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One person's trash is another person's treasure. Catadores are INNOVATORS and INVENTORS! They collect trash and create new products to sell. Read more to find out how they help our problem with trash pollution.

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One person's trash is another person's treasure: Meet the 'catadores' of Brazil who make a living by turning garbage into jewelry, furniture and even art works

The catadores, as they're known, of the ASMARE cooperative in the city of Belo Horizonte sift through piles of old, discarded material

With the help of local artists and volunteers, they transform the junk they find into furniture, jewelry or works of art

All the treasures created are sold at a nearby shop and the profits are divided evenly among the catadores

One person's trash really is another person's treasure in Brazil, where a group of garbage collectors are making spectacular art out of landfill.

The catadores, as they're known, of the ASMARE cooperative in the city of Belo Horizonte spend their days sifting through piles of old, discarded material.

With the help of local artists and volunteers, they then transform the junk they find into furniture, jewelry or works of art.

'I have two jobs,' collector Edimar Ferreira, 39, told in its documentary On the Road to Brazil. 'I go and collect the trash and then I transform it into art. I make small sofas, wooden benches, tables, and other plastic adornments.'

According to CNN, catadores are a common sight not just in Belo Horizonte but in cities and towns all across Brazil.

A 2010 estimate suggested there were roughly one million catadores in the country though only a small number are affiliated with a cooperative or organized group.

To help them out, groups like ASMARE teach the workers how to transform the recyclable trash they collect into art or other useful items.

All the treasures the trash collectors create at the organization are sold at a nearby shop and the profits are divided evenly among the catadores.

'The art center started with the purpose of us being able to make our own carts, and then for the catadores' children to learn how to make crafts and other art pieces with the material collected,' ASMARE founder and president Dona Geralda told CNN.

He said the program also promoted recycling and helped people rethink what is trash and what isn't.

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One person's trash is another person's treasure: Meet the 'catadores' of Brazil who make a living by turning garbage into jewelry, furniture and even art works

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The catadores, as they're known, of the ASMARE cooperative in the city of Belo Horizonte sift through piles of old, discarded material With the help of local artists and volunteers, they transform the junk they find into furniture, jewelry or works of art All the treasures created are sold at a nearby shop and the profits are divided evenly among the catadores One person's trash really is another person's treasure in Brazil, where a group of garbage collectors are making spectacular art out of landfill.

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Climate change is affecting everyone everywhere. Extreme weather events are more frequent and intense, sea levels are rising and many species are being driven to extinction. The good news is, you are not alone! People, communities, cities, businesses, schools, faith groups and organizations are taking action to help fight climate change. What changes will you make? Here are the top 10 things you can do about climate change. Choose just one to start.

2. Use energy wisely - and save money

Canada is the top per-capita energy consumer in the world! By becoming more energy-efficient, you pollute less and save money.

Consider making some or all of these small changes. Together, they really add up.

A house with a furnace is like a car that idles all day. Reduce or eliminate fossil fuels from your home by swapping your furnace for a heat pump.

Replace your gas water heater with a heat pump water heater.

Install a programmable or smart thermostat.

Swap your gas stove for an induction stove, which will also lower indoor air pollution.

Replace your gas fireplace with an electric one.

Unplug computers, TVs and other electronics when you're not using them.

Wash clothes in cold water. Hang your clothes to dry when you can and use  wool dryer balls to shrink drying time when you can't

Look for the ENERGY STAR label when buying new appliances.

Repair improperly sealed doors and windows and upgrade your insulation. Winterize your home  to prevent heat from escaping. Try to keep it cool in the summer  without an air conditioner.

Change to ENERGY STAR-certified LED light bulbs.

Get a home or workplace energy audit to identify where you can save the most.

Get tips and resources to live sustainably

6. Invest in renewables and divest from fossil fuels

Even if you can't install solar panels or a wind turbine, you can still be a part of the clean-energy economy. Search online for local renewable energy co-ops to join. As a member, you'll own part of the co-op's renewable energy projects and receive a return on your investment. You can also speak to your financial adviser about clean energy and/or technology investments.

Let industry know you care about climate change by meeting with your bank or investment adviser to make sure your investments do not include fossil fuels. And make sure your workplace, pension fund, university or bank doesn't invest in fossil fuels. If they do, join or start a divestment campaign.

Learn more about why it's important to divest from damage and invest in a healthier future.

9. Mobilize for local climate action

"What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere." C40 Cities

In Canada, municipalities have influence over about 50 per cent of our emissions. And with about 80 per cent of people living in Canada living in cities, it's important - even crucial - that we focus on their potential to help stop climate change.

Citizens like you, willing to work with progressive local government leaders, stand to make a huge difference. Your role as a citizen with your local government is powerful.

We have created a comprehensive online resource to help you work with your local government on climate action.
Explore the guide

10. Get politically active and vote

It's important to take action to reduce individual carbon footprints, but changing the larger system is the greatest opportunity to reduce emissions.

Vote for leaders at all levels of government who take climate change seriously. They should commit to set science-based targets to reduce harmful carbon emissions, implement clear plans to reach those targets, adapt to climate change and shift to a clean-energy economy.

Your vote matters. Make sure you are registered to vote and then get informed for all elections - not just the ones that get the most media attention. Candidates' positions on climate change vary widely, so research the parties, ask questions about climate change at town halls or debates and let all candidates know you are voting for the climate.

If you're too young to vote, encourage your class or school to join a Student Vote program, which provides opportunities to experience participation in the election process. Talk to people in your life who are eligible to vote about the importance of voting for climate action.

The first step is registering to vote.

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"Plastic pollution is surfing onto Indonesian beaches, settling onto the ocean floor at the North Pole, and rising through the food chain onto our dinner tables," the agency known as UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said.

In 1950, the world's population of 2.5 billion produced 1.5 million tons of plastic; in 2016, a global population of more than 7 billion people produced over 300 million tons of plastic - with severe consequences for marine plants and animals.

"According to one estimate, 99 per cent of all seabirds will have ingested plastic by mid-century," Petter Malvik, UN Environment Programme's Communications Officer, told UN News.

Earlier this year, the UN declared war on ocean plastic. Launched at the Economist World Ocean Summit in Bali, the #CleanSeas campaign urges governments to pass plastic reduction policies, targets industries to minimize plastic packaging and redesign products, and urges people to change their own habits.

Indonesia has committed to slashing its marine litter by 70 per cent by 2025; Uruguay will tax single-use plastic bags this year; and Kenya has agreed to eliminate them entirely.

"The Clean Seas campaign has already achieved important wins for our oceans, but the job is far from done. By 2022, we aim to achieve a global ban on microbeads in personal care and cosmetic products and a drastic reduction in the production and use of single- use plastic," said Mr. Malvik.

Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic used in, among other things, some exfoliating products and toothpaste. They are listed in the ingredients as polyethylene or polypropylene.

Given the amount of plastic found today in oceans, much of marine life carries plastic that either entered them directly or by eating smaller marine creatures.

"These microplastics often carry toxic contaminants and pose a real risk to food security and human health if they enter the human food chain via the fish that we eat," Petri Suuronen, Fishery Industry Officer at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO), told UN News.

"With an estimated 9.7 billion people to be fed by 2050, the threat of fish stocks contaminated with microplastics and their associated toxins is clear," Mr. Suuronen added.

In addition to dangers to humans, microplastics are a threat for fish and birds that mistake them as food and starve to death.

Microplastics are made one of two ways. Either they are manufactured - not only as microbeads, but even as microfibers that wash out of synthetic clothes during laundry - or they are created when waves and sunlight break down larger plastic pieces.

One source of microplastics is abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear.

A 2009 FAO report estimated there are 640,000 tons of abandoned fishing nets on the ocean floor throughout the world. Much of it continuing to trap marine animals in a practice referred to as "ghost fishing."

"Fishing gear can persist for decades in the oceans, entangling wildlife and polluting marine ecosystems as it breaks down into smaller and smaller particles," said Mr. Suuronen.

Aside from its harmful effects, discarded plastic has economic drawbacks. Plastic packaging material with a value of at least $80 billion is lost each year, according to a report by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, cited by the UN.

The report also notes that if this trend continues, by 2050, oceans will contain more plastic than fish by weight.

Solving the issue of plastic pollution will require international agreements.

