By Dawn A. Byford ESRAG Plant-Rich Diet Task Force Co-Chair September, 2024 Empowering Global Change: How Small Actions Support the SDGs and Climate Solutions Ever wonder how far-reaching your environmental actions truly can be? When I first joined Rotary, my focus...
By Cinderella Ndlovu 2024 Mandela Washington Fellow for Youth Climate Action We’re thrilled to report that newly-elected ESRAG Director Cinderella Ndlovu is one of only 42 young leaders from Zimbabwe chosen to be a 2024 Mandela Washington Fellow in the United...
by Dr. Mina Venkataraman, ESRAG lead for Community Action for Fresh Water Urgent Call for Action: How Rotary’s Global Network is Protecting Freshwater Resources Amid Climate Crisis Community Action for Freshwater (CAFW), Rotary’s new partnership with the United...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Finding a Path to Plastic Solutions Shining the Four Way Test as a surgical light, ESRAG’s Plastics Solutions Task Force is illuminating ways for the family of Rotary to act most effectively to reduce the world’s...
by Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor Solar Light Campaign striving to Leave Noone Behind Buffalo, NY, September, 2024: Founded by American Rotarian Sarah Baird, a small nonprofit is leveraging $15 solar lights into a campaign to convince global stakeholders to...
Introduction by Laurie Zuckerman Celebrating ESRAG’s major milestones this Anniversary! The following article, “A Brief History of ESRAG” by Karen Kendrick-Hands and Paul Riehmann Have you ever looked at a child and wondered, “What is the world going to be like...
By Karen Kendrick-Hands and Paul Riehemann ESRAG’s journey Paul Riehemann, Past President, and Karen Kendrick-Hands, Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., District 6250, co-founded the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), a journey that...
by Ariel Miller, ESRAG reporter Wildfires season causing public health crisis September, 2024 – The terrifying expansion of wildfires and wildfire season is a fast-growing public health crisis. The Yale Center for Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) has...
Calgary – June 18-25, 2025 By Karen Kendrick-Hands, ESRAG RICON 2025 Coordinator, ESRAG Co-founder, and Past Director Calling all Volunteers! The 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary is later than usual – June 18-25, 2025 – because our...
Are you passionate about creating lasting change in the world? Rotary International is seeking a dynamic Area of Focus Manager for the Environment to lead and align their environmental initiatives with their global objectives. In this fully remote role, you will...