Tag Archives: Environment

Conservation implies wise use of natural resources such as soil nutrients, minerals, water, plants, animals, etc. It may also include protecting the large collections of resources that make up a habitat or environment. Conservation Volunteers is one such organisation that recruits and manages teams of volunteers from Australia, New Zealand and around the world to work on important environmental and wildlife conservation projects. Founded in 1982 in Ballarat,Victoriaas the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, this non-profit organisation has grown to become the largest practical conservation organisation in Australasia with offices in every capital city and many regional centres across Australia …

Everlasting Love! Isn’t that what we attempt to signify while presenting a diamond studded engagement/wedding ring to our beloved – a promise that lasts a lifetime? We found out that there is a better way of saying that you love your partner than an expensive piece of jewelry. Ek Titli caught up with Gustav Reyes, owner of Simply Wood Rings in Chicago, Il, USA who unfurls a new meaning to love – which is based on the concept of ‘now’. What is Simply Wood Rings all about? Simply Wood Rings is based on the concept that love is now, and time and …

This video, by North Carolina State University and their “Going Native” website is for home owners, land owners, and businesses, encouraging the use of native plants in the landscape. The website offers great details on how to attract native wildlife to your property by simply introducing specific, native plants in the landscape that the local wildlife are used to. Too often people and developers bring in non-native plants into the landscape. Local wildlife may not be familiar with or care for these new plants and therefore may move out of the area, looking for plants they have been dependant on …

“Gift a Plant”- Celebrate a ‘GREEN’ birthday or a ‘GREEN’ Valentine’s Day! Instead of giving dead flowers and monotonous cards, gift a life and make a ‘GREEN’ statement. Nurturing Green is a chain of retail stores in high streets/malls in NCR, established with the primary motive of bringing people closer to the environment. It promotes the concept of gifting real, live Green Plants instead of flowers and other monotonous gifts on various occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and many other occasions of joy and sorrow in our life. Managing Director and Founder, Annu Grover, says What could be a better substitute …

This is a great little environmental and recycle tip from a good friend of mine who has her own website: “Smell like Dirt”. There are a number of things we can do to recycle, reuse, conserve and support the environment and wildlife in our own regions. Saving and processing basic eggshells is one easy way to reduce waste and help nature at the same time. Carol Buie-Jackson offers a number of great tips and ideas on nature, birding, backyard wildlife habitats and more on her website. I work with Carol as a member of our local environmental group; HAWK (Habitat And …

This is a video that I put together to encourage connecting our youth to the exciting wonders of nature. The ideas and concept of this video come from a book by author Richard Louv. He wrote a book called “Last Child in the Woods, Saving our Children from ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’”. It also supports an organization called the “Children and Nature Network”. All of this relates to how our children tend to spend up to 8 hours a day in front of some electronic device and are quickly losing their connection to the natural world, affecting their health, vision, education, and …

Change begins in us, in the choices we make for the things we believe in, says Sanjay Sondhi who took to full-time conservation at the age of 45. My love affair with nature began as a young child. During summer vacations in the serene hill station of Dalhousie, where my grandparents lived, long walks livened up the holidays. Loads of early memories linger… the sight of a Himalayan yellow weasel climbing up a pine tree in order to get to a bee hive, and scurrying back comically, after being stung by the bees. Plucking wild strawberries to make home-made jam, …

A gardener’s enemy are pests. They can destroy your entire garden by the time you finish reading this article! To see that you continue reading this fortnightly column, we’ve listed a few tips that will keep that smile on your face. The column stresses on Organic practices because it not only helps you, but also the beneficial insects, your plants, the soil and birds. World pesticide use exceeds 5.0 billion lbs at a total cost of approximately $ 64.5 billion but less than 0.1% actually makes it to the target pest, the remaining either enters the food chain, seeps into …

Over the past few months, Indian government has witnessed major commotion on grounds of environmental stability and economic growth. The government has been striving to come to a consensus between the dilemma of focusing on developmental goals and simultaneously maintaining ecological balance. There is an incessant tension between those who support development and those who fight for environment protection. The two groups do not look eye to eye and with every passing day, the gap seems to be widening. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India very aptly puts it: “Choices need to be made about large projects …

He calls himself a philanthropist who was always inclined towards bringing about social reforms in the country – it is this vision that has led to the foundation of two very innovative environment friendly groups – The Society of Biochar Initiatives and Earth Soul India. Ek Titli catches up with the man behind these – Mr. Perses Bilimoria. “I realized that 99.9% of living organisms are already headed towards extinction and there is a constant battle for the survival of civilizations. Hence it is very important for nature and man to be in harmony,” expresses Mr. Bilimoria. The growing human …