During the week of 5 June, Member States and civil society representatives will gather at UN Headquarters in New York for the Ocean Conference. Among its expected outcomes is a Call to Action - a global declaration that will set the course toward a more sustainable future for the world's oceans and seas.

The focus of the conference is Sustainable Development Goal 14, which aims to alleviate poverty and inequality, while preserving the earth. 'SDG 14' calls for efforts to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.

"Humanity is only just waking up to the extent to which it is harming itself and the planetary environment through the plague-proportions of plastic it is dumping into the ocean," said Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly.

"The Ocean Conference must take the first steps to reverse the growing curse of marine plastic pollution. We have all played a part in this problem; we must all work on the solutions."

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Every community should have a way of disposing of sewage so that people, animals and flies cannot touch it. This is called a sewage system.

There are different types of sewage systems which can be described as on-site systems and sewage or effluent systems.

An on-site system is one which treats the sewage in a septic tank so that most of the sewage becomes effluent and is disposed of in an area close to the house or buildings. An example of an on-site disposal system consists of a septic tank and leach drains.

A sewage or wastewater system disposes of the effluent from a community at a central place usually called a sewage lagoon or effluent pond. The sewage can be treated:

in a septic tank at each building

just before the lagoon in a large septic tank or macerator system, or

in the lagoon itself

8.1 On-site disposal systems

All the liquid waste from the toilet, bathroom, laundry and sink goes into pipes which carry it to a septic tank. The effluent from the tank is then disposed of through effluent disposal drains often referred to as leach or French drains. Both of these methods of disposing of liquid waste are on-site disposal systems. They must be installed and maintained properly.

In these systems, the effluent is soaked into the surrounding soil. Some soils don't allow good soakage such as clay or similar soils; if there are any problems with this disposal system a local government EHO should be consulted to talk about the problem.

Fig. 2.30: Plan view (top) of an on-site sewage disposal system.

On-site disposal systems cannot be installed in all situations. For example, they cannot be installed:

in areas that flood regularly

in areas that have a high water table (that is, where the underground water is close to the surface)

where the amount of wastewater to be disposed of is large

near to drinking water supplies

8.2 Effluent (wastewater) disposal system

In this method the effluent from the community is carried by large pipes to the lagoon. These pipes serve all the houses and other buildings in the community. The sewage may be either be treated in septic tanks at the houses or buildings or at the lagoon. There are no leach or French drains.

Fig. 2.31: Plan view of a wastewater disposal system.

8.3 Full sewage system

All the sewage from the toilet, shower, laundry and other areas enters waste and sewer pipes directly and is pumped to a lagoon.

There are three types of full sewage system:

The sewage enters the lagoon without treatment

The sewage goes through a series of cutting blades which help break up the solid matter before it enters the lagoon. These blades are called macerators.

Fig. 2.32: Plan view of full sewage system and macerators.

The sewage may be treated in a large septic tank just before it enters the lagoon.

Fig. 2.33: Plan view of a full sewage system with a large septic tank.

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Simply by going about your daily routines-using cleaning products, walking the dog-you might be unknowingly contributing to the pollution of our already struggling waterways. Luckily, there are a few incredibly easy ways to reduce your impact.

1. Take a hard look at your outdoor surfaces.

Stormwater flows across hard materials, like concrete or asphalt, and into storm drains-bringing all the dirty stuff it picked up along the way. Stop these pollution streams on your own property by using gravel, paver stones, wood, or other porous materials whenever possible. If a hard surface is unavoidable (say, in the case of a driveway), dig a shallow trench along the border and add plants or gravel to catch the runoff before it travels too far.

2. Remember, your toilet is not a trash can.

Never flush nondegradable products, like baby wipes or plastic tampon applicators. They can throw a huge wrench into the sewage treatment process and wind up littering beaches and water. (Who wants to walk along a beach and step in their own garbage?) And never dump old pills in the toilet, either. Instead, bring them to a local pharmacy that has a take-back program.

3. And neither is your sink.

Don't let paint, used oil, chemical cleaners, or other questionable household products go down the drain. These items contain toxic ingredients (think sodium hypochlorite, ammonia, formaldehyde) we don't want in our water supply. To find out about hazardous-waste collection days and facilities, search by product on Earth911 or contact your local sanitation, public works, or environmental health department.

4. Pick up after Fido.

You're not just being a good neighbor. Scooping up pet waste keeps that bacteria-laden crap (literally) from running into storm drains and water supplies. The most practical of the planet-friendly disposal methods is to tie it in a recycled-plastic pet-waste bag and throw it in the trash, but check your local ordinances.

5. Be a more careful car owner.

Good maintenance can reduce the leaking of oil, coolant, antifreeze, and other nasty liquids that are carried by rainwater down driveways or through parking lots and then seep into groundwater supplies. Go a step further by always choosing a car wash over hosing down your ride yourself. The pros are required to drain their wastewater into sewer systems, where the water is treated for all the bad stuff before being discharged. Many even recycle that water.

6. Dish the dirt(y water).

Without tattletales, polluters will just keep on keeping on. If you see suspect behavior in your community, get hooked up with a local environmental group that can help by contacting the Clean Water Network or Waterkeeper Alliance. When small organizations work with bigger ones (e.g., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NRDC) to force industries to follow the rules, real change can happen. (And it feels pretty darn good.)

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The international community has embraced a new goal, the eradication of hunger by 2030. That makes us the zero hunger generation with a shared commitment to make hunger history.

As we commemorate the Food and Agriculture Organization's birth 70 years ago and celebrate World Food Day, we are reminded of FAO's mission to ensure food security for all, everywhere.

The zero hunger goal requires us to accelerate our efforts to reduce hunger and poverty to naught. We have made considerable progress since 1990. A majority of the countries FAO monitors-72 of 129-have achieved the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the prevalence of undernourishment between 1991 and 2014.

Progress, however, has been uneven: Some 800 million people continue to suffer hunger, and almost a billion live in extreme poverty.

We need to break out of the cycles that trap people in poverty and hunger. In a business as usual scenario, more than 600 million people are still likely to be hungry in 2030. That's a long way from zero.

Eradicating hunger requires commitment-political will. It will require sustained efforts in many areas, particularly pro-poor investments in rural areas, where the majority of the world's most vulnerable live. Economic growth alone will not suffice; it needs to be socially inclusive to ensure sufficient access to food for all.

Pro-poor public investments include infrastructure benefitting smallholder family farmers, ensuring sustainable agriculture, reducing post-harvest food losses, strengthening land and water rights, and making sure that the poor and marginalized-whose ranks include many women and youth-have fair access to credit, farm inputs including seed and fertilizers, and the extension services that provide training and advice to rural smallholders.

Road improvement projects in Bangladesh, to cite an example, increased agricultural wages by 27 percent and greatly increased school enrollment for local boys and girls. Such investments can break the self-perpetuating cycle of rural poverty.

Beyond Short-Term Tactics

Along with more pro-poor investments, we need to promote wider and deeper use of social protection programmes to lift people out of poverty permanently by ensuring people do not slip back into it.

Social protection refers to programmes to provide basic needs. Providing a social protection floor ensures basic needs for all.

Social protection schemes can take many forms, from guaranteed employment in public works, cash or in-kind transfers to eligible beneficiaries and school feeding programmes. If well designed, they enable the poorest to undertake activities to earn more, rising above the poverty line.

In 2013 alone, social protection measures took around 150 million people out of extreme poverty. The growing acceptance and proliferation of social protection in the developing world imply recognition of their ability to immediately address poverty and hunger. Such schemes work and are affordable, especially compared to the cost and price of doing nothing.

Social protection offsets income shortfalls so that vulnerable households can avoid livelihood and food security shocks, which are particularly hard for rural households that are dependent on agriculture to recover from.

But it can do much more: it can help millions of family farmers and rural labourers move beyond short-termist survival tactics, and enable them to invest more in productive activities as well as their children's health and education.

Time is money, and that is no less true for the poor. Today, we know that even relatively small transfers to poor households, when regular and predictable, can insure against risks that might otherwise deter them from pursuing more income-generating activities.

Far from creating dependency or reducing work effort, social protection strengthens livelihoods. Increasing the purchasing power of the poor also benefits the wider community by increasing business opportunities, triggering a virtuous local economic growth cycle, especially welcome in typically neglected rural areas.

But social protection programmes, on their own, will not be enough. We need to integrate them with pro-poor agricultural investment programmes to derive more virtuous synergies.

