268 Results Are Tagged With "Environment and Sustainability"

Two of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century is providing food for a burgeoning population and keeping the environment safe for future generations. In Nigeria, like most developing countries, there is indiscriminate felling of trees for wood and charcoal and ignorance on alternative ways of making charcoal. There is also great harm done to the environment (air, water and soil) due to wood and coal fires from bush burning ( or slash –and-burn agriculture), high rate of deforestation, loss of biodiversity, health issues from smoke inhalation and impoverishment due to high cost of domestic fuel in Nigeria. To save our environment, carry out sustainable agriculture and mitigate biodiversity loss we came up with production of charcoal through Pyrolysis of agric-waste (corn, cobs, dried stalk, rice husk etc) in custom made vessels. We organized a comprehensive workshop for members of two communities (training over 200 people). We planted over 5000 tree seedlings in Daudu village, Guma LGA of Benue State, gainfully employing aimless youths in charcoal production and reducing tree felling by 40% in six months.

It is to be the first sustainable bed & breakfast and multipurpose center in Uruguay where innovation is given by a proposal of experiential tourism that in turn invites us to raise awareness for healthy living for our planet and ourselves.

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