Back to ThoughtsDecolonising climate change: A quest for environmental justice and equityUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readOctober 30, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Without trying to be crass, climate is a hot topic right now. Yet in our haste to alert our slumbering world to the realities the crisis is creating on a daily basis, we seem to …
Back to ThoughtsWhen indigenous peoples get caught in the middle of corporate and governmental climate strategiesUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readJune 8, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director The world’s Indigenous leaders at an annual UN summit, have warned that the west’s climate strategy is risking the exploitation of Indigenous territories, resources, and people. As hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, …
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 ThoughtsLandmark treaty agreed upon to establish marine protected areas in high seasUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 7, 2023 Author Callum Berry Content & Media Manager After nearly two decades of negotiations, UN member states have finally reached an agreement to safeguard seas around the world. The historic treaty, announced on Saturday night in New York after grueling non-stop negotiations, …
Back to ThoughtsWe’re living in a world more focused on “normalisation” than “conservation”Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readJanuary 4, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director There has been a proliferation of memes lately that depict a series of huge waves representing various crises. The first wave represents the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by an economic recession, then a wave representing …
Friday 16nd December // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readDecember 23, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Back to ThoughtsWhy the UN 30×30 agreement is a big dealUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readDecember 20, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Yesterday, approximately 190 countries approved a comprehensive United Nations (UN) agreement to protect 30% of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030 and to take other steps to address the loss of biodiversity. Biodiversity, which is …
Friday 16nd December // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readDecember 16, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Back to ThoughtsOverfishing and warming seas are putting species at riskUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 5 min readNovember 9, 2022 Author Callum Berry Social & Media Manager I love fish and chips. There are few culinary delights in the UK that can match a humble battered cod and paper-wrapped soggy chips on a warm, summer afternoon. But this holiday-maker treat is under threat by …
