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impactmania Catches Up with Blue Latitudes – Transforming Oil Rigs to Reef
Repurposing oil platforms as artificial reefs through the RtR program not only provides an environmental benefit by reducing waste and preserving habitat, but also provides opportunities for new industry, such as offshore aquaculture, by upcycling the platform.
Architect for Aleppo – the Next-Gen on Rebuilding Syria
Syria is the cradle of a millenarian culture and cities like Damascus and Aleppo are symbols of its immense cultural heritage. Aleppo's first settlement can be traced back to 5000 BC and its ancient history can be seen in the urban design.
Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief UNCTAD, on the People’s Sustainable Goals
We made it easier for you to catch up with the Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Chantal Line Carpentier! Normally, you would need to bike up the Alps, compete in the Iron Women competition, or try to secure a meeting at the UN HQ in Manhattan. We were lucky enough to catch a (bumpy but brilliant) car ride with Chantal Line on her last day @NanoValbruna in Italy.
Enrico Di Minin on Using Social Media for Wildlife Conservation
The collated social media data form current information around wildlife, poaching (illegal hunting and capturing of animals), trading wildlife products, serves to better protect animals and nature and thus in the end us, humans.
Massimo Rossetto on 20 Years of Connecting Communities in Italy and Nepal
Twenty years ago, Massimo Rossetto, on a mountaineering adventure stumbled on a small school in Kathmandu, Nepal. Making good on a promise to help, today, he has supported hundreds of young people and their families.
Architect Saba Nabavi Tafreshi on Social Sustainability
Saba Nabavi Tafreshi is originally from Iran, today lives and works as an architect in the Netherlands. Saba spoke with Paksy, founder of impactmania, about the famous Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam (which happens to be Paksy's birthplace), the future of living, and social sustainability.