In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at a new land distribution model spearheaded by the LGBTQ+ community in Iowa, a group of law students trying to make India’s laws more understandable, and the elimination of a blinding eye disease in The Gambia.
A new form of land access is breathing life into Iowa’s unloved farms
Queer The Land are revitalising ranches and securing safe housing for LGBT and BIPOC individuals, hoping to make real change in the realm of land ownership and wealth distribution.
India’s students are “translating” the country’s laws to make them accessible
With most legislation written in confusing legalise inaccessible to those without prior legal knowledge, Law Rewired aims to make the law understandable for everyone.
Start-up companies offer new solutions to the UK’s coffee waste problem
100% compostable paper cups, electric milk floats transporting refillable coffee containers, and bio-bean fire starting logs are just a few of the inventions making use of waste bioproducts.
Guitar manufacturers adopt sustainable practices as the industry goes green
Instrument makers are increasingly opting for carbon-neutral materials when building guitars, in addition to tree replanting schemes, renewable energy sources and funding for forest communities.
Although the site of Ukraine’s biggest nuclear disaster might seem an unlikely place to find a nature reserve, the population of endangered species is booming – with no adverse radiation effects.