Religious Environmentalists
A Social Retreat for Religious Environmentalists
Often, organized religion is nonchalant or even hostile toward the environmental movement, causing their "closet environmentalist" members to feel alienated. This group's purpose is to be a place for members of organized religion to gather together and encourage one another in their environmental efforts, and for discussing the unique problems associated wit ...learn more
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Created: Oct 22, 2007
Updated: Nov 17, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
Naureen N
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I just returned from volunteering in Madagascar with WWF (www.panda.org) and I am very passionate about future work that incorporates conservation, geology, journalism, and human geography too. I majored in politics, but this trip taught me my passions are in outdoor activities, research, and education too.
I would be delighted to connect with all those who have ever visited Madagascar and could provide me photos/insight regarding an education project I am working on to spread information about the importance of protecting the endemic species that are endangered on this gorgeous island. The island is referred to as "the red island" due the amount of soil's rich red coloring, and also the deforestation that causes the rivers to turn red during flood season.
My interests also lie in hygiene and sanitation and the means to provide latrines in areas where there is high population (such as the capital of Madagascar), but low access to latrines for the poor. Every year during late August there is a conference dedicated to water called, World Water Week, in Sweden. This year I hope to volunteer there as the President of Madagascar shall be a speaker, and the lectures and seminars are full of information regarding the future use of one of our most precious resources.
Si tu parle en francais, c'est bonne parce qu'il y a quelque articles en francais de la region. Merci.