Political commitment, partnerships and adequate funding are key to realizing this vision. Policies and plans for rural development, poverty reduction, food security and nutrition need to promote pro-poor investments and social protection to fight poverty and hunger, together with a broader set of interventions, notably in health and education.

We know what to do. We have the tools. Now we've made the pledge. So we must be the zero hunger generation.

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The Ocean, one of the most diverse places on the earth, is under threats for a quite long time. A healthy ocean with beautiful coasts and vibrant ocean wildlife is becoming a distant dream as the days pass. The flow of waste, including plastic and chemicals, to the seas across the world threatens the existence of several marine species, and also human beings indirectly. According to a report, wastage equivalent of a truckload enters into our oceans every minute, every day, all year long. In addition to these, the human intervention, hunt for whales and non-eco-friendly fishing habits make the situation worse. Who is going end this crisis and save our oceans?

Luckily, there are a number of non-profit marine conservation organisations across the world working to save our oceans, on behalf of all of us. These organisations, through different campaigns and other activities, are involved in protecting the ocean from all such harms and also try to restore a vibrant marine life. Here are 15 such organisations that are working hard to make sure that the oceans remain healthy and beautiful.

Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancyis a Washington, D.C. based leading advocacy group working for the protection of special marine habitats, the restoration of sustainable fisheries and most importantly, for reducing the human impact on ocean ecosystems. In order to save our oceans, the group focuses on educating the public and also advocating for policy changes for maintaining vibrant ocean wildlife. Among Ocean Conservancy's several efforts, International Coastal Cleanup programme- which the group has been hosting for over 30 years- brings millions of volunteers together to clean beaches across the world. The organization was initially known as the Delta Conservancy and later the Center for Environmental Education and the Center for Marine Conservation before receiving its current name.

Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to the protection of oceans and beaches around the world. Recognising the challenges that Ocean facing from pollution, offshore development and climate change, the California-based group acts on issues such as water quality, plastic pollution, beach access, coastal preservation and sustaining marine and coastal ecosystems. According to the group, its volunteers test the ocean waters all year long in order to make sure that the public is educated on their local water quality. Further, under its Ocean Friendly Gardens program, they also make beautiful landscapes that collect runoff before it reaches the ocean.

Oceana is another Washington D.C based ocean conservation and advocacy organisation committed to save and restore oceans through targeted policy campaigns. Founded in 2001, Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization exclusively working for the conservation of ocean. The organisation carries out targeted campaigns to prevent the collapse of fish populations, marine mammals and other damages to sea life resulted from industrial fishing and pollution. As part of its campaigns, Oceana is involved in efforts to end major sources of ocean pollution such as oil, mercury, aquaculture and shipping emissions. In addition, the organisation also campaigns for the protection of vulnerable places in the oceans, including the Arctic, the Aleutian Islands, the Mediterranean and Chile's Juan Fernandez Islands, among others.

Known for obstructing Japanese whaling activities in the Southern Ocean since 2005, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a Washington-based marine conservation organization with direct action tactics to save the oceans. Founded by Paul Watson, a former member of Greenpeace, in 1977, under the name Earth Force Society, the organization is involved in a number of "controversial activities" to protect the ocean and marine life. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society carries out operations that involve direct, non-lethal tactics including scuttling and disabling whaling vessels, intervening in seal hunts and throwing bottles of foul-smelling butyric acid onto whaling vessels at sea, among others. As a response to the organisations' effort, the Japanese government has called Sea Shepherd eco-terrorists for impeding their research.

5. Take 3

Take 3- A Clean Beach Initiative is an Australia based non-profit organisation focussing on the reduction plastic pollution in the oceans and beaches. As educating people on the risks of marine plastic pollution, the organisation encourages beach-goers to take just three pieces of rubbish before leaving the beach and places near any waterways or bodies. As millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year, this initiative believes in turning small efforts into big results to protect our oceans from plastic pollution.

The Green Peace organization, the most successful organizations working in the area of oceans, works towards several issues pertaining to the marine environment. With its vast networks across the world, the organisation argues big corporations to act to reduce their plastic footprint to end the flow of plastic into our oceans. In addition, Green Peace is also engaged in addressing unsustainable industrial fishing practices, climate change and ocean acidification.

Co-founded by husband-and-wife duo Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins, The 5 Gyres Institute is a non-profit organization that works for cutting plastics pollution through giving focus on primary research. The organisation says it fights against pollution through science, art, education, and adventure. As a result of their efforts, the organisations in 2015 could successfully help impose a ban on plastic microbeads used in skincare and cosmetic products in the United States.

The Colorado-based Oceanic Preservation Society focuses on promoting marine conservation and environmentalism. Founded by photographer and diving enthusiast Louie Psihoyos in 2005, the organisation was received attention for making the award-winning documentary, "The Cove." The documentary that created in 2009 was an eye-opener to the horrors of the annual Taiji dolphin hunt.

The US-based Environmental Defense Fund or EDF is known for its works in the area of global warming, ecosystem restoration and oceans. In addition to working with fishing communities to offer transitional and financial support, the organisation's goals include the curbing of overfishing and also begin sustainable fishing models in several countries.

Richard (Ric) O'Barry, who founded the project in 1982, is a person who has worked both within the dolphin captivity industry, and against it. RicO'Barry had trained five dolphins that were used in the TV series called Flipper. However, O'Barry transitioned from training to advocating against the captivity of dolphins after one of the Flipper dolphins died in his arms. O'Barry, who believes Kathy committed suicide, under this initiative, campaigning against Japan's cruel cetacean hunts and also for halting the Solomon Islands dolphin trade. He has also rescued and rehabilitated dolphins in many countries around the world.

11. Pretoma

Costa Rica-based Pretoma is a marine preservation group makes voices against the country's role in the international shark fin trade. The International Shark Foundation has listed over two hundred shark species as endangered and Costa Rica has become a focal point for this cruel trade. The organisation also carries out research to help protect ocean resources and to encourage sustainable fisheries policies in the country and Central America. As part of their efforts, Pretoma organises year-round public awareness marine conservation campaigns as well as education programs in educational institutions in the country.

New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council is a non-profit international environmental advocacy group works to protect the oceans from pollution and exploitation. The organisation supports the implementation of laws that help to save the marine life including allowing overfished species to rebound. In addition, the council takes necessary efforts to preserve ocean treasures, prevent destructive fishing practices and protect coastal communities from offshore drilling, among others.

The US-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a nonprofit research and higher education facility carrying out studies of all aspects of marine science and engineering. The institution, which houses scientists and engineers, works for resolving some of the significant problems currently being faced by our oceans. The organisation also involved in delivering unbiased information to help inform public policy, and also increasing awareness among people about the importance of protecting oceanic resources.

With a network of grassroots individual citizen activists, the Blue Frontier Campaign works towards the improvement of ocean policies in the 23 coastal states of the United States. According to Blue Frontier Campaign, the mission of the initiative is to construct the solution-oriented citizen engagement required to save our ocean, coasts and the communities. The initiative conducts regional meetings, public education campaigns and publishes books to achieve their goal. The campaign was founded by award-winning author and journalist David Helvarg in 2003.

Founded by Bahamas-native Kristal Ambrose, the Bahamas Plastic Movement's goal is to make the region free of plastic debris using research, education, citizen science, and policy change. The mission of the movement is to build a community of education and activism around plastic pollution. Launched in 2014, the movement conducts plastic education campus encourages people to join the programme by adopting a beach etc.
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Project AWARE is a non-profit organisation working with a team of volunteer scuba divers with a core focus on Shark Conservation and Marine Litter.

Sealegacy is a non-profit organisation formed by a group of experienced and renowned photographers, filmmakers, and storytellers who work towards making the oceans healthy and aboundant.

Over to you..

Do you know any other great organisation that should be added to this list?

Let's know in the comments below.

Disclaimer: The authors' views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of Marine Insight. Data and charts, if used, in the article have been sourced from available information and have not been authenticated by any statutory authority. The author and Marine Insight do not claim it to be accurate nor accept any responsibility for the same. The views constitute only the opinions and do not constitute any guidelines or recommendation on any course of action to be followed by the reader.

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Where is extreme poverty?

Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. See below for a breakdown of where people living with less than $1.90 per day are located.

