Tanzania: Engaging communities in forest protection
Creative Commons: April Rinne, 1980 Ms. Rahima Njaidi is the Executive Director of The Community Forest Network of Tanzania (MJUMITA), an organization of approximately 500 community forest groups in...
View ArticleWomen building food security in South Africa
Creative Commons: Samuele Cavadini, 2007 Lena Muller is a 52-year old mother and labourer living on a farm in Witzenberg Valley near Ceres in the Western Cape of South Africa. The effects of climate...
View ArticleProtecting wetlands in Uganda
Courtesy: FairTrade, 2011 The members of the Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU), located in the Bushenyi District in South West Uganda, are determined to tackle the problem of climate...
View ArticleSolving climate change with agro-ecology, food sovereignty
Creative Commons: CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, 2009 African farmer and civil society groups launched the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) on Sunday, saying that...
View ArticleYoung people sue government over climate change
Courtesy: Stop Talking. Start Planting, 2011 As the U.S. delegation drags its feet at the climate talks in Durban, South Africa, this week, a pack of kids back home is trying to force the old folks...
View ArticleFighting dirty energy in Tennessee with politics and prayer
Creative Commons: Natural Resources Defense Council, 2006 Those who don’t believe that the ridges of mountains should be blasted away to extract coal in Tennessee have taken to prayer in the 40...
View ArticleTim DeChristopher: Sacrifice for the climate
Creative Commons: Linh Do, 2011 There’s an idea—permeating nearly all that we say and do about climate change—that people aren’t willing to take real action to slow the warming of our planet,...
View ArticleOur favourite climate videos this week
Our favourite video of the week examines this year’s State of Union address and what it reveals about the US Administration’s stance on clean energy and climate change. Take a look above. Here are a...
View ArticleIn UK, Sir Richard Branson is most trustworthy climate voice
Creative Commons: Kris Krug for Static Photography, 2011 Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson tops a poll of leading figures most people say is most likely to make them take action on climate change. And...
View ArticlePartner Spotlight: Kathleen Rogers, Earth Day Network
Kathleen Rogers, President of the Earth Day Network Every two weeks the TckTckTck team proudly recognizes one of the 325+ partner organizations making up our global climate movement. As the 42nd...
View ArticleHow to reduce your pet’s carbon pawprint
Dog in the snow- Creative Commons: John Talbot In recent years, many of us have become increasingly focused on reducing our environmental impact and boosting conservation efforts. But in trying to...
View ArticleToday’s climate heroes: Youth sue state to spur climate action
Creative Commons: Brent Moore, 2009 On May 4, 2011, seven young plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington, No. 11-2-16008-4 SEA, to compel the State to develop a comprehensive plan...
View ArticleOur favourite climate videos this week
Every Friday we select our favourite videos from the climate movement to feature on Tck. This week our video picks focus on what you can do to take action for the climate. Let us know if you agree with...
View ArticleHelp keep climate denial out of our schools
Climate Reality, 2012 Do you think schools should teach our children that climate change isn’t real? Of course not. But the Heartland Institute, an organization well-known for giving a microphone to...
View ArticleOur favourite climate videos this week
Every Friday we select our favourite videos from the climate movement to feature on Tck. This week our video selections focus on inspiration from the planet and the people who are working to protect...
View ArticleHow apps can help you keep tabs on climate change
Bird Watching- Creative Commons: Lauren Finkel, 2011 The following six apps and websites allow citizens to collect data from the world around us and contribute to our understanding of how the world...
View ArticleAnd Action! How TckTckTck partners are changing the world this week
Creative Commons: 350.org | ClimateDots.org, 2012 The climate movement is relentless, bringing you new research, new campaigns and powerful protests! Read on to see how we’re all working together to...
View ArticleEarth Hour 2012 sets records, inspires millions
Courtesy: Earth Hour Global, 2012 The global community has come out in force for Earth Hour as social media has energized and inspired communities across the Middle East, Africa and Europe to unite for...
View ArticleIt’s a matter of cents: Every mile cycled costs a community less
Courtesy: Kelly Rigg, 2012 Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact, reports Andy Clarke,...
View ArticleThis Earth Day, youth will march to remind us why it matters
This is a guest post from Lucy Emerson-Bell at the iMatter Movement. For more information about their organization, their lawsuit against the United States and the iMatter March, follow them onÂ...
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