United front ‘fractures’ on sustainable tourism
Noosa has hit a few ‘bumps’ as groups looks to ramp up its push for more sustainable tourism.
Source: www.noosanews.com.au
Noosa has hit a few ‘bumps’ as groups looks to ramp up its push for more sustainable tourism.
Source: www.noosanews.com.au
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the design for the state-of-the-art visitor centre in Niagara Falls State Park on April 23. Cuomo’s team said the visitor centre will improve the visitor experience, complementing nature and increasing the duration of visits to Niagara Falls State Park. Cuomo also said the Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation has committed $8m in grant funding towards the construction of the facility, which is set to start in autumn 2021.
Burning Man Project released a 10-year roadmap on July 20, 2019 with aims to “develop, proliferate, and scale environmental sustainability solutions.”…
Focus shifts to getting rid of plastic waste at the roots.
Olive Pitschner is deeply committed to representing marginalized students at OCAD University, especially in her work on food security issues and support for disabled students, making OCAD U and the SU more accessible overall. Olive works as Food Services Coordinator in the Student Union, a role that typically supports in-person, campus-based services such as the student pantry and grocery gift cards. After the introduction of Wellness Food Boxes as a pandemic response to student food insecurity, Olive was instrumental in advocating for and securing the financial sustainability of the continuation of Wellness Food Boxes because they have been fundamentally more accessible for students with disabilities. Further to this work though, demand for the food boxes was higher than what could be supported. Olive developed a proposal for university administrators to try to secure more funding for food programs.
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