Dear Earthlings,
This week we visit the World Economic Forum and reflect on how we can solve the many problems the world currently faces. Scroll down for this eco-story.
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📈 Cool Trends
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♾️ eco-story
✨ An existential crisis: a day at the World Economic Forum
I was invited to Davos by Rudy Randa, the Managing Director of the Boa Foundation. Rudy was attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) to gather support for indigenous-led land buyback and reforestation projects, a key focus for Boa.
Originally founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 as the European Management Forum, the World Economic Forum is a not-for-profit foundation focused on creating a more fair, inclusive, just and sustainable world through the cooperation of international public and private institutions. The WEF is guided by stakeholder theory — which is predicated on the belief that an organisation should be accountable to all aspects of society — and through its annual meeting in Davos, it brings together corporate and government leaders to discuss the most pressing global issues of the moment.
🌏 The Culture Column
📺 What we’re watching: 2040
📸 Profile of the week: @greengirlleah
📖 What we’re reading: “As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock” by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
🤯 Amazing fact we learnt this week: Bubble curtains are being used to protect marine life from noisy wind farm construction
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