Without doubt, the Coronavirus has affected and changed our lives a lot. But how has Corona affected the environment and our wildlife? In todays blog post we want to have a look at the positive and negative impacts of Corona on the environment, the rumours that flushed the media, and how the future might look like.
The season of caring and giving has just started but sadly over the last decades it has turned into a season of consumption, stress and false values. Often unknowingly or unwanted Christmas stands for buying items we only use for a certain amount of time only to throw it away right after the season has ended. Hence, we felt the urge of writing down some valuable tips to turn the season back to what it was originally about! Make sure to not just care for your family but for the planet too during the most wonderful time of the year.
To give the answer straight away: no! Traveling will never be fully sustainable but we can do our best to reduce all emissions and resources caused or consumed by traveling.
We all travel. No matter if the destination is an exotic country or the closest lake for a swim. And if we do, there are basically three factors that matter in terms of sustainability: accommodation, locomotion and food. Let’s tackle them one by one!
Within the last year I started to consciously reflect about my personal ecological footprint and how my lifestyle and daily actions are affecting the environment. Of recurrent concern to me for example is our massive plastic wastage and the effect of plastic on wildlife and nature. Due to this, I want to introduce you to an organisation that actively stands up against plastic pollution: Küste gegen Plastik!
Water bottles, toothbrushes, shampoo bottles, pens, or even laptops and phones are all things we undoubtedly use every day and they all have one thing in common: they are all made of plastic. Plastic is basically everywhere in our society and it almost seems impossible to avoid it. In today’s post we will give you some facts about one of the worlds biggest problems: the plastic pollution.