Mama Earth Talk
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In today’s episode, we talk to, Candice Batista. She is an Award-Winning Environmental Journalist, Writer, Speaker, Educator. She’s also one a of few select Canadians hand-picked to be trained by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, to give the Inconvenient Truth Presentation. Where can people find Candice
In today’s episode, we talk to, Araceli Gallego. She is an Entrepreneur & Storyteller with a passion for fashion, creativity, and sustainability. She is also a sustainable fashion advocate and the founder of Goshopia and we talk about some of the secrets of the fashion industry as well as how fashion brands can be more sustainable. Where can people find Goshopia
In today’s episode, we talk to Tatiana Antonelli Abella. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Goumbook, a Social Enterprise dedicated to raising awareness among the local community on Sustainability and Green Living. She is also the founder of the only tree planting initiative of the GCC, Give a Ghaf Tree Planting Program. In the episode, we mentioned a previous guest, Read more
In today’s episode, we talk to, Isabel Aagaard. She is the co-founder of LastSwab, a dedicated Danish company creating sustainable alternatives to single-use items. They have designed a reusable cotton swab or q-tip to reduce the 550 billion cotton swabs that are produced every single year. Where can people find Isabel
In today’s episode, we talk to, Anne Aittomaki. She is the is Strategic Director and CSO at Plastic Change, a Danish environmental NGO and fighting hard to break the exponential growth of plastic pollution. We discuss the issues around the single-use culture we have as well as provide some tips on how you would be able to help fight the plastic pollution problem. Where can people find Plastic Change
In today’s episode, we talk to, Lina Al-Sharif. She is the founder of Hooking Good and is currently going through her second time being diagnosed with Breast Cancer. We discuss how she discovered her cancer, treatment and how we can do our best to help people going through cancer and what not to ask someone that is going through this. Where can people find Lina
In today’s episode, we talk to, Matt Hill. The founder and CEO of One Tree Planted a Vermont-based non-profit that is making it their mission to make it easier for people to give back to the environment. Matt shared some of their projects with us as well as ways how we would be able to get involved. Where can people find One Tree Planted?
In today’s episode, we talk to Dr Marcus Eriksen. He is an environmental scientist, educator and author committed to building stronger communities through art, science, adventure and activism. He is the co-founder of the 5 Gyres and LEAP LAB. He has also written one of the most comprehensive scientific articles on marine plastic pollution, partly based on his own expeditions. Where can people find Marcus?
In today’s episode, we talk to, Dolores Al Shelleh. She is the first Jordanian woman to summit Everest as well as the 1st Arab woman and second Serbian woman summiting Everest from the North. She was also the first Arab to summit Mount Manaslu. We discuss the effects of climate change on the mountains as well as her role at the Sustainable City in Dubai to create more awareness through her climbs. Where can people find...
Did you know that we spend nearly a third of our lives sleeping? We have heard a lot about the differences between organic and non-organic food and the benefits of organic food, so why not have a mattress that will also have more benefits, allowing you a more comfortable rest and being able to have a positive influence on Mama Earth too.
We often think what we do does not matter. This week I got a few interesting questions from you crazy birds, and I decided to share one of them with you. The question was “How do you not feel the weight of the world on your shoulders in regards to the planet? I have been struggling with this so much lately and feeling like what I am doing is not enough (even though I know logically that I am trying my best.) I just want...
In the last week, we had some great news regarding the ban of single-use items. Therfore in today’s episode, I would like to take a moment to talk about why single-use plastic is a problem, and why it is important for us to get more governments and on board to change legislation and for the organisation also to do their part and provide people with more environmentally friendly options.
In today’s episode, we talk Author, Speaker and the founder and president of the Orangutan Project, Leif Cocks. He and his team are working to ensure the compassion, freedom and protection for Critically Endangered Orangutans. Palm oil is one of the main causes for destroying the forest, driving the Orangutan number down even further. We would be able to help the Orangutans by driving down the demand for Palm oil and r...
One-third of all the food produced is wasted. This is wasted due to a few reasons. It can be because the food is not as per the correct standard and does not leave the farm. It could be damaged on the way to the store or in the store and removed. The food could also reach its expiry date before being sold. Food is also wasted that comes in our house that we do not consume before it goes bad or alternatively if we prepared or ord...
There are more than 150 Syrian Brown bears illegally taken captive by poachers in Armenia and less than 200. Once captured, many end up displayed in small cages at petrol stations, bus depots, restaurants or other public entertainment venues where they live out their lives. Our guest today, Haya Altamimi is a producer and editor. Her first film War Sweet Home won several international awards and her second documentary titled Kee...
Did you know that we pour one garbage truck of plastic into the ocean every minute? This will get worse and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish if we do not start doing something soon. Our guest today is one of the co-founders of Blue Phin, a smart robot that can collect aquatic waste on the surface of commercial water bodies. Crazy birds, without any further ado, I would like to welcome, Simran Chowdhry. Read more
Sometimes it is the small things that make a great impact. When we look at something as simple as an airline tray, yet this tray has the potential to save airlines millions. This is just what our guests have done, by redesigning the airline tray, making it up to 80% lighter. They are the co-founders of The Concept, a solution based company that stride on innovating through and with efficiency, sustainability and adaptation whil...
Today we are going to have a look at something that really touched my heart the last few months and that is animals in shelters. When I heard the statistic that only 1 in 10 dogs born finds a forever home I was shocked. I have always known about the animals not having homes and ending up in a shelter and some even get put down. It really broke my heart to see all of these animals and to know that there are many m...
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