Trashopolis Focus: Recycling in Mumbai

Mumbai is India’s richest city – yet millions of people live in trash. In Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, trash fuels a vast recycling economy. What can be turned into money is being recycled: Plastic bottles, food oil canisters, clothing. “Trashopolis” dives into the booming recycling industry of Mumbai and shows why many see waste as an opportunity. #Recycling #Mumbai

source https://earthonsight.org/society/life/trashopolis-focus-recycling-in-mumbai/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/trashopolis-focus-recycling-in-mumbai.html

Next Gen Farming Without Soil and 90% Less Water

Aeroponics grows fruits and vegetables faster, cheaper and better. Vertical farming with Tower Gardens is on the ‘rise’ and rightfully so. You can grow a variety of plants without ANY soil and 90% LESS water. It also requires 10x less space so you can do a lot more in a smaller area. That means easily growing fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables, and flowers both indoors and out

source https://earthonsight.org/society/sustainability/next-gen-farming-without-soil-and-90-less-water-grateful/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/next-gen-farming-without-soil-and-90.html

Making Natural Dye Using Vegetables

This food coloring is 100% natural (and organic as well if you choose) and is made from common ingredients you can find in pretty much any grocery store. Ditch those chemical-filled colors, we’ll teach you how to make natural dye in just a few easy steps.

source https://earthonsight.org/society/sustainability/making-natural-dye-using-vegetables-grateful/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/making-natural-dye-using-vegetables.html

Growing 600 POUNDS of Gourmet Mushrooms Every Week

Do mushrooms come from space? Where do mushrooms come from? Are mushrooms hard to grow? How many pounds of mushrooms can you grow in a week? Do mushrooms give you crazy dreams? Are mushrooms healthy? Lauren and Jess join Mike from Southwest Mushrooms, an organic urban grow farm, as he gives us a tour, answers some of the most asked questions, and shows us the ins and outs of growing mushrooms.

source https://earthonsight.org/society/sustainability/growing-600-pounds-of-gourmet-mushrooms-every-week-grateful/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/growing-600-pounds-of-gourmet-mushrooms.html

The wonderful world of the woods – part 3

Enter the wonderful world of the woods. Treat yourself to an absolutely fascinating walk in the forest. After watching this film, future visits to the woods will be a completely new experience: insights into the greater and smaller secrets of the forest, the biodiversity of the flora and fauna within the forest symbiosis as it has never been seen before. Viewers virtually accompany a female nature enthusiast who spends every available minute in the forest to be able to observe as many animals in their natural habitat as she can. For more than a year, her hunting trips, full of interesting and exciting observations, are caught on camera. Not only the larger mammals, such as roes, foxes, wild boars and deer are the focus of attention, but also smaller animals like wildcats, stone martens, squirrels or wood mice; but birds too, especially woodpeckers, while ravens, sparrow hawks, chaffinches, robins and black storks, all play an important role.

source https://earthonsight.org/earth/wildlife/the-wonderful-world-of-the-woods-part-3/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-wonderful-world-of-woods-part-3.html

Lorelei – The fascinating biodiversity of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley

A fantastic journey amidst picturesque Rhine landscapes during the course of the seasons, which will afford the viewer intimate insights into the species-rich flora and fauna and will certainly whet their appetites for their own personal discovery tours. No other German waterway has featured in literature, music and poetry as often as the Rhine. And no other region in Germany is as famous internationally as the Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen, Rüdesheim and Koblenz. This spectacular river valley was recognised in 2002 as “a cultivated landscape of enormous diversity and beauty” by UNESCO and distinguished as a “World Heritage” site. The large number of castles, the steep slope viticulture, the legendary Lorelei and the small hamlets that cling to the narrow riverbank beneath the steep slopes, are all ingredients that go into making the Rhine one of Germany’s most romantic areas. The extraordinary amounts of natural riches in the Middle Rhine Valley on the other hand, are virtually unknown. In the wildly romantic and steep cliffs on both sides of the Rhine, a fascinating, almost unparalleled biodiversity abounds, including absolute treasures rarely found anywhere else other than in the wild nature of the Lorelei Valley.

source https://earthonsight.org/earth/wildlife/lorelei-the-fascinating-biodiversity-of-the-upper-middle-rhine-valley/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/lorelei-fascinating-biodiversity-of.html

The wonderful world of the woods – part 1

Enter the wonderful world of the woods. Treat yourself to an absolutely fascinating walk in the forest. After watching this film, future visits to the woods will be a completely new experience: insights into the greater and smaller secrets of the forest, the biodiversity of the flora and fauna within the forest symbiosis as it has never been seen before. Viewers virtually accompany a female nature enthusiast who spends every available minute in the forest to be able to observe as many animals in their natural habitat as she can. For more than a year, her hunting trips, full of interesting and exciting observations, are caught on camera. Not only the larger mammals, such as roes, foxes, wild boars and deer are the focus of attention, but also smaller animals like wildcats, stone martens, squirrels or wood mice; but birds too, especially woodpeckers, while ravens, sparrow hawks, chaffinches, robins and black storks, all play an important role.

source https://earthonsight.org/earth/wildlife/the-wonderful-world-of-the-woods-part-1/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-wonderful-world-of-woods-part-1.html

Costa Rica – Biodiversity in its most beautiful form

Costa Rica is home to a rich variety of plants and animals. While the country has only about 0.03% of the world’s landmass, it contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity. Around 25% of the country’s land area is in protected national parks and protected areas, the largest percentage of protected areas in the world (developing world average 13%, developed world average 8%). Costa Rica has successfully managed to diminish deforestation from some of the worst rates in the world from 1973 to 1989, to almost zero by 2005.[65] One national park, the Corcovado National Park, is internationally renowned among ecologists for its biodiversity (including big cats and tapirs) and is where visitors can expect to see an abundance of wildlife.[68][69] Corcovado is the one park in Costa Rica where all four Costa Rican monkey species can be found. These include the white-headed capuchin, the mantled howler, the endangered Geoffroy’s spider monkey, and the Central American squirrel monkey, found only on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and a small part of Panama, and considered endangered until 2008, when its status was upgraded to vulnerable. Deforestation, illegal pet-trading, and hunting are the main reasons for its threatened status.

source https://earthonsight.org/earth/wildlife/costa-rica-biodiversity-in-its-most-beautiful-form/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/costa-rica-biodiversity-in-its-most.html

California – Unknown Beauty

Always on the lookout for interesting stories and great shots, they focused on nature, but also kept an eye out for cultural events as well as geological history. These films also feature emotionally touching background music and do not only appeal to nature lovers. Project Earth is classic Infotainment TV and will also be successful in typical entertainment slots because it arouses the people’s desire to travel to exotic places. A rich variety of stories not only introduces the audience to educational content but sometimes also captivates them with truly thrilling programs. No special effects, no tricks- just excellent camerawork. This is our philosophy – and it works.

source https://earthonsight.org/earth/wildlife/california-unknown-beauty/

source https://earthonsight1.blogspot.com/2020/02/california-unknown-beauty.html