www.MyTree.TV soon. Stay tuned!
Natur schützen heisst Kultur schützen!
Seit 2004 bieten die X.DAYS Entscheidungsträgern aus der ICT-Branche eine hochkarätige Plattform für den Informations- und Meinungsaustausch und das Networking. Hier erfahren Sie aus erster Hand, was die Informations- und Kommunikations-branche bewegt und Sie erhalten wertvolle Orientierungshilfe, um neue technologische Entwicklungen richtig im wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Kontext beurteilen zu können.
Der Anlass wird getragen von den Key Partnern EMC, Microsoft und Canon und richtet sich an Personen mit Managementverantwortung in KMU und Grossunternehmen. Datum: 16./17. März 2011 Location:Casino Kursaal Interlaken
The Cousteau Family – It’s A Family Affair
Jean-Michel, Fabien and Céline Cousteau
Celine Cousteau (Part 1-3)
Clean Up the World – What a great idea!
IMPRESSIONANTE! WOW! This lady speaks several languages fluently!
“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth, but man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.”
One Love, One Heart Let’s get together and feel all right Hear the children crying (One Love) Hear the children crying (One Heart) Sayin’ give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right Sayin’ let’s get together and feel all right
Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One Love) There is one question I’d really like to ask (One Heart) Is there a place for the hopeless sinner Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own? Believe me
One Love, One Heart Let’s get together and feel all right As it was in the beginning (One Love) So shall it be in the end (One Heart) Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right One more thing
Let’s get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One Love) So when the Man comes there will be no no doom (One Song) Have pity on those whose chances grove thinner There ain’t no hiding place from the Father of Creation
Sayin’ One Love, One Heart Let’s get together and feel all right I’m pleading to mankind (One Love) Oh Lord (One Heart)
Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right Let’s get together and feel all right
