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The end of the line – movie documentary on global fish extinction by 2050

Posted: 2 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Culture/Education, Food • Comments(1)

Imagine an ocean without fish - The End of the Line premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and is a feature documentary film revealing the alarming impact of overfishing on our oceans. It outlines the possibility of an imminent extinction of seafood by 2050 unless we intervene in widespread use of poor fishing practices.

World Student Community for Sustainable Development

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Culture/Education • Comments(0)

The WSC-SD is a multi-disciplinary network of motivated students with the ability to think and act both locally and globally, and who share the vision to make a difference. Our purpose is to be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects which result in positive and enduring changes that improve lives and communities around the world. Visit them here

Over consumption – the tale of two cities

Posted: 8 March, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Biodiversity, Culture/Education, Waste, Water • Comments(1)

History is littered with examples of urban settlements abandoned and forgotten. In the case of two notable examples, Machu Picchu and Angkor, it has often be speculated that the reason for the demise of these two great metropolis of their times was their success and then the eventual unsustainable growth in population and resultant demand for food and clean water. Fast forward a thousand years and we may be witnessing the start of the demise of two world capitals for ...