Back to ThoughtsIndigenous communities play key role in maintaining the Amazon’s least deforested areasUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readFebruary 6, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director A recent study published in Nature Sustainability has shed light on the critical role played by Indigenous territories and protected areas in the preservation of forests in the Brazilian Amazon. The study, which …
Back to ThoughtsBillionaires are giving away their fortunes, but is it for the greater good or simply publicity?Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readDecember 19, 2022 Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager Back in Autumn 2022, Patagonia founder and billionaire Yvon Chouinard announced that he would be giving his entire company away in a bid to help fight the climate crisis. The …
Back to ThoughtsBrazil is backUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readNovember 28, 2022 Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager At COP27 this year, President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (commonly referred to as Lula) announced to the world that “Brazil is back.” Punctuated by chants of “olé, olé, olé, ola, Lula, Lula”, Lula’s speech brought a much-needed feeling of hope to the …
Back to ThoughtsThe plight of the mangrovesUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 6 min readAugust 15, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Chief of Creative Sustainability On an expedition in the Amazon River Delta, researchers found mangroves growing in water with little to no salinity and overlapping with freshwater forested wetlands—a phenomenon never before documented in deltas or coastal mangroves anywhere else in the world.On an expedition …
The People vs. The WorldUbuntu Thoughts / 6 Min read Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerRecently, we’ve been thinking about how the average citizen is doing their best to reduce their carbon footprint, recycle more and cut down on wastage. The idea of “doing good” is ingrained in us as kids – we’re all taught to turn the water off …