Category: 2nd assignment: A, Environmental issues
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Want to save the environment? Start by never buying clothes again.
Whenever talks about the future of sustainability in fashion are underway, there are rarely any concrete or feasible solutions provided for the negative impact this industry continues to have on the environment. This is also not helped by the uncertainty and lack of transparency regarding the statistics on just how big this impact actually is,…
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Minimizing waste, minimizing harm
Discussing masks and their necessary existence during the COVID-19 pandemic in parallel with the concern of their high environmental pollution risk can make for an appropriate segue into discussing how to address our use of other common items. If the disposable mask is a mandatory component of our lives for now, how can we otherwise…
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There is Hope. Good Practices in the Beauty Industry
As mentioned in the article I posted before, the beauty industry is responsible for a big chunk of the world-wide plastic waste, as well as just waste in general. This waste is created both by very over the top PR Packages, and the sheer quantity of beauty products that beauty influencers/gurus/YouTubers receive from brands, in…
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Don’t destroy OUR lungs: shout or cry!
As we discussed about both forest fires and deforestation in the current context of the world, and we connected them with climate change, it is only natural that we will now take a look at ways in which these can be countered and at examples of best practices. As we all probably know, the best…
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Loss of Biodiversity II — European Solutions
“Biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people are our common heritage and humanity’s most important life-supporting ‘safety net’. But our safety net is stretched almost to breaking point,” said professor Sandra Diaz in a recent United Nations assessment report. As mentioned in the previous article, clean air, water, and sustainable food is highly dependable on the…
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Forestation as Means of Fighting Against Climate Change II: The People
Although obvious, it is still painful to inform everyone that too little has changed since I posted the previous article about forestation and climate change. As a SITREP, global warming is still a threat, and deforestation is still one of the main causes for this pressing issue. However, instead of focusing on “the big bad”,…
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The ideal solution to overpopulation
Written by Miruna Hurmuz As it was mentioned in the previous article, the problem with overpopulation, or rather, the problem of talking about overpopulation is more complicated than it seems. As such, while there are multiple solutions for it, most of them do not involve talking about overpopulation per se, but rather tackle the issues that influence why overpopulation…
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Planet Stability Rests on Ice Caps Preservation
As we have previously discussed about the importance of polar ice caps and why they hold a key role in the stability of our planet, today’s post brings forth actions that could potentially dwindle the rapid pace at which the ice is melting. As we’ve seen, our planet is quickly losing its lands of ice…
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Hopeful Projects for Combating Deforestation and Illegal Logging in Romania
Throughout the years, deforestation has increasingly become an alarming problem for the environment. Due to this issue, not only people’s health is in danger, but also nature and the ecosystems and biodiversity. In order for people to continue living a healthy life and combat climate change, a greater change needs to be made. Throughout this…
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“Breathe tomorrow what you plant today”
In my previous article I have talked about one of the most alarming issues that our planet is currently handling- the illegal deforestations, which has a great negative impact on our lives. In this article, in a more positive tone, I want to share with you a case of good practice, a proof that hope…
British Media Studies, Media Communication 2021/2022 