413.3 million in Sub-Saharan Africa

216.4 million in South Asia

47.2 million in East Asia and Pacific

25.9 million in Latin America and the Caribbean

18.6 million in the Middle East and North Africa

7.1 million in Europe and Central Asia

Children living in extreme poverty

It is estimated that 104 million children under 5 are living in extreme poverty, while that number extends to 328 million for children under 18 (World Bank, 2016).

Children suffer the most when living in poverty. Their young, developing bodies are less resilient to the effects of living without clean water, food or health care. As a result, many children living in poverty suffer from malnutrition and disease. If left untreated-which is common due to limited access to health care-they cannot survive. It is estimated that less than a third of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive treatment.

Watch the story of 13-year-old Keynyang, a brave young boy trying to support his family after conflict forced them to flee their home in South Sudan. With no money or food, his family is trying to survive by eating leaves.

Keynyang's story demonstrates that extreme poverty is often the result of external factors that are far beyond the family's control. However, with the right support, there is hope. We have 40 years of experience of saving lives and supporting self-sufficiency for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. We are able to help communities become more resilient to external factors that cause extreme poverty, and help families recover from natural disasters or forced displacement.
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Solutions to Poverty and Hunger

Hunger and undernutrition are often linked to extreme poverty and lack of access to available, sufficient, nutritious food.

Action Against Hunger's food security and livelihoods programs aim to empower vulnerable communities to improve their access to food, income, and markets. We train and build the capacity of small-scale farmers to increase production, and safely store and market their crops.

In humanitarian emergencies, we provide cash transfers or cash-for-work programs to help families in crisis buy food and support local markets while also enabling them to make their own choices about their most urgent needs.

Our nutrition and health programs provide lifesaving treatment to children suffering from the deadliest form of hunger: acute malnutrition. We partner with parents and communities to educate and change behaviors - helping to prevent malnutrition and to spot signs of the illness early.

We reach more than 17 million people with lifesaving programs in 45+ countries.

We are there for children and families before and after disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and for whole communities to prosper. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

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I live in the US right now, and recent events led me to believe that I live in a bubble. No, not the bubble that had anything to do with the election (because frankly, I am sick and tired of talking about that). The environmental bubble.

I live in a subset of the population who composts even though we live in a city where it is far from convenient to do so. I have lists of CSAs in my area and my friends swap reviews on how diverse they are (read: how much kale we will have to eat if we sign up).

The other day, when a yoga student asked me, "Is eating meat bad for the environment?" I realized that the bubble was real.

By no means am I suggesting that I am the next superhero of the environment (although that would make for an excellent Halloween costume). However, I like to believe that many of us, when equipped with information, will do the right thing. Here are the top 9 things you can do to save the planet, with or without a green cape:

1. Stop eating meat (or at least reduce it).

The Environmental Working Group found that red meat is responsible for 10 to 40 times as many greenhouse emissions as common vegetables and grains. If the grain fed to livestock were fed to people, we could feed 800 million people! Reduce your footprint and go meatless.

2. Stop eating dairy.

This has some of the same bleak statistics as mentioned in point one, as well as the fact that it takes a lot of feed to keep a dairy cow alive. 66 per cent of all crop calories goes to cows, and cow farts account for 28 per cent of all methane emissions related to human activity. Yes, I just wrote cow farts.

3. Change your car driving habits.

We don't all have the luxury of walking everywhere, but vehicles are the biggest compromise to our air. Those tailpipes are at street level, where we can inhale the polluted air directly. Consider a world where you carpool, Uber, walk, or take public transit more often.

4. Notice how you use water.

We have a lot of water in Canada, but we also use a lot of water, and 65 per cent of what we use is in the bathroom. Have shorter showers. Don't leave the tap running when you're brushing your teeth. Buy an energy efficient showerhead. It all helps.

5. Reduce the amount of paper in your life.

Do you know that 40% of the world's commercially cut timber is used for paper? This endangers natural habitats and uses a ton of water. Since it has become inexpensive to print, we do it without thinking. And lest you think you are paperless, think about your bank statements, the paper towels you use to clean the countertops, the junk mail you haven't opted out of and the way you wrap your Christmas presents. There are many areas where each of us can help to lessen paper production.

6. Use a refillable water bottle and reusable lunch containers.

Bottled water and throw away packaging is wasteful. Landfills are overfilling with water bottles alone. It is also estimated that 3 litres of water is used to package 1 litre of bottled water. It is time to splurge on bottles and BPA lunch packages that will last. Failing that, a mason jar never hurt anyone, except perhaps your desire to not be seen as a hipster.

7. Be mindful of what you throw in the trash.

From kitchen scraps that can be used to make stocks to items that can be recycled, our trash should be less full the more aware we get. Channel your inner grandmother and see how many times things can be reused or repurposed rather than simply thrown away.

8. Bag it yourself.

Before venturing out on your next shopping trip, make sure you've some reusable shopping bags with you. Plastic bags are a huge threat to marine life, and they're an inconvenience to the environment. Reusable bags are the way to go!

9. Borrow or fix rather than buy.

Buying throwaway fashion is detrimental for the environment - 1 kg of fabric generates 23 kg of greenhouse gases! Start thinking about keeping what you own and become more discerning. Darn your socks and sew on new buttons. Borrow clothes if you find you are in between sizes.

Kids don't have a monopoly on capes (or on Halloween for that matter...step back, kids). Super environmental heroes, unite!

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Warning - Level 3, COVID-19 risk in Brazil is high

What is the current situation?

COVID-19 risk in Brazil is high. CDC recommends travelers avoid all nonessential international travel to Brazil. Some examples of essential travel may include traveling for humanitarian aid work, medical reasons, or family emergencies. Older adults, people of any age with certain underlying medical conditions, and others at increased risk for severe illness should consider postponing all travel, including essential travel, to Brazil.

If you get sick in Brazil and need medical care, resources may be limited. Plan ahead and learn more about Getting Health Care Abroad.

If you get sick with COVID-19 (or test positive for COVID-19, even if you have no symptoms) while abroad, you may be isolated or not be permitted to return to the United States until you have recovered fully from your illness. If you get exposed to a person with COVID-19 while abroad, you may be quarantined or not be permitted to return to the United States until 14 days after your last exposure.

What can travelers do to protect themselves and others?

If you travel, take steps to protect yourself and others from COVID-19:

Avoid close contact by staying at least 6 feet (about 2 arms' length) away from anyone who is not from your household.

Wear a mask to keep your nose and mouth covered when in public settings.

Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.

Avoid contact with anyone who is sick.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

Do not travel if you are sick.

What do I need to do after I travel?

You may have been exposed to COVID-19 on your travels (domestic and/or international). You may feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can be contagious without symptoms and spread the virus to others. You and your travel companions (including children) pose a risk to your family, friends, and community for 14 days after you were exposed to the virus. Regardless of where you traveled or what you did during your trip, take these actions to protect others from getting sick:

Because you traveled to a destination where COVID-19 risk is high, also take the following steps after travel:

See CDC's After Travel webpage for more information. Follow state and local recommendations or requirements after travel.

Clinician information

Healthcare providers should obtain a detailed travel history for patients with symptoms of potential COVID-19 infection, including: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and sore throat. If you suspect a traveler has COVID-19, see Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) for information on evaluating, reporting, clinical care guidance, and infection control.

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Pessoas solidárias se unem para ajudar famílias que vivem na extrema pobreza

Em novembro, o IBGE revelou o tamanho do sofrimento imposto aos brasileiros pela crise econômica. De 2014 a 2018, mais de 4,5 milhões de pessoas passaram a viver na extrema pobreza. Daí a importância do trabalho solidário dos cidadãos que se uniram para amenizar as dificuldades de tanta gente. A repórter Isabella Scalabrini encontrou alguns exemplos em Minas Gerais.

Gustavo está se divertindo ajudando na montagem das cestas básicas. Ele não sabe, mas já é um voluntário; 150 pessoas reúnem, num galpão, na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, alimentos, roupas, colchões, brinquedos. As doações são levadas em caminhões e entregues a moradores de regiões pobres do norte de Minas. O grupo trabalha o ano todo para fazer essa boa ação de três em três meses.

"Isso devia ser feito praticamente diariamente, porque a fome é o ano todo. Ela não é só no Natal", diz a vendedora Luciana Santos, presidente da ONG.

