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Meet the CO Ghana Hub!
Meet the idea and people behind the Conservation Optimism's Ghana Hub!
7 stories of optimism this week (11.09.23-18.09.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
7 stories of optimism this week (04.09.23-11.09.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
The Matchbox Mountain: Can Portugal Save Its Burning Lungs?
Night had begun to fall when we found the small dirt track. We’d already traveled for over two days to get here. The Serra da Estrela, Portugal, is a place like no other. On surface level you see deep forests, steep gorges and sunsets that remind you of the African plains. But as you look a little closer you begin to see a lie: Invasive eucalyptus. Where Eucalyptus stops, seas of maritime pine – thin, tall, closely packed – flood to the plains below, another alien from post-war industrialisation. What is initially a beautiful sight is in fact a matchbox mountain, just waiting for a spark.
Meet the Optimists – Maria Hashmi
In the July 2023 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Maria Hashmi shares her experience as a conservationist working in Pakistan, her work imparting nature and climate education to children, and how it is to be a part of a family nature reserve!
7 stories of optimism this week (07.08.23-14.08.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
7 stories of optimism this week (31.07.23-07.08.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
7 stories of optimism this week (24.07.23-31.07.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
7 stories of optimism this week (17.07.23-24.07.23)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!