Featured Projects

Action against Climate Change

Twenty years ago there was a lively global debate about whether or not the planet’s climate was changing and the impact of human activity on those atmospheric changes. It is less than a year ago that some politicians were dismissing climate change as a ‘hoax’, and...

Heart 4 Trees

Welcome to ESRAG’s ‘Heart4Trees’ programme. This is not a single project, but rather a cluster of many projects with the unifying theme of trees. Some projects are small with work being done by a few individuals: others are large with hundreds of participants from...

Waste & Pollution

One of the most common environmental actions taken by rotarians is to reduce waste & pollution within our environment. This can be done at the individual level, with many rotarians seeing the picking up of litter as part of their civic responsibilities. Virtually...

Connecting with Nature

Although trees are a major part of many ecosystems, there are other aspects of Nature to be considered.  For example, wildlife, flowers for beautification & better pollination.   LOCAL PROJECTS A good example of a Rotary club environmental project is Ponteland...
Gardens

Gardens

A garden is one small part of the global environmental system where rotarians often have sole control and benefit. This place is the household garden – perhaps better to be thought of as the one piece of paradise for which we have sole responsibility. There are so...

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SGG Rotary Tree Project

SGG Rotary Tree Project

Sustainable Global Gardens [SGG] has been promoting tree-planting in East Africa for several years. Most of the trees planted so far have been planted on small-scale farms and have been directly useful to the farmer. Such trees include both fruits [e.g. mango,...

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Eco Stoves

Eco Stoves

Wood and charcoal are often the only source of heat for cooking in rural Africa.  Ecostoves can greatly reduce the amount of timber needed for such purposes. The customary way of cooking in these locations is the '3 stone method' where the cooking pot is balanced on...

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Seedballs in Kenya

Seedballs in Kenya

Seedballs present a simple but potentially very effective method of tree-planting and rewilding.  Four Rotary clubs in D1260, Barton le Clay, Brookman’s Park, Baldock and  Luton Someries are collaborating with 3 Kenyan clubs, Bungoma, Kakamega and Voi, as well as two...

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Kipsaina WASH+

Kipsaina WASH+

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene plus Environmental Impact Description Providing schools across Western Kenya with self-sufficiency in water supplies, promoting hand-washing capacity. Reducing water poverty and the incidence of water-borne and other diseases. Promoting...

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