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Lots of benefits of adding a green roof 🏡 particularly in urban settings 💚 • Increase the lifespan of your roof by 300% and reduce the impact on landfills. • Save energy by reducing indoor temperatures by up to 18°F. •Extensive living roof systems can reduce cooling needs by 25% and prevent heat loss by 26%. •Enjoy improved amenity spaces and improved floor area ratio (FAR). • Enjoy local, healthy food sources through urban agriculture. •Enhance your building’s visual appeal and enjoy delightful aromas. •Manage stormwater and prevent flooding with growing media that absorbs up to 80% of rainwater, compared to 20% on standard roofs. • Absorb urban noise pollution for a quieter environment. • Pair them with solar panels in a biosolar system to enhance the performance of the panels by up to 15%. • Air pollution reduction, particles cut by 6% and SO2 by 37%. Additionally, as inflation drives up food costs, green roofs present an opportunity to support local food security. While green roofs are currently more affordable for wealthier individuals, they could help make fresh produce more accessible by donating or selling at low cost to those in need. Early adopters can play a critical role in making green roofs more mainstream, helping to drive down installation costs over time and making them accessible to a broader range of communities. 🎥 ZeroWasteStore

Unveiling the Impact of Environment on Your Well-Being: A Comprehensive Exploration of 15 Ideas Positive mindset positive feelings https://buff.ly/3xKUHOL Conquer Your World: Master Environmental Health for a Thriving Life Environmental health (environ health) is more than just recycling and using reusable grocery bags. It's the dynamic interplay between you and your surroundings – the air you breathe, the water you drink, and even the built environment you navigate daily. Environmental health impacts everything from your energy levels to your risk of chronic diseases. So, how can you take charge and become an environ health champion? Here's your action plan: 1. Know Your Environment: Understanding your environ health starts with awareness. Research common environmental hazards in your area. Is air pollution a concern? Are there potential contaminants in your water supply? Knowing the risks allows you to make informed decisions. 2. Become a Filter Fanatic: Invest in air and water filters for your home. Look for certifications that ensure they effectively remove contaminants specific to your environ health concerns. 3. Eat Green, Live Clean: Your diet significantly influences your environ health. Choose organic produce whenever possible to minimize exposure to pesticides. Opt for natural cleaning products to avoid harsh chemicals in your home environment. 4. Embrace the Outdoors (Safely): While some environmental factors pose risks, spending time in nature offers numerous benefits. Go for walks in parks, hike in nature trails, or simply relax in your backyard. Just be sure to check air quality forecasts and apply sunscreen when necessary. 5. Champion Sustainability: Small changes in your daily routine can significantly impact your environ health and the planet's well-being. Reduce, reuse, and recycle! Opt for reusable water bottles, shopping bags, and containers. Shorten shower times and conserve water. 6. Mind Your Community: Environ health isn't just about your personal space. Advocate for clean air and water initiatives in your community. S ...TO CONTINUE READING,CLICK THE LINK BELOW...https://buff.ly/4eFq5iv

Lately, a humble yet industrious creature has caught my fascination. Steering away from the realm of complex algorithms and development frameworks, today, let's discuss these tiny winged architects - Bees. 🐝 Beekeeping, or apiculture, is an avocation that's creating a buzz. And it's not without reasons. Here's why: • Sustainable Food System: Bees contribute to pollination, nature's way of reproducing and creating crops. Bees transfer pollen from one flower to another, thereby fostering a captivating dance of life and growth. • Biodiversity: Contributing to a wide variety of vegetation, bees invariably support biodiversity. They are paramount in the sustenance of ecosystems, ensuring richer than usual fauna and distinct landscapes. • Liquid Gold aka Honey: Packed with nutrition, honey, the luscious end product of a bee's hard work, is highly revered. It is a testament to the resilience, commitment, teamwork, and life-sustaining role of these buzzing creatures. Apiculture is a window into the world of cohesiveness, order, and perseverance. It offers insights into the delicate balance of our ecosystem and the immense efforts of these modest creatures in sustaining it. Percephians! We've been spinning webs of innovation as 99hives. However, here's an opportunity to take a pause and learn from the nature's very own hive. Imagine, if we could emulate the bees' remarkable traits of team building, collaboration, and industriousness in our work culture. Let's remind ourselves: - Like a colony of bees, strong communities build a better world. 🌎 - Every tiny contribution matters - each bee in a hive has a key role to play. - Synergy and coordination yield sweet results

