Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Sacred Indigenous artefacts handed back to Aranda and Bardi Jawi elders after 100 years in US – Sacred Indigenous artefacts have been returned to traditional owners in central Australia after spending almost a century in United States museums. Elders spent months liaising for the return of … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Elon Musk renames himself ‘Treelon’ and makes huge donation to fund tree-planting campaign – Elon Musk has pledged $1million to fund a massive tree-planting campaign. The billionaire promised to give a group called #TeamTree enough cash to plant one million trees in 2020 and 2021. The … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. This Indigenous Teenager Is Fighting To Save The Amazon From Brazil’s Bolsonaro – Last month, as a record outbreak of fires in the Amazon threatened to push the vulnerable rainforest closer to destruction, 19-year-old Artemisa Xakriabá begged the world to realise what the rapid obliteration of … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. ‘We Are Nations:’ What Environmental Justice Looks Like For Indigenous People – Climate reporting often overlooks indigenous peoples’ position on the front lines of the climate crisis. In her book As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock, indigenous … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Plantlife releases transformative new national road verge guidelines to increase flowers and pollinators – New national guidelines underline the huge benefits of road verges being cut less and later for wild flowers and the wildlife they underpin. The Plantlife guidelines endorsed by highways agencies, industry and … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples – The 25-year-old actress made history as the first indigenous performer nominated for a best actress honor at the Academy Awards this year for her performance in the film “Roma” — in … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. How to Plant Trees and Save the World – Check out VICE‘s a guide to small-and large-scale reforestation efforts to help both people and the planet. 2. Classrooms made from recycled plastic waste come to Ivory Coast – Plastic bricks made via a recycling process developed … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Climate crisis seen as ‘most important issue’ by public, poll shows – A majority of the public recognise the climate crisis as an “emergency” and say politicians are failing to tackle the problem, backing the interests of big oil over the wellbeing of ordinary people, according … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Gucci Goes Carbon Neutral – The luxury Italian brand is making a big sustainability push, Grazia reports, revealing a strategy that involves everything from its supply chain to its runway shows, stating that they plan to reduce, recycle and offset the emissions. 2. Global renewable energy … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s a roundup of some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: 1. Reforesting, Rewilding, and Re-thinking Civilization – Reforestation can pull hundreds of billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere, help to cool the planet, and slow ocean acidification, Resilience examines. 2. Bio Iridescent Sequin made from trees responds to growing demand for greener fashion – Designer … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: 7 Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World