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From swamps, lakes, rivers, riparian land to sandy beaches, the wetlands are vital in the provision of clean water, health, tourism and agricultural sectors.
On sustainability, think about trees and water pipes
Thursday May 13 2021
Summary
Circular economy and sustainability are buzzwords synonymous with globetrotting NGO executives and professors whose high sounding lectures saturate the atmosphere in the ivory towers that are the world’s institutions of higher learning.
Recurring hunger in many parts of the developing world, water stress, unpredictable rainfall patterns, loss of biodiversity and threats posed by climate change are forcing governments to rethink policies.
Circular economy and sustainability are buzzwords synonymous with globetrotting NGO executives and professors whose high sounding lectures saturate the atmosphere in the ivory towers that are the world’s institutions of higher learning.
THE STANDARD By
Peter Theuri |
March 11th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Residents of Mukinyai Village by the sides of a deep pool at a quarry where three children aged 15 and below from one family drowned in on December 12, 2020. [Photo: Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]
Human beings blast their way into the earth’s crust to look for minerals with an aim of making a fortune and living comfortable lives.
But sometimes, the earth is not too friendly to those who seek its precious resources. Instances of mines collapsing and burying treasure hunters inside them are not rare.
Other times, the miners, after hitting the jackpot, leave gaping holes that become death-traps, where people plunge to their deaths - sometimes willingly, sometimes accidentally.
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