Posts tagged Sustainability
Give me Some Fresh Air to Breathe and Clean Water to Drink
12 months ago
In His wisdom, He created everything that humans would ever need; critical for their survival and pleasure. When the hustling bustling city life suffocates, people run for an escapade in the woods. Away from the clutter and chaos! The moment they land in a valley with green fields, surrounded by mountains and fresh clean water running through the streams, they once again feel alive. While the natural resources undisturbed by mankind became the perfect vacation spot for some, there were people who thought of ways to exploit them and make money. The entire focus was on opportunities rather than challenges that we may expose ourselves to if proper management is not done.
Pakistan is one of the richest countries in terms of natural resources. We are blessed with vast agricultural land, natural fuel reserves, copper, gold and salt mines, forests, lakes and sea More >
Stop!! Don’t Kill the Gifts of the Sea
02 months ago
Considering the devastation that it brings along, today climate change has become far more urgent and serious than current economic problems. The irresponsible attitude of humans towards the environment has put several species including the coral reefs and mangrove forests at risk. Industrialisation might have increased productivity making our lives more convenient, but at the same time it is quickly depleting the resources that our lives depend upon. Every day, excessive amount of carbon dioxide is released in the air which is later absorbed by the oceans and seas. This carbon mixes with carbonate ions already present in the water forming carbonic acid.
Studies show that today, the level of carbon dioxide found in the sea is the highest in several million years. Not only has the amount of carbon increased, but the sea levels are also rising at an alarming rate.
Sea food More >
Let’s Rejoice for It’s a Day of Eid!!!
86 months ago
Your guide to celebrate an eco-friendly Eid-ul-Adha this year .
The Day of Arafah has passed and Haj has been performed. Muslims across the world are getting ready to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha -the festival celebrated to remember Prophet Ibraheem’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isma’il as an act of obedience towards Allah.
Similar to all our important festivals, preparations are in full swing. Moms are busy planning Eid lunches and dinners, going over the grocery and to-do lists over and over again to ensure everything has been brought in advance and properly stocked. Some of us are ‘still’ running to the tailor for our Eid dresses or are yet to head to the shopping mall to buy one. Do not forget the mehndi appointment in the evening where sometimes one has to sit for countless hours waiting for their turn. Due to the immense rush some salons treat their customers More >
ecoFilms: 11th Hour
01 year ago
Summary: “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and their impact on the planet. It documents the cumulative impact of these actions upon the planet’s life systems and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity. With the help of over fifty of the world’s most prominent thinkers and activists, including reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai,“The 11th Hour” documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems including, Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, depletion of the oceans’ habitats and their causes rooted in human activity. The film also provides more than a few suggestions and solutions for redeeming our wasteful ways and repairing our damaged planet.
Interesting Fact: This film is Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
Quote: “When we all talk about “saving the environment” in a way it’s misstated
ecoFilms: AGE OF STUPID
01 year ago
Summary: The Age of Stupid explores the critical threshold we’re at in history – when, we were aware that we were destroying the planet, but did little to stop it. The film focuses on six narrative human stories: an Indian entrepreneur bent on setting up a low-budget airline, an octogenarian French mountain guide who has witnessed the swift erosion of the glacier he loves, a Katrina hurricane victim and oil worker, a Nigerian woman and the effects of Shell on the country, an Iraqi family that are now refugees in Jordan, and a British wind-energy developer who tries to persuade other people in his village to support the construction of local turbines
Interesting Fact: For the premiere, filmmakers went all out to create a green environment. The event was held in a special tent in and was dubbed “the world’s first solar-powered film premiere.”
Quote: “We could
