World Minga for the water

World Minga for the water

This Earth Day let’s break a Guinness World Record by participating in the World “Minga” for the water! Is your club or group planning to clean up trash on this next Earth Day weekend? That trash normally washes into rivers, lakes, mangroves and ends up in the...
We’ll help your club become climate-friendly

We’ll help your club become climate-friendly

By Dr. Michael Koch, ESRAG Europe Co-Chair Rotary is successfully acting to make the world a better place. But all Rotarian activities also cause emissions and contribute to climate change. Just think of all the people travelling to the RICON in Melbourne. We do not...
Tools to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Tools to Tackle Plastic Pollution

By Karen Kendrick-Hands, JD, ESRAG Partnerships Envoy and Training Coordinator The enormous proliferation of plastic waste has created one of the world’s worst environmental challenges. ESRAG’s Plastic Solutions team is mobilizing multiple forms of online and...

Rescue PCs and their vital materials

By Jorge Restrepo, Ballard Rotary Club, Seattle, USA I’m writing to offer a project that can make your club a boon for marginalized communities, low-income seniors, international service projects, non-profits, NGOs, and the environment. Here’s how...
Teach Your Community to Recycle Right

Teach Your Community to Recycle Right

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Inspired by the service ethic of Rotarians, John Perry joined the Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2023 along with his wife Mary.  He had witnessed the fellowship and good deeds of members belonging to the...
The Historic High Seas Treaty: How Rotarians Can Help it Succeed

The Historic High Seas Treaty: How Rotarians Can Help it Succeed

by Päivi Kippo-Edlund, ESRAG Director While watching birds with my binoculars by the Baltic Sea, I´m thinking about the 2023 High Seas Treaty, and how important it is to protect high seas ecosystems, habitats and species. For me, protecting the Baltic Sea is an issue...