Documentaries from MKFC Student Maria in Kenya

This is a documentary of the environment of Baringo district in Kenya made by Maria Kreshel a ChangeMaker student at MKFC.
See more documentaries at Marias Youtube Channel.

Keeping an eye on the Earth

The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft have recently launched a website which collects climate data, by actively encouraging EU citizens to actively contribute their observations about the environment, reports BBC.
Water and air quality data from the member countries are displayed on an interactive map, and official data from the EEA as well as the [...]

Join the conversation

Sponsored by the Media and Communications Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Conversations for a Better World is a shared blog dealing with health, population, and gender issues. The aim is to encourage people from all over the world to exchange different ideas and viewpoints on some of the most important issues of [...]

Solar energy on the rise, offering great opportunities for e-learning

Solar energy seems to be one of the biggest the buzzword for 2010, and the technology is constantly evolving. Portable devices, roofing tiles, and solar heating are just some of the exciting new developments.
BBC reports that portable solar devices are becoming smaller and smaller – and, despite this, even more powerful. The newest solar chargers [...]

Refugee camp gone “green”

A refugee camp is perhaps not the first place where you would imagine a conservation project. But in the western highlands of Ethiopia, this has become reality.
Refugees in camps are often associated with environmental destruction and UNHCR, realizing that this perception needed to change, initiated the conservation project in the camp of Sherkole, Ethiopia. A [...]

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