Green Guides

Forest next to the Tapajós river, in Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, home to the Munduruku people, Pará state, Brazil. Brazilian Government plans to build 43 dams in the Tapajós river basin. The largest planned dam, São Luiz do Tapajós, will impact the life of indigenous peoples and riverside communities. Mega-dams like these threaten the fragile biome of the Amazon, where rivers are fundamental to regeneration and distribution of plant species and the survival of local flora. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind, holds the key to Brazil’s energy future.
Floresta próxima ao Rio Tapajós, na região da Terra Indígena Sawré Muybu, do povo Munduruku, no Pará. O governo brasileiro planeja construir 43 hidrelétricas na bacia do Tapajós. A maior delas, São Luiz do Tapajós, terá impacto sobre a vida dos povos indígenas e comunidades ribeirinhas. Barragens como essas ameaçam o frágil bioma da Amazônia, onde os rios são fundamentais para a regeneração e distribuição de espécies vegetais e a sobrevivência da flora local. Energias renováveis, como solar e eólica, detêm a chave para o futuro energético do Brasil. Itaituba, Pará. 28/02/2016. Foto: Valdemir Cunha/Greenpeace.

What You can Do to Save Trees and Stop Deforestation

If you've picked up wood and paper-based products without realizing they're probably derived from a once living-breathing forest that was home to untold number ...

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What is a Microbead and Why You should Worry about it?

If you're scrubbing your face with an exfoliating face wash or brushing your teeth with a whitening or sparkling paste, you're probably consuming plastic and po...

Incense at the Altar of Thiên Hâu Temple, Saigon, Vietnam

Green Guide to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City: Travel like a Local

This Southeast Asian city, still known as Saigon, is on the rise. While its known for its important role in the Vietnam War, Saigon has freed itself from the bo...

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Endangered Species: How You Can Help Wildlife on the Edge of Extinction

On May 20, 2016 we mark Endangered Species Day to create awareness about how our actions impact dwindling species. It would be a tragic, irreversible loss if ma...

Infographic: Curbing Ocean Pollution – What’s in it For Me?

The oceans are our planet’s lifeblood and every day they are under attack from both natural and manmade pollution. There are many factors which make up manmade ...

The Essential Vegan Travel Guide: Top Destinations for 2016

Caitlin Galer-Unti, the author of The Essential Vegan Travel Guide, shares invaluable advice on vegan travel with her guide. An excerpt: I've been vegan sin...

Green Guide: Cape Town & Western Cape

Cape Town: South Africa's iconic city is a vibrant cultural melting pot and one of the most visited cities in the country. From its most recognisable landmark, ...

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Green Guide: Berlin

Berlin: Germany’s capital is Europe’s greenest city. More than a third of the nearly 900 sq km of the city is green space. The cityscape is shaped by extensive...

An Ecophile’s Guide to an Eco-friendly Christmas

Dreaming of a white Christmas? While that fate is in the hands of the weather gods, we can certainly work towards a green Christmas. At Ecophiles, we've put tog...

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Green Guide: Trinidad and Tobago

Ranked the happiest nation in the Caribbean by the United Nations’ World Happiness Report, in 2013 and 2015, the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago off...