"Às vezes acontece, por exemplo, você vestir uma roupinha numa criança e, em três meses, ela ainda estar com a mesma roupa, esperando a gente voltar lá para trocar aquela roupa, porque não tem outra mesmo", conta a promotora de eventos Marlene Valverde.

Em um dos maiores conjuntos de favelas da capital mineira, a associação de moradores também arrecada alimentos e distribui cestas. "Os relatos que chegam aqui diariamente são fortes. A gente não imagina que do lado da casa da gente tem pessoas com necessidades. Às vezes até na família da gente mesmo", explica Cristiane Pereira, presidente da Associação de Moradores da Vila do Cafezal, em Belo Horizonte.

Na casa de dona de casa Eliane Pereira, falta quase tudo. Ela e as três filhas estão desempregadas. "Tem vez que eu não tenho pão para dar às crianças. Não tem leite. Mas Deus está dando força. A gente consegue sobreviver".

Os mantimentos chegam. É despensa cheia por um tempo. A comida vai logo para a panela: "Arroz, o feijão, o angu. Uma muchibinha que eu ganhei no açougue e um quiabinho que está ali, que eu ganhei no sacolão".

Muitas pessoas recebem doações pelo Brasil afora. Agora, imagine alguém chegar na sua casa, feita de madeira reaproveitada e lona, e oferecer uma casa novinha, no mesmo lugar. Foi o que aconteceu em uma comunidade em Belo Horizonte, com o Gabriel e a Raiane.

"Não é todo dia que aparecem pessoas assim na vida da gente, batendo na porta de sua casa, perguntando: 'oi, você quer uma casa nova? Você quer uma ajuda? Você quer isso?''", destaca Raiane dos Santos Pereira, de 24 anos.

A casa de madeira pré-moldada é feita em dois dias. O grupo já ergueu mais de quatro mil casas desse tipo em todo o Brasil. "A intenção é que a gente construa uma moradia emergencial para que a família possa dar uma desafogada e começar a pensar em outras questões em relação à comunidade que ela mora, a vivência que ela tem.", fala Valter Gomes, gestor da ONG Teto.

Gabriel e Raiane têm dois filhos. A renda do casal, fazendo pizza, é de quase um salário mínimo por mês. A casa doada é só o começo de um sonho em família. "Uma casa mais confortável para os meus meninos, ver eles crescendo, o que cada criança merece. Uma família merece", diz o pizzaiolo Gabriel Ferreira Costa.

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Does your heart break every time you see those little eyes looking at you from your car windows, asking for money or trying to sell you a candy?  It is time to TAKE ACTION.  Here are some of the projects that are going on and that need your help!  Let´s make a difference!

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Melhorar a vida de crianças que vivem na pobreza ou em vulnerabilidade social é o desejo de muitas pessoas. E isso não é por acaso. No Brasil, de acordo com um levantamento da Fundação Abrinq, 40,2% das pessoas com até 14 anos vivem em situação de pobreza, quase 4 milhões vivem em favelas e 17,5% das nossas adolescentes se tornaram mães antes de completarem 19 anos.

A pobreza e a desigualdade social são fortes propulsores para que essas crianças e jovens tenham mais dificuldades. Eles estão sujeitos a altos índices de violência (inclusive doméstica), evasão escolar e até problemas de saúde, sobretudo àqueles que vivem em locais sem saneamento básico.

Mas, como modificar esse quadro? Apoiando e contribuindo com projetos sociais sérios e que realmente façam a diferença na vida dessas pessoas. Quer saber mais? Veja algumas ideias que selecionamos e que você precisa conhecer!

O projeto "O futuro começa em casa" teve início em 2011, em uma comunidade da cidade de Recife chamada Bomba do Hemetério e tinha como meta inicial beneficiar 250 famílias. O objetivo principal é trabalhar para que crianças e adolescentes, que estão vivendo em situação de pobreza, tenham uma casa melhor para morar.

Com este projeto é possível propiciar também um ambiente mais favorável para o rendimento escolar, até mesmo por conta da menor incidência de doenças devido a salubridade ambiental. Sendo assim, é possível termos melhores condições para o desenvolvimento dessas pessoas em ambientes diversos, seja ele escolar, social ou pessoal.

Hoje, o projeto já aumentou a sua meta e visa beneficiar 750 famílias em todo o Nordeste, com foco nos estados da Bahia e do Pernambuco. Já são 255 pessoas beneficiadas e 51 moradias reparadas.

Tecnologias sociais são metodologias e técnicas que embasam ações, projetos e programas. No ChildFund Brasil, nós trabalhos junto com organizações sociais parceiras. Assim, avaliamos as necessidades básicas e características de cada comunidade, visando criar uma metodologia que seja capaz de melhorar a vida daquelas pessoas.

Algumas tecnologias que merecem destaque estão listadas abaixo.

Olhares em foco

A partir da fotografia, os adolescentes e os jovens são convidados a debaterem e refletirem sobre várias questões, favorecendo a cultura participativa em prol do bem-estar coletivo.

Os participantes realizam cursos em oficinas que, além de ensinar fotografia, também levantam debates sobre questões de identidade, cidadania, direitos e deveres, buscando aguçar a visão desses jovens.

Em 2017, foram 447 beneficiados entre 6 e 24 anos, com 34 exposições comunitárias realizadas.

Terapia Comunitária

A ideia é promover rodas de terapia nas quais os participantes compartilham suas experiências e sabedorias, tornando todos co-responsáveis na busca por soluções para problemas e sofrimentos do cotidiano. As rodas podem ser feitas com toda a comunidade ou divididas por faixa etária.

Essa é uma ótima maneira de ajudar as pessoas a lidarem melhor com suas dores e angústias, com benefícios que vão além do que apenas o campo emocional, mas também promovem melhoras no corpo e no bem-estar de forma global.

Em 2017, foram mais de 1000 pessoas beneficiadas por mês, com idades a partir de 6 anos.

Casinha de cultura

São espaço de convivência para crianças, adolescentes, jovens e adultos, permitindo que eles encontrem estímulos e condições que ajudem a fortalecer os vínculos comunitários, familiares e também suas referências culturais.

Músicas tradicionais, brincadeiras antigas e contação de história são algumas das atividades realizadas buscando sempre fortalecer os vínculos comunitários e fazer com que os participantes tenham orgulho das suas raízes.

Em 2017, foram beneficiadas 2.813 pessoas em 22 casinhas de cultura.

Luta pela Paz

Os adolescentes e jovens que se encontram em maior risco social são o foco desta tecnologia, que usa o esporte como forma de promover o empoderamento e o protagonismo juvenil.

Aqui, esses adolescentes e jovens têm contato com o boxe e outras artes marciais, e ainda: suporte social, liderança juvenil, educação e acesso ao trabalho.

Em 2017, 1.957 pessoas foram beneficiadas, com mais de 130 turmas em 22 organizações parceiras.

Água Pura para Crianças

Desenvolvida em parceria entre o ChildFund Brasil e a empresa P&G, a iniciativa busca levar água potável às comunidades rurais, nas quais ainda se usam poços escavados à mão, rios ou lagos para a retirada da água usada no consumo das famílias.

São distribuídos sachês de purificação e as famílias são instruídas sobre as formas adequadas de utilização. Os benefícios são inúmeros, mas o destaque é principalmente para a queda significativa do número de atendimentos hospitalares por questões como diarreia, vômitos, manchas na pele, anemia e outros problemas.

Essa é uma tecnologia voltada à educação financeira, beneficiando os adultos e familiares das comunidades. Para isso são formados grupos locais que buscam soluções para superar a pobreza, por meio da formação de poupanças coletivas, troca de experiências, mobilização social, solidariedade comunitária e desenvolvimento de iniciativas empreendedoras.

Apesar do foco ser os adultos, a iniciativa consegue impactar toda a estrutura familiar. Em 2017, 1.232 adultos foram beneficiados por mês.

Desde 2013, universitários da cidade de Campinas que moram no bairro Campo Belo atuam no Projeto Soprar. Essa iniciativa começou, principalmente, devido ao incômodo causado pela educação precária que o sistema de ensino público da região fornecia.

Estes universitários começaram a dar aulas de reforço escolar para crianças entre 7 e 10 anos de idade. O grupo possui 30 voluntários e conta com estudantes das mais diversas áreas: enfermagem, arquitetura, letras, educação física, economia e psicologia. Esses voluntários vem fazendo a diferença na vida de cada criança. Eles também conseguiram envolver a comunidade no projeto, formando mais agentes transformadores de mudança.

