How much does Human Welfare depend on Nature? | Part 3: The Ecological Crisis In part 2, I explored how our desire for foods or substances that are detrimental to our health in excess, is leading to extensive environmental damage due to large scale manufacturing and waste. In this part, I will examine factors that […]
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How much does Human Welfare depend on Nature? | Part 2: Over-Consumption vs Planetary Health In part 1, I examined the most potent sources of man-made pollution and their effects on the environment, wildlife and human health. In this part, I will explore how certain substances we consume in excess can not only damage our health
How much does Human Welfare depend on Nature? | Part 1: Polluting the Planet As I read about the environmental destruction carried out by multi-national corporations clearing land to grow palm oil, sugar cane and other crops in the book “Landgrabbers” by Fred Pearce, I learned how we are producing foodstuffs and other materials at
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Girawa launches | Collaboration with Foundation of Goodness grows Since mid-2020, UK-based scientist Dr. Anusha Seneviratne has been working with the Foundation of Goodness (FOG) in Sri Lanka, where she previously volunteered, to introduce a Planetary Health Course to the FOG’s Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres. The course aims to increase awareness among rural schoolchildren that
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