Global effort to curb plastic pollution, street art for refugee integration, Tinder for homeless pets | Posted on September 6, 2021 |
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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about an intergovernmental effort to control plastic waste, street art that fosters the integration of refugees in Italy and homeless pets finding a home through a dating app.
Countries initiate measures to reduce plastic pollution
A draft resolution presented by Peru and Rwanda to curb plastic waste globally finds support from the European Union and several other countries.
Source: AP
Public art helps refugees in Italy integrate into society
In an effort to foster open communication about immigrants’ lives and to help them integrate better into society, a community street art project provides an emotional outlet.
Source: The Guardian
Tinder for homeless pets
An animal shelter in Munich helps its lonely pets find a permanent home through the dating app, Tinder.
Source: Goodnet
How a Tahoe refuge rescued local animals from wildfire
Through inventive methods to lure owls, coyotes and raccoons, this wildlife shelter ensures the safety of local animals from wildfires.
Source: The Guardian
Ancient food preservation techniques see revival in Peru
A man from the country’s highland community builds the time-honoured qolca, a food storage silo from the Inca Empire, to counter climate crisis.
Source: Mongabay
The millionaire rewilding the English countryside
Julia Davies, lawyer turned activist, is helping wildlife groups to buy up land to impede Britain’s biodiversity crisis.
Source: The Guardian
Village man in Malawi brings clean energy to his community
Colrerd Nkosi provides free electricity to his village through the use of a simple hand-made hydro-powered turbine.
Source: Euronews
Teenage scientist paves the way for generational change
With a few inventions to her name, this 15-year-old paves the way for youngsters to find world solutions through science.
Source: Reasons to be cheerful
