In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at a successful decades-long campaign to rehabilitate coastal waters using replanted seagrass, an initiative to rebuild Beirut in an eco-friendly way one year after the infamous blast that hit the city, and how a microclimate bubble is providing Polish children with a pollution-free space to play.
Explosion debris upcycled for a sustainable effort at restoration in Beirut
The Rubble to Mountains project is helping to reuse demolition waste stemming from last year’s infamous port explosion in Beirut in a responsible and eco-friendly way.
The “sightsaver” helping to eliminate a blinding disease across Africa and Asia
Dr. Agatha Aboe’s successful efforts to eliminate trachoma in Ghana will hopefully be replicated in other countries, involving infection prevention education and community outreach.
LGBT+ athletes breaking glass ceilings with sports endorsements
Non-heteronormative athletes are seeing a promising future in the lucrative sponsorship market in comparison to two decades ago, signalling a cultural shift in LGBT+ acceptance.
Philadelphia residents organise grassroots initiative to tackle street waste
Philadelphia resident Matthew George’s ‘I Love Thy Hood’ campaign lets local residents take responsibility for curbing the problem of littering into their own hands – using distinctive orange trash cans.
In an effort to contribute to the Go Green movement, a train ticketing startup in the UK is pledging to plant a tree every time someone books a journey through its app or website.
