by Dimitri Oubda, ESRAG West Africa Correspondent Ummy Farms was founded in 2020 by Rotaractor Abdul Rashid Wumpini in the northern region of Ghana. “Ummy Farms Empowerment Initiative is a transformative project dedicated to uplifting local women farmers through...
By Robert Bull, Rotary Club of Pinecrest, D 6990 Finding locations for planting over a hundred trees within an urban environment can be challenging. Florida’s Miami-Dade County includes over thirty-four unique and separate municipalities, each with their own...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor On Earth Day 2024, states, tribes, territories, municipalities and nonprofits across the United States learned that they had been awarded Solar for All (SFA) grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of...
By Dawn A. Byford and Kris Cameron, Co-Chairs of the ESRAG Plant-rich Diet Taskforce “Biological diversity — or biodiversity — is the variety of life on Earth in all its forms, from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs. The...
By Laurie Zuckerman, ESRAG Communications Director How would you like ESRAG to change the world? Imagine that. Now imagine ESRAG members inspiring and empowering Rotary clubs on every continent, especially those most impacted by the climate-biodiversity-pollution...
by Karen Kendrick-Hands, ESRAG Co-Founder We’re delighted to report that there will be many opportunities to learn and network about environmental projects at the 2024 Rotary International Convention in Singapore May 23–29. Use this guide and check for updates...
by Kerry Kriger, PhD Introduction Amphibians are under severe threat worldwide, and urgent action is necessary to prevent their extinction. As the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization, SAVE THE FROGS! is at the forefront of efforts to protect these...
by Michael Drake, Rotary Club of Tucson Verde Lake Tuxpan is near the municipality of Iguala de la Independencia in the State of Guerrero, México. Created in the 1940’s as a reservoir for drinking water and irrigation, the lake and its shoreline had become very...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Heartfelt thanks to British Rotaractor Rob Sisson for alerting ESRAG to the World Wildlife Fund’s new funding opportunity for Latin Americans studying for advanced degrees in conservation. The deadline to apply is May...
by Caroline DeWitt, ESRAG Chapter Chair, Eastern North America and the Caribbean ESRAG’s Eastern North America Chapter (ESRAG ENA) held a dynamic project fair Jan. 18-21 to showcase a wide variety of environmental projects being undertaken by Rotarians...
