McDonald's at Cilandak Mall, Cilandak KKO. Photo by: Nur Cholis

Anti-Plastic Straw Movement Trending In Indonesia, What’s Next?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – Plastic straws are used everywhere, mostly in restaurants. Just imagine how many millions of straws are polluting the environment. People have, however, started reducing the use of plastic straws. According to data from Divers’ Clean Action, Indonesians use 93 million plastic straws every day, and if they aren’t recycled, they will…

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Plan International Filipino activist, Louisa (in brown) planting mangrove seedlings on a beach to disaster-proof her communities. Photo by: courtesy Plan International.

The World Needs to Acknowledge that Climate Change is a Feminist Issue

LONDON (ViaNews) – With the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference approaching, it’s time to discuss the link between feminism and climate change. Studies have shown that climate change doesn’t have gender-neutral effects; women and girls are affected far more. This has provided a new mission for organisations all over the world to tackle the ever-growing…

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Taj Mahal, India

Delhi: A Polluted Dystopia?

NEW DELHI, India (ViaNews)– Indian Supreme Court banned fireworks in Delhi during this year’s Diwali celebration. Diwali is the foremost festive season of the city, and most of the country for that matter, for which bursting of crackers and lighting of streets formed the major axis of celebration. There were frowns from various people who…

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