Como a pobreza interfere na vida das crianças?

A pobreza e a desigualdade social são fatores que dificultam muito o pleno desenvolvimento de crianças, jovens e adolescentes em todo o nosso país.

Um exemplo são os maus-tratos e o abandono. Os pais ou responsáveis legais têm o dever de oferecerem condições para que uma criança possa desenvolver, como roupas, abrigo, alimentação e educação.

Infelizmente, isso não é uma realidade para muitas das crianças brasileiras. Algumas famílias não têm condições financeiras para comprar o básico em termos de alimentação, e outras ainda abandonam seus filhos por diversas questões, sendo o uso de drogas o mais recorrente.

Tudo isso é bastante comum e faz com que muitos acabem pedindo dinheiro nas ruas, saindo da escola para procurarem emprego ou até partindo para a violência ou o tráfico. Sem educação, as chances para superar a pobreza diminuem, o que se torna um ciclo maléfico.

Os projetos sociais visam, justamente, oferecer maneiras de tornar as crianças e jovens autossuficientes, além de melhorarem as condições das famílias e das comunidades em geral.

Afinal, é importante que essas crianças tenham uma base sólida, ou seja, um ambiente seguro e saudável para que possam se desenvolver plenamente, além de acesso à educação, saneamento básico e condições adequadas para vislumbrarem um futuro promissor, vencendo a pobreza.

É justamente nisso que o ChildFund Brasil acredita e trabalha, com diversos projetos e tecnologias que visam apoiar essas crianças e comunidades, oferecendo condições mais dignas e justas de desenvolvimento e de superação da pobreza.

Como você pode ajudar a melhorar a vida de crianças em situação de pobreza?

Já deu para perceber que são muitas as iniciativas que visam ajudar as pessoas em situação de pobreza, não é? Mesmo quem não tem condições de contribuir financeiramente apoiando esses projetos também pode dar a sua ajuda: doando o seu tempo e sendo voluntário nas ONGs.

Para quem deseja contribuir financeiramente, existem muitas possibilidades, já que as organizações costumam pedir contribuições pequenas mas que, quando somadas, são capazes de mudar vidas.

Apadrinhamento

No ChildFund Brasil, por exemplo, trabalhamos com o apadrinhamento de crianças. O processo é simples, você acessa o nosso site, lê as histórias das crianças que atendemos em nossos vários projetos e escolhe aquela que deseja apadrinhar.

Então, você realiza uma doação mensal com valor mínimo de R$ 67. Todo o valor arrecadado com essas contribuições vai para um fundo coletivo e é investido nas tecnologias sociais e em programas que ajudam a impactar positivamente em médio e longo prazo na comunidade da criança apadrinhada.

Quem desejar, ainda poderá se corresponder com o afilhado, por meio de cartas ou até enviando presentes em datas especiais. Além de ajudar no desenvolvimento emocional da criança, você poderá acompanhar de que forma a sua doação tem contribuído para modificar essa vida.

Como você viu, existem muitas iniciativas e projetos sérios que realmente ajudam a melhorar a vida de crianças em situação de pobreza - e muitos deles dependem da sua ajuda.

Se você gostou deste conteúdo, baixe o nosso e-book e descubra como as doações podem realmente transformar vidas, lendo histórias reais de crianças que superaram a pobreza graças aos programas do Childfund!

O ChildFund Brasil é uma organização de desenvolvimento social que por meio de uma sólida experiência na elaboração e no monitoramento de programas e projetos sociais mobiliza pessoas para a transformação de vidas. Crianças, adolescentes, jovens, famílias e comunidades em situação de risco social são apoiadas para que possam exercer com plenitude o direito à cidadania.

LEIA TAMBÉM

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Melhorar a vida de crianças que vivem na pobreza ou em vulnerabilidade social é o desejo de muitas pessoas. E isso não é por acaso. No Brasil, de acordo com um levantamento da Fundação Abrinq, 40,2% das pessoas com até 14 anos vivem em situação de pobreza, quase 4 milhões vivem em favelas e 17,5% das nossas adolescentes se tornaram mães antes de completarem 19 anos.

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Let´s engage on these projects and GET INSPIRATION for MORE ACTIONS to take the little children away from the streets and put them in schools.  They deserve to study and grow in a safe environment!

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How can travelers help when money is clearly not the answer? Here's 10 alternative ideas for helping street children.

A TRAVELER WALKS down the red-light district of Manila City, Philippines. Carrying a backpack, a distressed expression and a pack of eager street children at his heels, he is left at a crossroads - to give or not to give?

Some yield to the desperate pleas, guilt ridden for the clean beds they know are waiting for them; others stare into space, hoping that their polite dismissal really is for the best.

This is not an uncommon sight in countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil and India, wherein the divide between the "haves" and the "have-nots" is extreme. Though poverty is a global issue, the evidence of such despair is most blatantly displayed in developing nations.

There is no avoiding a child's eyes looking up at you, an amputee holding out an empty McDonald's cup or a mother and infant sitting in the blazing heat hoping to look "pathetic" enough to warrant the charity of a few coins.

It is an anxiety-ridden dilemma.

Knowing that these kids have not only been damaged by their homeless state, but also by the constant sexual, physical and emotional abuse, makes saying "no" a tortuous task. However, handing out a few coins results in sense of helplessness as this donation often goes to their "beggar masters," drugs or to parents who often spend it on alcohol or illegal substances.

Therefore, how can travelers help when money is clearly not the answer? Here's 10 things you can do:

1. Volunteer

There is no avoiding a child's eyes looking up at you, an amputee holding out an empty McDonald's cup.

Even if you're not part of the Peace Corps or United Planet Quest, does not mean that you can't reach out.

Aside from volunteer vacation programs such as Global Volunteers, you can do your part, even for just a day, with a legitimate agency. There are several directories of international outreach opportunities online, such as Idealist.org, Eyesong.org and Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree forum on volunteerism.

If you are interested in a more direct method, then head over to the local church, mosque, temple and ask if they need any help or know any local programs or schools where you can take part.

You can also peruse the internet and search for community organizations such as Hands on Manila in the Philippines, Asha.org in India or Streetfriends.org in Cambodia.

2. Give A Moment

The simplest and the most valuable thing you can give to a child is time. Rather than brushing them off to make your way to the next tourist site, spend some time to ask them their names, what they like to do, or their favorite games.

Traveler, writer and co-founder of the Ethical Traveler, Jeff Greenwald stated in an interview with the Globe and Mail that "Generosity doesn't have to mean giving away things. Sharing a bit of yourself, opening a window into your own world, is a good place to begin."

3. Eat Together

If you've made a connection with a particular child, dining together is a great way to spend time with someone whilst letting them enjoy a warm meal. Try to eat together in one of the local eateries rather than a fast food chain.

Not only will it be healthier but it will also let the child feel more secure knowing that you are interested in his or her country and culture. However, remain cautious when extending the invitiation, as one may end up meaning that you're taking the entire community out for a treat.

4. Share Your World

Giving things such as pens, candies or clothes may seem like a great alternative, but it often leads to a whole slew of problems.

Not only does it breed materialism, it also promotes unhealthy competition and makes them view begging as a "fun" possibility. Rather than learning anything from travelers, children come to view foreigners as gift dispensers.

Author and vagabonder Jeff Greenwald states in Straight.com that it becomes like "trick-or-treating" for the kids. Louis, a traveler from Ottawa says on the Journeywoman.com board that handing out pens and balloons often causes fights, pollution and "gets children used to systematically ask for things."

In Jeff Greenwald's article "A Fistful of Rupees: Coping with Begging on Third World Trails" he recounts an experience with some kids from Delhi and the power of an inflatable globe:

"Cornered by a troupe of 10-year-old beggars in Delhi, I pulled out a small, inflatable world globe. What started as a feeding frenzy quickly became a geography lesson. The kids immediately began matching bits of news they'd heard on the radio - about Russia, Japan and the U.S. - to the appropriate countries, and argued heatedly about why India was pink and Pakistan blue."

5. Play With Pictures

Another great tool is your digital camera. Kids love to ham it up and in my experience, they will often burst into excited shrieks and start making funny faces, flashing "peace signs" or doing group photo ops. If you can, show them the results, and guaranteed you'll have a ton of kids squealing with excitement and eager to do another round of wacky poses.

