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Be a friend to the environment - it helps make the world a healthier and safer place This is the first in a series of short articles that aims to give some practical advice on how we can all live in an environmentally sustainable way to help protect our environment....
Rotary announces its new Area of Focus: The Environment
On June 25, Rotary International President Mark Maloney made this glorious announcement: "The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment."...
Sustainable Living – Trees and Gardens
Wildlife Corridors
Bio-links are wildlife corridors that connect patches of native vegetation. They allow wildlife to move between these patches and increase the size and genetic diversity in the breeding population. Many Australian native animals have very specific habitat needs such...
Sustainability – a blog post
A brief exploration of the meaning of sustainability, and directions it might lead Rotary. Over recent years the use of the word’ sustainability’ has come to be applied to broader meanings than just the environment such as the economy and business. In this piece only...
What does Environmental Sustainability mean ?
No single blueprint of environmental sustainability exists, as economies, social systems, cultures and ecological conditions differ widely among countries and from person to person. However, within a range of available definitions everyone can find a framework to work...
Why Climate Change is Rotary Business ? (and what Rotarians are doing about it)
Rotarians understand that the whole world is their backyard. They can see the effects of climate change in communities they care about, and they haven’t waited to take action. They’re tackling the problem the way they always do: coming up with projects, using their...
Why Should You Set-up an Environmental Committee in your Rotary District or Rotary Club
The environment we live in is critical to the health and well being of all of us. It provides the air that we breathe, the water that we drink and supports the animals and plants we share on this planet. Loss of habitat, endangered species, polluted air, reduced...