Good and Green Morning 🌄 😊 Happy World Environment 🌎 Day ... to everyone. Always we talk about environment, tress, sustainability, living organic life, living a life which is more conducive and helpful to our fight against climate change and many things about how we can make a difference? You can follow some basic steps which I do try to follow. Saving Money While Saving The Planet. 1. I always try to carry my bottle so no need to buy plastic bottle. 2. Plant Trees and Buy and nurture them. Everyday I water plant. 3. I love to buy clothes, accessories and many things but now onwards I try to focus on sustainability and jitna zaroorat hai utan buy karo whether it's clothes or things. 4. Use digital print. Save Trees it's most important for our planet. 5. Divide segregate waste. Gila and Sukha kachara alag rakho. 6. I love to eat International Fruits and Veges but when I had know that always try to buy and eat local fruits and vegetables it's healthy for our body. Whenever I go for shopping I buy local fruits and vegetables and Please try to buy from Local Vendors and it's cheaper and no need to carry plastic bag. Local for Vocal. This are the simple steps you can follow and try to change. Make kitchen garden plant curry leaves, basil leaves if you have space. Small steps make big difference. It is your moral responsibility to contribute in this fight that we have against the climate change. So Please Save Planet 🙏 Love ❤️ 😍 Love ❤️ 😍 LinkedIn LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn Life

Growing up, we spent our family vacations in the peaceful countryside of Homabay County. Early in the mornings, my brother and I would head down to Lake Victoria for a refreshing swim and to mingle with the local community. 🏞️ The water was clear, the breeze gentle, and the sight of boats navigating the lake was beautiful. There was some water hyacinth, but nothing we couldn’t swim around. But as years passed by, the lake changed. The water hyacinth multiplied at an alarming rate, and pollution worsened. Eventually, it was no longer the serene paradise we had loved. Swimming became impossible, fishermen struggled to navigate, and the once-thriving lake ecosystem began to die. 🌊💔 Fast forward to 2024, and that beautiful lake I remember from my childhood is unrecognizable. 🌱 The Growing Threat of Water Hyacinth Water hyacinth has become a major issue for the communities around Lake Victoria, who depend on the lake for their livelihoods. The dense mats of hyacinth choke aquatic life, especially fish, which many local communities rely on for their main source of food and income. 🐟🎣 Fish farmers face huge losses as their caged fish die from the lack of oxygen in the water, and the pollution only adds to the problem. But there’s hope! 🌿 Research shows that water hyacinth can be turned from a problem into an opportunity. It can be used for: ✅ Apparel and fashion accessories (e.g., handbags, shoes) ✅ Handicrafts (e.g., baskets, mats, furniture) ✅ Artisanal products (decorative items) ✅ Fish feed formulation ✅ Animal feed ✅ Organic manure (fertilizer) ✅ Compost for soil enrichment ✅ Biogas production ✅ Biofuel production ✅ Wastewater treatment (due to its ability to absorb pollutants) ✅ Paper and pulp production ✅ Construction materials (e.g., particle boards) However, harvesting the hyacinth is a challenge. 🌊 Efforts must focus on innovative ways to efficiently control its spread without harming the delicate lake ecosystem. 🌍 💡 A Path Forward: Empowering Communities One of the most inspiring developments is seeing people around the lake convert water hyacinth into valuable products like apparel, handbags, baskets, and more. This not only provides an alternative source of income but also helps tackle the environmental issue. 👗👜🌿 Funding organizations can play a key role by supporting these ventures. The potential is enormous, and I hope to be part of this movement to bring sustainable change to our beloved Lake Victoria. Imagine restoring the joy to communities—children enjoying their swim again, tourists enjoying the beauty of the lake, fishermen navigating freely, and fish farmers reviving their businesses. 🌞🚤 Let’s harness the power of innovation, support local initiatives, and restore the joy that once filled these waters. 🌿✨ #Sustainability #WaterHyacinth #EmpoweringCommunities #LakeVictoria #InnovativeSolutions

If you are perpetually 'solving' for culture, then there is something fundamental broken within the system. There are some problems that are to be solved, the ones that generate a forward momentum, the ones that come in the way of growth, innovation and org OKRs. There are some problems which aren't meant to exist; If, there is a rooting in culture and robust systems in place. It isn't a problem to be 'solved', it is a problem not meant to exist. A subtle difference. And it goes a long long way. In permaculture, the focus is always on the soil and it's health. If the soil is healthy, the plants will have the defence to repel the pests. If the soil isn't healthy, the pests will feast on the plant. Treating the pests with chemicals is a reaction. It isn't meant to be. We aren't meant to 'solve' the sickness. We are meant to be healthy. Culture isn't to be 'solved', it is meant to be healthy. Henceforth, if you catch yourself 'solving' for culture, do focus on changing one thing within the system which is broken, fundamentally.

