Reforesting Ethiopia with 50 Billion Trees, One Step at a Time

When Halima Kedir began planting trees in Ethiopia’s drought-prone Oromia region, her neighbors laughed. But she kept walking an hour each way to fetch water for her seedlings, tending them, she says, the way her Oromo tradition tends to adopted children:...

Bare Hands, Bandana, Six Million Bees

Those who knew Pierre will remember his fondness for bees (and their honey!) He would have enjoyed this article. We are adding his blessing for bees at the end of this post.   Clarence Chua shows up to a bee rescue with nothing but a bandana and bare hands — no...

Game-Changing Sport Cleans Streets

Turning litter-picking into a high-stakes competition, the sport of spogomi “turns the humble act of litter-picking into a high-octane contest with a side order of civic pride,” writes Robin Eveleigh. Founded in Japan by runner Kenichi Mamitsuka, who...

Scotland’s Tiny Forest Revolution

Picture this: a ‘wee forest’ that transforms urban Scotland, sprouting hope and greenery in tennis court-sized plots. Schoolchildren get their hands dirty, learning why “a hedge matters,” and how tiny forests, inspired by Japanese botanist...

The Work of Grief and Love

Buddhist teacher and environmental activist Joanna Macy (1929–2025) identifies four stages of work that support our ongoing participation in the healing of the world:  The spiral of the Work That Reconnects maps out an empowerment process that journeys through four...