https://youtu.be/ZQMt7ip9RvI Food Resilience Network: the smallest things are making a big difference Some of the tiniest living things on the planet are making a monumental impact within the inner city, unbeknown to most commuters, inner city dwellers and dog walkers. Although squeamish sounding, millions of microscopic bacteria and fungi (which are related to but not Read more…
Category: Impact Stories
Christchurch Envirohub (The Star article)
Finding allies and building bridges to strengthen environment action The Star, Thursday May 16 2024 p 17 – by Dylan Smits Taking on environmental challenges can seem daunting alone, but there is hope when many green hands work together. Reporter Dylan Smits found out how Christchurch Envirohub is connecting sustainability groups for a more cooperative Read more…
Canterbury Horticultural Society
https://youtu.be/11LimQV3fBE Canterbury Horticultural Society – The art of beauty, science and food Growing plants is an artform for some people, a science for others and, for a growing number of individuals and families, a practical way of supplying themselves with food, comments Canterbury Horticultural Society interim manager Sonja Tschepp. “A lot of people are starting Read more…
Forest & Bird Youth
https://youtu.be/-KiWXvI96fE Forest & Bird Youth (Christchurch Hub) – Working locally helps combat anxiety and global problems An antidote to anxiety about climate change and environmental degradation is to work collectively and locally, according to Jess Lamb, one of the leaders of Christchurch’s Forest & Bird Youth Hub and voluntary Youth Director of the nationwide conservation organisation. “‘You Read more…
Life in Vacant Spaces
Life in Vacant Spaces – The Future is a Mystery Non-profit organisation Life in Vacant Spaces (LiVS) is changing itself alongside the cityscape it has been helping to beautify and transform for more than a decade. Since 2012, LiVS has facilitated creative projects and installations around the city, by brokering relationships between imaginative, ideas people Read more…
Birds New Zealand
https://youtu.be/jo7Q6D0yvcw Birds New Zealand – Ambitious nationwide project for the wonder of birds Locals are contributing to an ambitious nationwide science project that celebrates the “wonder and joy” of birds, says Anita Spencer, Canterbury and West Coast Regional Representative of Birds New Zealand. The Bird Atlas Scheme is designed to collate accurate information on bird Read more…