Tired of low quality junk food staples stocked in black neighbourhood shops, Leah Penniman decided to do something about it. She was a pioneer among many coloured US city dwellers who are fighting back by growing their own vegetables in urban nooks and crannies across the nation.
Rishi Bhandari: Volunteerism Privilege
Lewis Hamilton: Veggieburger Missionary
Shane Howard: Singing the Environment
As early as the 1970s, singer-songwriter Shane Howard championed the rights of Australia’s indigenous people and their country. In the hit song Solid Rock (Sacred Ground), Howard and his band Goanna helped create a new awareness of the natural beauty, culture and spirit of Australia. In an exclusive interview with Gaia Discovery, Howard tells Mallika Naguran about what he thinks are the big environmental issues that need attention – and how we can help make them right.
Hitesh Mehta: On Ecotourism Trends in Asia from 2017
Hitesh S. Mehta, the president of HM Design, is a pioneer in the field of authentic ecotourism and a well sought-after ecotourism landscape architect, environmental planner and architect. Here, Mehta speaks to Mallika Naguran, the founder of Gaia Discovery, of his views on how ecotourism is likely to shape Asia in the years to come and about his next book - the second volume of Authentic Ecolodges.
Joanne Reed: Biodegradable PicknBin Bags Promote Nature Conservation
In an exclusive interview with Gaia Discovery, Joanne Reed - owner and managing director of PicknBin LLC - shares her motivation behind the design and marketing of a unique green product: PicknBin Clean-up Kits that comprise handy biodegradable bags and wet wipes encased in an easy-to-carry wallet for carrying trash and treasures alike.
Robi Navicula: GINKalimantan Helps Kids Become Change Makers
Remembering Munir: Indonesia’s Human Rights Activist
Michael Behm: Worker Health & Safety Needed in Green Buildings
Mallika Naguran in Voices Today Television Show
Mallika Naguran, founder of Gaia Discovery and a sustainability consultant, was part of a panelist invited by Singapore's major news medium Today to comment on the topic of happiness. Apparently, Singaporeans are an unhappy lot despite economic progress, low unemployment rate and rising affluence. The half hour show Voices Today was broadcast live today, with a repeat edited full hour version screened two days later.
Mallika Naguran, Gaia Discovery Founder, Quoted in BBC
A BBC feature on Singapore's search for its identity sought views from socio-environmental commentator Mallika Naguran who is also the founder of Gaia Discovery. Mallika, born in Singapore and a keen environmentalist, has written commentaries and articles for various publications and newspapers. In this article, Mallika commented on the need for greater involvement of civic groups in Singapore's nation building. "I see that the government is changing. They are becoming more transparent, more approachable, taking definite steps towards sustainability. Yet this could still improve. There could be more openness in policy-making, more access for civic groups to become stakeholders in nation-building".
Tom Schmidt: Eco Spin in Bumbling Traveller Adventure Series
Lie Back and Enjoy the Ride: A Recumbent Honeymoon
Faizal Jamal: Environmental Impacts of Singapore's Future Population and Land Use Proposal
Deepak Puri, Moser Baer: On India's Renewable Energy Potential
Jose Ramos-Horta in After Rio+20: Asia Should Lead in Sustainable Development
Hala Ghattas Investigates Obesity and Hunger at the Same Time
Albert Teo: Responsible Tourism for Borneo Biodiversity Preservation, Community Capacity Building
Protecting wildlife and fragile ecosystems while boosting livelihoods can be done through purposeful enterprise, as demonstrated by Boreno Eco Tours' Albert Teo, in the Lower Kinabatangan and Kudat areas of Sabah. Mallika Naguran chats with Albert Teo, also the founder of Borneo Ecotourism Solutions and Technologies, to find out more about his sustainable tourism business model.
