Finally a post title that doesn’t need translation and everybody can understand: 350.  We live in a culture where numbers are important, and 350 is the most important one today. 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide—measured in "Parts Per Million" (ppm) [...]

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One thing that I care a lot about and always try to do something about is the environment. I love nature and I love trees, and I think that there are three important things that can help to eliminate poverty: education, health and environmental protection and restoration.These three things are [...]

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Since we are in the month of September already, the name I chose is Adäy – አደይ, which in Latin letters transliterates as ADEY.    Adey is the name of the yellow daisies (also called Adey Abeba - Bidens Macroptera) that bloom around September/October after the rainy season when the Ethiopian New Year [...]

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When we were in Puerto Rico a very beautiful tree with gorgeous red flowers caught my attention. I didn’t know the name so I decided to investigate about it. How big was my surprise when I learned that this tree is native to Africa, specifically to Madagascar but it seems to be common in all [...]

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