Back to ThoughtsBrazil’s illegal mining stance in the Amazon gives hope for the future of Indigenous rightsUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 3 min readApril 17, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director In a decisive move to protect Brazil’s largest Indigenous reserve and its inhabitants, the Brazilian government has launched a campaign to oust tens of thousands of illegal miners operating in …
Back to ThoughtsThe race to save our planet: UN’s comprehensive climate change report demands urgent actionUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 3 min readMarch 21, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has declared a groundbreaking report on climate change a “survival guide for humanity” and urged all countries to bring forward their net zero plans by a decade. …
Back to ThoughtsTropical forests struggling to recover from deforestation, new research showsUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 16, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director New research published in the journal Nature has found that recovering tropical forests are only able to offset a quarter of carbon emissions generated annually by logging, wildfire and land clearing. The study, led by …
Back to ThoughtsA natural revolution takes root in Scotland’s countryside as rewilding surgesUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 13, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director The Scottish countryside is seeing a remarkable transformation in the wake of a burgeoning rewilding movement. In just two years, the Northwoods Rewilding Network has expanded to encompass 55 partners across the country, demonstrating …
Back to ThoughtsCurrent biodiversity loss could lead to total ecosystem collapse, warns studyUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 10, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director According to recent research on the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history, the gradual degradation of wildlife and biodiversity could quickly escalate into a catastrophic collapse of entire ecosystems. The “Great Dying,” a cataclysmic …
Back to ThoughtsBig money, limited action: Why $6 Billion alone won’t be enough to save our seasUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readMarch 8, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director The West is shifting. It’s been slow and arduous (and often, highly frustrating), but inch by inch, we’re beginning to promises, pledges, and policies take shape to tackle issues surrounding …
Back to ThoughtsKung Fu nuns: Breaking barriers and fighting for the environmentUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 8, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director In the snow capped peaks of the Himalayas, there exists a group of devout women known as the “Kung Fu nuns”. The women belong to an 800-year-old Buddhist sect called Drukpa, meaning dragon in Tibetan, …
Back to ThoughtsIt’s up to us: Why limiting warming to 1.5 degrees is a self-fulfilling prophecyUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 6, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director A new report published on Wednesday by the University of Hamburg suggests that significant social change is required to halt catastrophic climate change, and that society is not changing fast enough …
Flexing workforce muscles in the gig economyGig and Take / 4 Min read / Sustainable Stories Workforce flexibility has been a hot topic for a number of years now. The advent of the gig economy, coupled with a desire for more flexible workstyles from workers, the typical 9-to-5 has gone out the window. Gig and Take saw the opportunity to …
Back to ThoughtsMoney talks: How budget constraints are hampering disaster aidUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readFebruary 10, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director The recent horrific earthquake in Turkey and Syria has once again highlighted the mounting stress on the already overburdened humanitarian aid system. Despite the fact that the earthquake was not a result of human induced climate …