A Mombasa youth-led circular initiative, using fly maggots

By Laura Espiau Guarner|2025-04-10T15:21:21-04:0010 April 2025|Ecology|

While some say they “wouldn’t hurt a fly”, others - in Kenya for example - put them to work! Meet the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), a tiny insect with a big mission. Its larvae are nature’s little recyclers, devouring organic waste and turning it into valuable byproducts supporting sustainable food and agricultural cycles.

Vegetation modules to combat urban heat in San Salvador

By Laura Espiau Guarner|2025-03-12T10:44:29-04:0012 March 2025|Ecology|

Zalcoatitán, the valley where the city of San Salvador is located, was named "de Las Hamacas" (of the hammocks) by Spanish conquistadors centuries ago due to the frequent seismic activity in the area, which creates a sensation of ‘swaying.’

A collective approach in an Ontario city to reduce food waste

By Laura Espiau Guarner|2025-02-24T08:29:41-05:0024 February 2025|Ecology|

With about one-third of all food produced being discarded, food waste worldwide is a (sadly) perfect example of holistic (un)sustainability, with broad and interconnected environmental, economic, and social ramifications. For one, the decomposition of organic waste, the largest stream in landfills, increases emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas significantly more potent than carbon dioxide.

Recycling urban infrastructures: experiences from Seoul and Beirut

By Laura Espiau Guarner|2025-02-05T16:11:50-05:004 February 2025|Ecology|

Let’s do a little experiment: Google “1960s child’s car seat.” Done? It’s easy to chuckle half amused - half scandalized—at human practices from the past and wonder how could “they” be so oblivious. Well, the thing is, it's still actually "us", and as the song goes, “The times, they are a-changin’.”

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