6. Feel the Music

If you're musically inclined (or in denial of being tone-deaf), try singing a few lines of a global pop song like Michael Jackson's "Thriller." More often than not, you'll have kid's belting out the lyrics with an accompanying "moonwalk."

7. Create a Picture

If you want to leave a part of yourself behind, then how about a postcard of your hometown or a drawing of cities you've visited? Not only will you be sharing a part of where you're from or where you've been, but it also provides a great image of the world beyond the slums. You can make it even more personal by writing a few words or do a group drawing session on the postcard.

8. Teach Each Other

Even if you're not the artistic type, getting the kids involved in a spontaneous 'arts and crafts' session is a great way to get their creative juices flowing.

Small projects such as showing them some cool Origami techniques (or paper airplanes) or making simple bracelets with some string will be a mutually inspiring activity. If you'd like to do something more in-depth, you can also check out an charity organizations that specialize in this field.

9. Learn Local Slang

Have the children teach you some of the local lingo. In turn, share some funny phrases in your language. This method beats any phrase book you can buy, as you'll be learning the key phrases to getting around the city. In turn you'll gain a few friends and make them feel like they've done something special.

10. Donate To Local Orgs

Just because the jingling coins in your pocket are rendered useless on the street, remember that there are still ways to shell out those pennies without the guilt.

You can head over to the local schools or organizations and donate books, coloring materials and other learning paraphernalia.

Do some internet sleuthing and find out how you can help out when you return home. A great read is Emma Jacobs article on helping the locals you leave behind.

Though there aren't any clear cut answers, recognizing that poverty is a global issue and that children all over the world deserve a future is the first step in the right direction. As Dr. Loretta Scott famously said: "We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."
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Você gostaria de ajudar algum orfanato? Na verdade, o termo mais adequado é abrigo, já que a maioria das crianças que vive nesse tipo de instituição tem pai e/ou mãe. Reformulando: você tem vontade de se aproximar de um abrigo para crianças, contribuindo financeiramente ou com trabalho voluntário? Ou pensa em dar um passo maior e adotar uma criança? Confira abaixo um pequeno guia com orientações que podem te ajudar a melhorar a vida de crianças e adolescentes carentes.

Como encontrar um orfanato em sua região - Instituições religiosas podem ser um bom caminho. Igrejas católicas e centros espíritas, entre outros, costumam ajudar e até mesmo mantem orfanatos e abrigos. Organizações não-governamentais (ONGs) são outra alternativa. A Padrinho Nota 10, por exemplo, mantém uma página na internet com uma lista de orfanatos dividida por estados de todo o país.

Doações - Muitos abrigos e orfanatos não só aceitam como dependem de doações para sobreviver. Mas tenha cuidado antes de despachar para eles tudo aquilo que você não utiliza e ocupa espaço em sua casa. Antes de doar, entre em contato com a organização que você pretende ajudar para saber de que tipo de material/alimento eles realmente necessitam. Se a intenção é fazer uma doação em dinheiro, a maior parte das instituições mantém conta em bancos e aceita depósitos bancários. Pessoas físicas não podem abater doações a orfanatos e asilos do Imposto de Renda.

Adoção - Se você pretende adotar, o primeiro passo a ser tomado é procurar a Vara de Infância e Juventude de seu município para preencher o Cadastro Nacional de Adoção. Para fazer parte do cadastro é preciso cumprir alguns requisitos como ter idade mínima de 18 anos, apresentar petição preparada por advogado ou defensor público, passar por curso e avaliação e participar de entrevista técnica. O site do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) traz todos os detalhes do processo, que é o único meio legal de adoção no Brasil. É importante lembrar que não se pode adotar crianças visitando maternidades, orfanatos e abrigos diretamente. Caso você conheça alguma gestante decidida a entregar-lhe o bebê assim que ele nasça, ainda assim é necessário procurar a Vara de Infância e Juventude. Por meio do site do CNJ também é possível acessar estatísticas sobre o perfil de crianças que fazem parte do cadastro; hoje a maior parte das crianças presentes no cadastro é do sexo masculino e tem mais de 9 anos de idade.

Denúncias - Caso você tome conhecimento de abusos ou maus tratos praticados por instituições cuja função é a de proteger crianças adolescentes, você pode ligar para o Disque 100, serviço da Secretaria de Direitos Humanos da Presidência da República que recebe e encaminha denúncias de violações dos diretos humanos. Como o nome sugere, basta discar 100 de qualquer aparelho de telefone. O serviço funciona 24 horas todos os dias da semana. As Varas de Infância e Juventude também podem ser acionadas para essa finalidade.

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The DEEP's Forest Fire Control Office urges all who enjoy the use of Connecticut's parks, forests and open spaces, to use fires with caution and heed the following recommendations especially during forest fire season:

For Connecticut homeowners, the following steps are suggested to protect your family members and home:

Make a fire safe zone around your house. Clean flammable vegetation and debris from at least 30 feet around the house and any outbuildings;

Prune away the lower limbs of evergreens that are within the fire safe zone. Evergreens catch fire easily during dry periods and burn quickly;

Remove any limbs which overhang the roof or chimney;

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Descubra como evitar as queimadas e preservar o meio ambiente com atitudes simples que podem salvar vidas.

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O tempo seco que vem em épocas como o inverno traz também um grande perigo: as queimadas, que resultam na queima de grandes extensões de vegetação. O risco de incêndios ameaça não apenas áreas de preservação isoladas, mas também centros urbanos, já que 90% dos focos começam por razões humanas.

Entenda como você pode ajudar a evitar as queimadas e confira algumas dicas de vão ajudar a diminuir os riscos.

Todo cuidado é pouco

Qualquer fagulha pode atuar sobre a vegetação ressecada pela falta de chuvas. Os focos de incêndio podem ter origens naturais. Porém a maioria dos casos tem origem humana e, em áreas urbanas, começam próximos a habitações.

Veja a seguir algumas dicas de como evitar as queimadas:

1. Evite jogar bitucas de cigarro no chão

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O ideal é que você pare de fumar, mas, se continuar, evite jogar bitucas de cigarro acesas no chão. Procure locais específicos de descarte, como coletores espalhados pela cidade. Ou simplesmente jogue-os apagados em uma lata de lixo, mas nunca no chão muito menos próximo a grama ou vegetação de qualquer tipo.

2. Não solte balões

Soltar balões é crime previsto no Art. 42 da Lei de Crimes Ambientais. A pena para quem comete esse crime é de um a três anos de detenção além de pagar multa. Ela pode ainda ser acumulativa em caso de reincidência.

Balões são um dos principais motivos para enormes incêndios florestais. Eles também colocam em risco a vida de centenas de pessoas se caírem em áreas urbanas, onde podem interromper até mesmo o fornecimento de energia elétrica por danificarem fios. Evitar balões é uma das principais formas de evitar as queimadas.

3. Não faça fogueiras próximas a vegetação

Em algumas regiões do Brasil é comum que fogueiras sejam acesas em noites frias, mas elas são um risco. Principalmente se forem montadas em áreas próximas à vegetação seca e pastagens, o que pode ocasionar em um gigantesco incêndio.

4. Evite queimar móveis ou lixo

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Para se desfazer de lixo, muitas pessoas preferem queimá-lo a descartá-lo da forma correta com o auxílio de limpeza urbana. Não faça isso! Descarte o lixo de forma correta.

Da mesma forma, realize o descarte de latas de alumínio e pedaços de vidro de meios corretos. Esses objetos podem esquentar ou refletir raios em folhas de jornal, por exemplo, e iniciar fagulhas que se transformam em focos de incêndio maiores futuramente.

5. Capine a área perto de sua casa

Se você mora em áreas com alta vegetação, diminua o risco de queimadas capinando faixas de terra próximas à sua propriedade. O risco de queimadas é maior em propriedades cercadas com vegetação bruta, sem qualquer contenção.

6. Molhe faixas de terra seca

Sempre que puder, molhe faixas de terra e grama que estiverem secas próximas de sua residência. Dessa forma, é possível diminuir as chances de alguma faísca começar um incêndio de grandes proporções em áreas urbanas ou de preservação.

