One Planet

A simple video, but captivating enough to get you thinking. A simple message, a simple fact: there is only one Earth.

Re-think what we are doing to our planet. Click here to get find out how you can get involved.


Anoud x

Earth Hour 2012: What's your challenge?

Make your dare or accept a challenge now to help save the planet. Click here.


Anoud x

Don't Flush Tiger Forests

Just take 3 minutes of your time to watch the video below and understand how important it is to know what exactly you are buying, what it is made of and how it is affecting our planet.

An item as simple as toilet paper can have a grave effect on forests and habitats of Tigers and other animals. Do the right thing and be wise; buy FSC-certified paper or simply products with 100& recycled content. Help make a difference...




Visit WWF's website for more info.

Also, sign the pledge to "Stop buying Paseo and Livi toilet paper until APP stops clearing natural forest. Help us ensure a future for Sumatra's forests and the tigers, elephants, and communities they support."


Anoud xx

Change The Way You Think About Food

The world population hit 7 billion a little over a month ago, and by 2050, Earth will be home to another 2 billion individuals. Now, have you ever thought of how we will provide for the continually increasing population with finite resources?

Securing food, a basic need of all human beings, is one of the biggest challenges facing our world. With more and more people depending on our resources, the only way to confront such a challenge is to act immediately and change the way we think of food production. Watch the video below, which is part of the WWF 'Change the Way You Think About Everything' awareness videos, to learn about how much of our resources are used to produce and provide food, and to think about how we can do MORE with LESS. 

We need to double the productivity of farming, invest in urban agriculture and encourage more sustainable ways of food production. We need to change the way we think about food! Learn about sustainable farming here.

P.S. Watch 'Change the Way You Think about your Laptop' here.

Anoud x

Change The Way You Think About Your Laptop

Did you know that 3 square feet of rainforest are destroyed to make ONE laptop?

Here's how:

Using recycled materials makes a huge difference. According to WWF: 'If a laptop manufacturer only used recycled aluminum, it would take 90% less energy to make the same machine'. So let's hope that soon enough sustainable and recycled materials would be used more often in the production of electronics. Just think of how much better our world would be. 




Anoud x

Saving Our Precious Forests

HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY!

Watch the video below to learn about the importance of forests and how integral it is for leaders to take a stand and make brave decisions to preserve global forests.




Anoud x

Earth Hour 2012 Official Video

Here's your first look at the official Earth Hour 2012 video:



Saturday March 31, 2012 at 8:30 pm, remember the date!!!

xx,
Anoud

Lights Out!

A record 134 countries took part in yesterday's Earth Hour with cities all over the world dimming & turning off the lights of  landmarks for 60 minutes. Yesterday me and Alyazia sat in darkness for over an hour, away from all the hussle and bussle, just discussing what's on our minds and enjoying the peace we found in a pitch black atmoshphere. Honestly, it was very therapeutic and refreshing. We were already exhausted and it seemed to surprisingly, or shall I say ironically, energise us!



Below are a few pictures from all around the world during Earth Hour 2011.

Earth Hour 2011 in Amman:

The Amman Citadel

Hope you all took part in the hour long experience! The key is to think BEYOND the hour.

Anoud



Images: guardian.co.uk, Earh Hour Global Flickr, Don't Mess with Nature.

Miranda Kerr: Earth Hour 2011 Global Ambassador

The beautiful Miranda Kerr is this year's Earth Hour global ambassador. According to Kerr, ''Each of us has a responsibility for the sustainability of our planet and each of us can make a difference if we choose to do so." Great choice!

Don't forget Earth Hour on March 26, 8:30 pm.

xo,

Anoud

Image: WWF Chris Colls.

Earth Hour Jordan 2011

So excited about this!!! This year Jordan will be joining the many other countries of the world in taking part in Earth Hour which will take place on March 26, 2011 8:30 pm. 

Don't mess with Nature is the official contact party for Earth Hour in Jordan! Click here for info on sponsoring the event and for more details on participants and how to join in. Please spread the word!


P.S. Watch the Earth Hour 2011 official video here.

xo,

Anoud 


Images: earthour.org, dontmesswithnature.ning.com

Favourite Green Person of the Week

Leonardo DiCaprio

He is an amazing actor and a committed environmentalist!

DiCaprio has his own foundation, 'The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation', which is dedicated to supporting efforts to secure a sustainable future for the planet and all of its inhabitants.

Leo also started the 'Save Tigers Now' campaign alongside the World Wildlife Fund to shed light on the very few Tigers left in the world and the reasons behind this and on what can be done to double their numbers and save this beautiful animal. Being a big Tiger fan myself, I have been going on and on about the Tiger cause ever since I found out how serious this is... Only about 3,000 Tigers are left in the world and if action is not taken soon then our children and the future genration will only be hearing of Tigers and the sad story of their extinction due to our selfishness. How can we allow this to happen? Thankfully the 2010 Tiger Summit that was held in St. Petersburg in November proved to be very successful by raising a total of about $127 million in new funding to support the cause. DiCaprio alone donated $1 million to stop Tiger poaching after already helping WWF raise $20 million earlier in the year.

Need more reasons to love DiCaprio? Well check out how GREEN the actor is:

1) He opts for commercial flights rather than private jets which use more fuel.

2) He proudly drives a hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, and bikes as well.

3) His house has solar panels.

4) He co-wrote, co-produced and narrated the documentary 'The 11th Hour' about the environment.

5) He bought an island in Belize where he plans to build an eco-friendly resort.

6) He influened Tag Heuer in going green and investing in solar powered watches.

7) He teamed up with Tag Heuer again to promote the fully electric Tesla Roadster Car.

Watch DiCaprio's short movie entitled 'Global Warming' here. Trust me you need to watch this! And also his other short movie entitled 'Water Planet' here.

Also check out his website here.

Seriously, what an amazing individual! Absolutely love and respect him.


xoxo,

Anoud


Sources and images from leonardodicaprio.org, treehugger.com, watchtime.com, inoutstar.com, huffingtonpost.com, examiner.com, ecorazzi.com