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Healthy people in a healthy environment
Good health and well-being require a clean and harmonious environment where physical, psycho - logical, social and aesthetic factors are all given their due importance. These factors are affected by actions and choices which can secure considerable health benefits. The environment is thus not only important for its own sake, but as a resource for better living conditions and well-being.- What we’ve agreed: the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals
- Green savings
- What young people want
- Water – the key to life
- The air we breathe
- Safer, quieter towns and cities of the future – reclaiming the streets
- Active, healthy lifestyles
- Making energy sustainable
- On the safe side
- Listen to our voices – the Bandung Declaration
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Soil Archive
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7. Mycorrhizal fungi
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil Every handful of soil can host thousands of fungi species, of which there are at least a million. Best known for breaking down organic matter,...
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6. Cellular slime moulds
Posted on December 3, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil Neither plant nor animal nor fungus, Dictyostelium discoideum is a cellular slime mould, a microscopic amoeba that normally lives independently in the soil, eating decaying... -
5. Water bears
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil The tiny and incredibly hardy water bear is often found in the film of water in soils, but can survive anywhere – ocean sediments, below... -
4. Dung beetles
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil The humble dung beetle relies almost exclusively on faeces, playing a crucial role in keeping the soil fertile and lowering levels of the greenhouse gas... -
3. Nematodes
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil There are probably at least a million different species of nematode living everywhere from the surface of the soil to the roots of plants. These... -
2. Actinomycetes
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil A spoonful of soil can contain as many as a billion bacteria. We often think of them as ‘germs’, but these single-celled organisms are crucial... -
1. Acacia trees
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No Comments7 wonders of the soil In arid regions drought, overgrazing, intensive farming, mining and de-forestation can turn once-fertile land into desert. One way to restore the soil is to plant... -
Team spirit
Posted on November 19, 2011 | No CommentsIn India, cricket is more than a game and can inspire people to take collective action. The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers of Bangalore understood this and reached... -
In defence of Spain
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsCentral defender Carlos Marchena, who currently plays for Villarreal CF and Spain, has won almost every honour football has to offer. FIFA U-20 World Cup (1999), a silver medal at... -
Getting Dirty
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsEvery year at the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy conference in Leverkusen, a visit to a mobile laboratory and classroom powered by a photovoltaic roof is a highlight for the young...
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