By Natalia Luque Sánchez, ESRAG Latin America Correspondent Colombia has been suffering from internal armed conflict for more than 60 years between the state, guerrillas, and paramilitaries, aggravated by drug cartels. The fighting has been devastating for the...
Common Ground is the sequel to Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor The ESRAG Board reports with great sorrow the death of their fellow Director Jorge Aufranc of Guatemala on Sept. 5. He was a leader at Rotary’s highest levels, including serving as a Rotary International Director, Rotary...
By Daman S. Walia, PhD, and Samuel Lee Hancock, PhD The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that rapid worldwide soil erosion endangers the food security of the world’s growing population. “If we don’t act now, over 90% of the Earth’s soils could...
ESRAG just learned that there will be a webinar about Rotary’s role at COP 28. For information on speakers, topics and to register, please go to the website for the Rotary Clubs of the United Arab Emirates, rotary.ae/events/pre-cop-28-webinar. Here is some of...
If you ruled the world, how would you capture and dispose of all the air pollution that’s accumulated since the 1700’s? If you were CEO to a Fortune 500 Corporation, how would you capture and dispose of all the air pollution that’s accumulated since the 1700’s? ...
By Kris Cameron, ESRAG Plant-Rich Diet Task Force Did you know: nearly 75% of global freshwater resources are now devoted to crop or livestock production. The largest user of water in the U.S. is the cattle feed industry. Here is how our diet feeds pollution. Run-off...
Adopt a River for Sustainable Development, World Rivers Day, Day of Action World Rivers Day, Sunday the 24th of September 2023, is an excellent opportunity to mobilize your community to Protect, Restore and Sustain your local river. Conduct a river clean-up, raise...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor ESRAG Chair Yasar Atacik was delighted to find a news story by columnist George Monbiot in The Guardian on France’s commitment to reduce waste and pollution, including passing a circular economy law. Circular economy will...
If you or your organization were a UN SDG Action Hero, who would you be? The Alliance for Science asked just that! Choose your favorite UN Sustainable Development goal. https://sdgs.un.org/goals. https://twitter.com/ScienceAlly/status/1697964657602875688