Please take the time to watch a brief summary of the topics covered during Comptroller DiNapoli's recent rural roundtables. Thanks again to the Comptroller and his staff for the continued focus on our communities! https://lnkd.in/err7dhAR

HELP WANTED! I am delighted to be working with Jerry Spooner and Cherise Addinsall founders of Regenerative Vanua in support of their initiatives to link farmers and food producers in Vanuatu with the hospitality sector to develop a more resilient, diverse visitor economy while protecting traditional culture; improving both soil & human health; retaining local ownership and management of customary land. See  summary of their work and intentions below.  The biggest challenge in the Pacific is its size and the high cost of travelling to and within an area that is often left off most maps, but which accounts for at least 30% of the planet’s surface! The second challenge is reducing and ideally eliminating dependency on donor agencies and grants. The people of the Pacific islands are already showing incredible resilience in dealing with climate change, biodiversity loss and attempts by outsiders to extract value from their land and oceans. 
A key objective of the Summit in Vanuatu in June is to bring together informed decision-makers to develop new mechanisms (finance, governance, education and support) that will enable small communities to become and stay self-sustaining financially and culturally.  We have identified a small group of Pacific trail blazers who are already practicing regenerative agriculture and attracting visitor interest to share their experience and tap into their creativity for what could become a pan-Pacific response. Most are pioeneers and lack the funds to travel & contribute without financial support. We need access to funds or sponsors that will cover travel costs. 
If you can email either Anna - [email protected] or Cherise - [email protected] with suggestions as to where to look and apply, we would be most grateful. PS Members of GAN-PACIFIC or any others please share this post widely to potential sources of support!

Its holiday season. People are consuming … and a lot. I’m a doctor first. And the I launched a business. Why? Because I was sick of treating children for preventable disease. I was sick of teaching children to clean up preventable ocean pollution. I was sick of a society constantly putting a bandaid on cuts that were self inflicted. This holiday season I want to share what I have learned along the way as an entrepreneur… that helps me understand why we are here. Entering the business world without any background in business actually helped me build a thoughtful company founded on the principles that were important to me … not based on these terms I would soon learn like CAC, LTV, margins. I built Ahimsa on terms like health, planet, children, ethical practices. It was easy for me to do because I was a doctor and parent first. Everything I did and decision I made … was for the kids. Here was my approach and the business world’s advice to me: 1. On recurring revenue Me: I want parents and schools to buy less stuff. Buy what you need but buy quality items and keep it forever. And then pass it down for generations. The business world: 😱Your product is too good. People won’t need to come back because it’s too high quality. Can you intentionally make it a little “less good” or ensure it would be easily damaged in some way after a number of uses so consumers can keep purchasing? Me: Um, NO. I will not. 2. On competitors and industry Me: The plastic problem is SO big and I can’t solve it myself. I want many brands to jump in and help by making better safer products that last. The business world: 😱 Don’t tell welcome competitors into your space. You should take the market share and white space for yourself in every segment to build the biggest total enterprise value you can. Me: The kids and our planet need us … all of us to do better. They are relying on us and we are running out of time so no - I will not stop welcoming other brands to join Ahimsa’s effort to stop the massive plastic pollution and climate change problems that children face today and tomorrow. 3. On consumer behavior Me: Ahimsa is really a tool that helps families and schools change their behavior around mealtime to instill healthy habits at a young age. It’s a map for healthy eating, it’s a lesson on reuse, it’s a road to solving the American health problem through a preventative approach by solving the American food system problem. The business world: 😱You can’t change consumer behavior. It’s too hard. It takes too long. It’s too expensive. It’s way too much education. Me: Watch me do it. ——————————- So entering the board room in a white coat was the best decision I made. From a start up to a scale up Ahimsa is leading with purpose … and oh and our CAC/LTV, repeat customers, and gross margins rock too 😉. People. Planet. The business metrics will follow. #plasticfree #reuse #sustainable #corporateresponsibility #esg Mark Cuban