Supermarkets in Vietnam have adopted an initiative from Thailand that makes use of banana leaves instead of plastic as a packaging alternative. #EarthMonth

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Reusable shopping list from 1920’s

Bamboo that grew up in the pandemic without the effect if tourists’ touch.

Salina Visram has created solar-powered backpacks to support children who do not have access to electricity in Kenya.

Jadav Payeng is a man from India who started planting trees when he was 16 years old. He’s now 56, and he’s created 1360 acres of forest, which is now home to Elephants, Bengal Tigers, Rhinos and other species.

Due to decades of poaching, African Elephants have begun evolving without tusks. Tuskless elephants have a much better chance of survival.

The solar-powered chaise lounge

People in Norway get paid for recycling bottles/cans. They’re often collected by the homeless. For this reason, many of Norway’s trash cans have bottle holders around them so that people don’t have to dig in the bins to collect the bottles.

This is the rainbow swamp phenomenon. The rainbow sheens are the result of natural oils released by decaying vegetation. (leaves)

People stick their chewing gum to this board instead of littering it. All the gum gets collected and turned into skateboard wheels

The Great Green Wall is an effort to plant trees, strengthen community resilience to land degradation, drought and climate variability. This project started in 2007, and Ethiopia has planted over 5.5 billion seedlings since.

South Korea🇰🇷 have a solar powered bike lane - cyclist are protected from the sun, isolated from traffic, and the country can produce clean energy

Dutch designer Marianne de Groot-Pons has created face masks with rice paper that are filled with flower seeds. These masks are biodegradable and are meant to be buried into the ground after use.

Patrick Blanc popularised the idea of modern vertical gardens on the side of buildings.

Singapore has completed the installation of one of the world's largest floating solar farms on sea water in the Straits of Johor.

This apartment building in Turin holds 150 trees

This app uses your camera to identify specific plants, giving you information about the plant and how to take care of it.(link in bio)

Researchers at MIT have developed a new method for growing wood in labs to help reduce deforestation.

Students from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey have designed low-cost solar lamps made from mud, beans and cactus slime for people living in isolated rural areas with limited electricity.