Today in Squirrel News, Canada’s Prime Minister announces efforts to tighten gun control, Zimbabwe’s first all-women anti-poaching unit aims to change the face of conservation, and Italy’s Carabinieri protect the environment with the help of bees.
Following another deadly shooting in the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new bill to tighten gun control in the country.
How Italy’s Carabinieri use bees to protect the environment
Usually occupied with tackling the infamous Mafia organisations, the Carabinieri are also tasked with monitoring and protecting the environment. A new tactic employs bees.
Welsh housing initiative to boost ecological lifestyles
In order to address the average Welsh citizen’s heavy use of resources, the government has launched an ecological living scheme that allows people to bypass planning laws if their lifestyles are sustainable.
Young woman in India implements successful ambitious plastic ban
Priyanka Tiwari has managed to change her village dramatically through a plastic ban, greywater recylcling, a crematorium, and a library all in one year.
These siblings are using their own experiences to push back against female foeticide
After witnessing her parents nearly being pushed into aborting their second daughter, Sanjoli Banerjee has propelled herself into the world of activism alongside her sister, Ananya.
The environmental crisis brings greater attention to North-Africa’s agrovoltaic systems
Amongst the more extreme climate and political conditions plaguing modern times, agrovoltaic systems in Northern Africa may provide a more robust self-sufficient platform.
Decades ago, researchers set a goal to ensure famine never again takes the world by surprise. Despite huge successes, immense untapped potential remains in their forecasting tools.