O que fazer em caso de queimadas

Em casos de incêndios próximos a residências ou em áreas de vegetação isoladas, o melhor a fazer é chamar os bombeiros através do número 193. Informe a localidade, se possível em detalhes, para que os profissionais cheguem a tempo para conter as chamas. Nunca tente apagá-las você mesmo! Afaste-se imediatamente e espere o auxílio chegar.

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On the occasion of the Global Education Week for Education (24 April-1st May), educators and their unions around the world have joined hands with the Global Campaign for Education to call upon governments to make the right to inclusive, equitable, quality, free public education a reality.

Running under the slogan "My Education, My right(s)", this year's campaign seeks to (re)claim the right to education. The Global Education Week for Education ( GAWE) 2019 reaffirms the need for countries to come up with concrete strategies and actions to achieve SDG4 on quality education, as well as all the other SDGs and education-related targets.

In 2015, UN and UNESCO member states committed to provide free and equitable primary and secondary education and to ensure that all children have access to quality early childhood education and affordable quality technical, vocational and higher education. The governments also committed to increase the number of qualified teachers and to ensure that educators are empowered, adequately recruited, well-trained, professionally qualified, motivated and supported within well-resourced, efficient and effectively governed systems.

These commitments are yet to be fulfilled less than 12 years before the 2030 deadline for their achievement. On current trends, it is clear that the global education goal will not be achieved by 2030.

"We urge governments and the UN to take immediate measures to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG) 4, and indeed all the SDGs," said EI General Secretary, David Edwards. This will require unequivocal commitment to the right to education, demonstrated through increased investment in education, teachers and all education workers," he stressed.

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Publicado em: 10 de dezembro de 2019

Foram encontrados produtos de origem internacional entre resíduos coletados em área do Médio Solimões, na Amazônia Central. Pesquisadora de iniciação científica ainda deve verificar presença de microplástico no solo

Uma garrafa peruana de Coca-Cola da edição especial de natal de 2016 no Peru foi encontrada em 2019 em região de floresta da região do Médio Solimões, Amazônia Central.

A embalagem foi coletada durante pesquisa do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica ( Pibic) do Instituto Mamirauá com o objetivo de identificar e classificar resíduos sólidos encontrados em florestas de várzea, ecossistema amazônico alagável caracterizado pela dinâmica de cheias e secas.

A pesquisa que conta com o apoio do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) começou em agosto conduzida pela estudante de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Estadual do Amazonas (UEA), Zeneide Silva.

"Os resultados propõem um questionamento. Afinal, como que uma garrafa de Coca-Cola como essa, do Peru, vem parar no meio da floresta amazônica três anos depois de fabricada? ", questiona Elias Neto, o coorientador do projeto e pesquisador do Grupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia Florestal do Instituto Mamirauá, organização social fomentada pelo Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (MCTIC).

Para o estudo, Zeneide coletou resíduos em cinco parcelas, áreas de um hectare cada definidas previamente e onde são realizadas pesquisas do GP Ecologia Florestal. As áreas de amostragem estão localizadas na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, unidade de conservação da região de várzea.

A coleta aconteceu entre os dias 11 e 13 de novembro em metade das parcelas - que totalizou 2,5 hectares. Para o campo, os pesquisadores aproveitaram a mesma logística do grupo de pesquisa, que realiza medições anuais nas parcelas.

A cada hectare, 600 gramas de lixo

Foi encontrada uma média de 600 g de resíduos sólidos por hectare para esse tipo de floresta de várzea, o equivalente a 60% da produção diária de lixo por pessoa no Brasil.

O número, de acordo com Elias, pode ser considerado alto. "Apesar de não termos outras pesquisas como parâmetro, encontramos uma média de 15 itens de resíduos por hectare - o que eu considero muita coisa", afirma.

Plástico é maioria

Os itens encontrados foram variados, como escovas, embalagens de produtos cosméticos, bacias, pedaços de brinquedos, copos e utensílios domésticos.

Na composição dos resíduos, o material se dividiu entre 84% de plástico, 8% de borracha e 8% de isopor.

"Alguns produtos já se encontravam com a embalagem deteriorada, mas, em alguns, conseguimos identificar o código de barras", explica Elias. Com essa identificação, os pesquisadores detectaram, além da garrafa de refrigerante proveniente do Peru, a origem estadunidense de um selante de silicone.

As hipóteses sobre como os resíduos chegaram até uma área central da floresta amazônica são diversas: o lixo pode ter sido proveniente de descarte inadequado nas cidades próximas, como Tefé, e levado até a floresta pelos rios, ou vindo de barcos que passam pela região. "A grande questão é por que ele foi parar lá", explica o pesquisador.

Os pesquisadores querem ampliar a área de amostra para entender melhor a dimensão do problema de poluição por resíduos sólidos na floresta amazônica. Para isso, entretanto, necessitam de financiamento, já que os custos com logística e análises são altos.

Presença de microplástico no solo

Durante a expedição, também foram coletadas amostras de solo, que estão em fase de análise pela estudante.

O objetivo é identificar se há a presença de microplásticos no solo da região, materiais ligados à intoxicação.

"Se encontrarmos microplástico nesse solo coletado, vai ser interessante continuar e fazer mais pesquisas", afirma a jovem.

Elias afirma que já foi detectado esse tipo de material em peixes amazônicos e as consequências da contaminação na fauna e na flora ainda são pouco conhecidas. Deve-se, de acordo com o engenheiro florestal, tentar entender se é possível haver algum tipo de impacto desses materiais na capacidade de regeneração da floresta.

O pesquisador defende que o estudo, que finaliza em julho do ano que vem, deve abrir portas para novas pesquisas sobre a temática na região. "Se a gente encontrar na floresta amazônica, um dos lugares mais remotos da Terra, quem garante que não pode ser encontrado em qualquer outro lugar? ", pergunta.

Texto: Júlia de Freitas

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Lixo na floresta: pesquisa mostra alta quantidade de resíduos sólidos em região da Amazônia

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Publicado em: 10 de dezembro de 2019 Foram encontrados produtos de origem internacional entre resíduos coletados em área do Médio Solimões, na Amazônia Central. Pesquisadora de iniciação científica ainda deve verificar presença de microplástico no solo Uma garrafa peruana de Coca-Cola da edição especial de natal de 2016 no Peru foi encontrada em 2019 em região de floresta da região do Médio Solimões, Amazônia Central.

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Entre os elementos indispensáveis à vida, o ar é um dos principais. Mesmo com enorme relevância para os seres vivos, o ar tem sofrido drásticos impactos provenientes da ação antrópica.
As atividades humanas provocam a poluição do ar, que pode refletir em enormes danos para a natureza e para o próprio homem.

Nos últimos anos, o que mais se destaca nos meios de comunicação são notícias relacionadas ao clima, tais como: a poluição do ar que é gerada pela queima de combustíveis fósseis, emissão de gases industriais, queimadas, entre outros.
Isso tem provocado aumento das temperaturas globais, efeito estufa, elevação dos níveis dos oceanos, entre outros que estão relacionados. Diante da situação, é preciso que a sociedade atual tome atitudes rigorosas em relação à poluição do ar.
Existem inúmeras dicas corretivas e preventivas para tentar amenizar esse problema, dentre elas:

* Estipular limites dos níveis de poluição nos ambientes urbanos e rurais.

* Critérios rigorosos quanto às normas de emissão de gases.

* Monitoramento periódico das fontes poluidoras.

* Incentivar o uso de tecnologias menos poluentes.

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* Uso de equipamentos que reduzem os níveis de gases emitidos, dos quais podemos citar: catalisadores automotivos, filtros despoluidores nas chaminés das indústrias, além de outros.

* Monitorar constantemente lugares onde são depositados resíduos sólidos, para que não haja incêndios.

* Controle diário da qualidade do ar.

* Promover o reflorestamento de áreas degradadas.

* Elaboração de projetos de caráter preventivo contra possíveis poluições atmosféricas de grande proporção.

* Controlar as queimadas (lavouras, pastagens e florestas).

* Evitar o uso de agrotóxicos, dando preferência para o controle biológico.

* Preservação de florestas naturais.

* Implantação de sistema de transporte coletivo de qualidade.

* Criação e expansão de áreas verdes nas áreas urbanas, como praças arborizadas, parques ecológicos, jardins, etc.

Por Eduardo de Freitas
Graduado em Geografia

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Como diminuir a poluição do ar - Brasil Escola

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