Saturday, November 09, 2002

More for Less --Lighting the Jungle The Life Trust: About two billion people in remote areas of developing nations have no electric lighting, a commodity industrialised nations take for granted. Poor lighting in homes hinders children’s learning, affects family health and limits opportunities for a better life. Electrical engineer Dave Irvine-Halliday realised that a single 0.1-watt, white-light emitting diode supplies enough light for a child to read by. The simple but revolutionary technology supplied to homes by his Light Up The World Foundation can light an entire rural village with less energy than that used by a single, conventional, 100-watt light bulb. (11/09/02) Sun + Seawater = Mangroves Life and Earth Trust: Driven by a long-standing desire for justice, American biologist Gordon Sato is spending his retirement helping some of the world’s poorest people, in Eritrea, to help themselves. His innovative Manzanar project harnesses two of the Eritrean coast’s most abundant resources – intense sunlight and seawater – to grow mangrove plants that can be used not only to feed animals, but also to provide a habitat for fish and shellfish. His aim is to help impoverished, coastal communities in this war-torn country to develop a low-tech, sustainable agricultural economy. (11/09/02) Saving the Earth's Cranes by Protecting the Wetlands The Life Trust: Lindy Rodwell has devoted the past 11 years to preserving the cranes of Africa, whose magical presence is woven into her childhood memories and the cultural fabric of her native South Africa. With its wetland habitats disappearing, the wattled crane, Africa’s biggest crane, is critically endangered in South Africa. Following the birds’ distribution across Africa, Rodwell is expanding her conservation network, aiming to combine the efforts of volunteers and experts in the 11 “wattled crane states” of central and southern Africa, while protecting the wetlands on which cranes and many people depend. (11/09/02) http://www.SynEARTH.net/   12:34:44 PM

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