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india offers free cars for people to get sterilized, in order to control their population growth
health officials in rajasthan, are hoping to lure at least 30,000 men and women into voluntarily being sterilized by offering them expensive incentives like cars.
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in china, the world’s most advanced water-rationing system
chinese hydroengineers are embarking on a plan to upgrade the “digital yellow river” – what they claim is the world’s most advanced water-rationing system.
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in bangladesh, new eco-friendly kiln to lower air pollution
UNDP points out that nearly 90% of bricks made in bangladesh, are made in old kilns which are also a large part of the reason why himalayan glaciers are melting.
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in indonesia, recycled newspaper flip-flops create sustainable jobs
the creative workshop creates various unique handmade products made from recycled and up-cycled newspapers and other natural materials.
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maji matone: a water monitoring project in tanzania
maji matone simply asks villagers to report outages at water-points via SMS.
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in brazil, an urban expedition raises awareness about environmental issues
split into 30 teams guided by photographers, writers, musicians, biologists, urbanists and a number of other different professionals, the participants are getting involved in various activities aimed at showing the importance of recovering both the water and the surroundings of this river that crosses one of the biggest cities in the world.
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in colombia, using fungi as a tool for a food revolution
‘one coke bottle of this gel has the potential to replace a field’s worth of fertilizer,” says dr. sanders, a doctor who has been conducting field tests on this new type of fungi.
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innovative challenge calls on students to design a smart solution to protect vulnerable coastal communities
the better world challenge is offering young innovators a chance to win $1000 to pursue a design solution, which will protect vulnerable coastal communities from climate change.
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how nuru lights markets LEDs via network of micro-entrepreneurs
the nuru portable LED lights are charged by pedal-operated generators and sold by local entrepreneurs backed by microfinance. currently in india and parts of africa, nuru is looking to expand to new markets.
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liberia hopes to save its rainforests by barcoding trees
nearly two-thirds of west africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small but troubled nation of liberia. how can we save them? by barcoding trees, says liberia.
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banco cyan: new service in brazil rewards consumers for using less water
banco cyan – a novel approach in brazil modeled after a bank account, which monitors consumers’ water usage and rewards them when they manage to cut back
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Made in MIMBRE: handcrafted sustainable furniture from chile
Made in MIMBRE is a lighting and furniture collection designed from chilean woven wicker and fast-growing materials such as bamboo.