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March 29, 2013
The deserts of our country support a very fragile ecosystem of life. The deserts are very popular camping grounds for tourists and residents alike. Sadly, some do not carry their litter back with them and our pristine desert environment gets polluted with all kinds of rubbish – barbecue pits, broken bottles, cloth, plastics of all kinds, metal rods, broken chairs and more.
Dubai Municipality recently organized a campaign to clean up the desert and GREEN HOPE UAE took part in it. Our members...
March 21, 2013
Green Hope UAE believes in spreading the message of sustainable living to all strata and sections of civil society, since the Future We Want will not become a reality without the involvement of all stakeholders. We wanted to involve the less privileged sections of society and teach them about following an eco-friendly lifestyle through simple affordable means. Our target group for this campaign was a labor camp of construction workers. We had noticed that they used a lot of plastic bags which...
March 20, 2013
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone seabreakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world forever, it seems…
We, in the ages lying In the buried past of the earth,
Built Ninevah with our sighing,
And Babel itself in our mirth;
And o’erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world’s worth;
For each age is a...
March 12, 2013
We have recently celebrated a festival called Maha Shivaratri. This festival is one of the religious festivals in the Hindu religion. The festival is celebrated every February/March. This festival is mainly worship for Lord Shiva. All the Hindu people take part to celebrate the festival. Hindu people who are very traditional will fast on this day. In the evening a big bon-fire is lit in different places of every community. When the bon-fire starts, people who are fasting offer Cow’s milk over...
March 11, 2013
It was a momentous occasion when I was elected as one of the Global Coordinators of UNEP's Major Groups for Children and Youth. I took charge of my new position as the Global Coordinator during the Annual Meeting of the Major Groups Facilitating Committee.
In my role, I will strive for greater engagement and cooperation of my major group and stakeholders with UNEP thereby ensuring that we have a say in planning, policy making and implementation. The road to sustainable development must and will...
March 8, 2013
by Simran Vedvyas, COE Chapter Leader UAE
A CALL TO END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
I share some parts of the press release from WAY Secretariat and UN:
Brigham Young - "You educate a man, you educate a man. You educate a woman- you educate a generation."
Women, are the backbone of a new generation, must be treated with respect and love. Without their existence, the world will be dull due to the absence of their devotion and compassion.Virginia Wolf was once quoted as saying - “For most...
March 8, 2013
SynergY, the youth group initiative of UAE Chapter Leader and Northern India, supports Dubai Cares Walk for Education 2013
Dubai Cares and its initiatives are supporting millions worldwide by their support of Education.
The SynergY youth were led by Simran Vedvyas who is an active volunteer and has promoted the Dubai Care initiatives since 2007 by participating in the Million Book Challenge, Walk for Education, Star Purchases to support School Feeding Programs. The youth group showed cheerful...
March 7, 2013
BEST 9TH UNEP ECO GENERATION AMBASSADORS AWARD GOES TO Simran Vedvyas - COE Chapter Leader UAE
Another BIG honor bestowed upon me by Tunza Eco-generation
I am happy to share this
Friends, we all know that UNEP and Samsung Engineering provide children and youth with the beautiful social networking platform which is so interactive and a vibrant site presenting all with various possibilities engaging youth, children and sport organizations from various portals countries and where children and...
February 28, 2013
By Tatomir Ion-Marius, member of the Children of the Earth
The 26th of January 2013, in Glastonbury, England, has been an extraordinary event. The tree known as the Holy Thorn has been planted in the heart of the town, and also a Peace Pole has been planted which has written on it in 8 languages (English, Dutch, German, Romanian, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi and Braille) the message May Peace Prevail on Earth. The Holy Thorn is a very special tree, a descendent of the Holy Thorn that stood on...
February 21, 2013
Our marine biodiversity is under threat from several factors such as encroachment, waste and a general lack of awareness. Marine biodiversity forms a very important part of our ecosystem and its conservation is key for maintaining ecological balance. The mangrove belts of our country are full of rich biodiversity and house several species. However, these mangroves greatest enemy is algae. This green, mucous like substance is a silent killer and in the hot and humid environment grows rapidly to...