Appreciating Pat Armstrong

Appreciating Pat Armstrong

Thank you, Pat! The past three years have brought an exponential growth in ESRAG: members, task forces, projects, webinars, and online resources. With love and brilliant systemic insight, Dr. Pat Armstrong has worked nonstop to make sure ESRAG has the structure and...
From Satellite to Market: Equipping Farmers to Thrive

From Satellite to Market: Equipping Farmers to Thrive

By Felix Kimani Kariuki, ESRAG East Africa Chair Climate change is a massive magnifier of the risks faced by small farmers. AgriBora is an Agri-Fin-Tech company that leverages satellite data to help farmers in Kenya understand and reduce those risks. AgriBora is a...
Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

Flourishing Partnership with Trees that Feed Foundation

By Natasha Norris, Communications and Program Manager, Trees that Feed Foundation When like-minded people join forces, the impossible becomes possible. One Rotarian’s search for a solution to climate change has now impacted thousands of lives in the Caribbean and...
Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

Scaling Biochar to Restore Soils

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director As a Rotarian and ESRAG board member I have become far more aware of the impending climate and food production crises that the world faces. I serve as CEO of SustainAgro, which is building Canada’s first pyrolysis facility to...
Exotics versus Indigenous Trees

Exotics versus Indigenous Trees

By Najar Nyakio Munyinyi, RC Laikipia Highlanders, Nanyuki, Kenya Biological diversity is essential to human well-being. The more complex and diversified a trophic system is, the healthier the environment, and the higher the quality of air, soil and water. Africa has...
Rotarians Reviving Flooded Villages

Rotarians Reviving Flooded Villages

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor As the catastrophic 2022 floods devastated the homes, health, and livelihoods of over 33 million Pakistanis, the United Nations Environment Programme and the OECD warned that the growing gap in climate aid is accelerating...