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A Conversation with Stefanos Fotiou – Director of the Office of SDGs in the FAO of the United Nations

In Agriculture, Climate, Diplomat, energy, Podcast, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Stefanos Fotiou is an expert on the UN Sustainable Development Goals with many years working within the United Nations organization in a variety of roles that support expertise and current leadership. Working in the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) out of his headquarters in Rome, he talks with Frontrunners Innovate host, Mary Kurek, and co-host, Ambassador Richard …

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Elysabeth Alfano is Helping Businesses to Benefit from Transforming to a Plant-Based Ecosystem

In Agriculture, Climate, Economic Development, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Elysabeth Alfano is Helping Businesses to Benefit from Transforming to a Plant-Based Ecosystem through investments.

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Ramesh Goyal Demonstrates EcoBrick Making to Recycle Plastic Waste

In Climate, environment, Publisher Channel, Water and Sanitation by Mary Kurek

(Featured photo from the ecobrick.org website) Ramesh Goyal has an extensive background in environmental advocacy and water conservation.  His latest project promotes how we can make “eco-bricks” and eliminate plastic waste from entering the waterways.  Ramesh, particularly heralded in his homeland of India, has begun this project as a movement to impact those areas of the world where the conservation …

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Pareena Has a FoodLoop Ecosystem Model That Turns Concrete Cities into Waste-Reducing Farms

In Climate, environment, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Pareena Prayukvong lives and works in Thailand where soil is rare and big buildings dominate the landscape. When you are dedicated to reducing waste and toxins in the air, you have to get creative, and she has. Pareena is a trainer and co-creator at The Network, an NGO focused on sustainable development in Thailand. She and the team work …

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Woody Juste is Motivating Youth in Haiti to Work on Climate and Ocean Health

In Climate, Planet, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 To listen to the audio version of this interview, click the arrow Woody Juste is an agronomist and a leading advocate in Haiti focusing on climate change. Woody has represented Haiti at the Caribbean Youth Parliament on Climate Justice and has expanded that experience into consultancy and projects that educate youth and create solution-based action. Woody shares the projects …

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Bill Shevlin Creates Impact By Closing Gaps in the Renewable Energy Space

In Climate, energy, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

Bill Shevlin is the CEO of Mavericks Microgrids  (and the founder of newly launched Net Zero Beyond) with an aim at filling gaps and solving issues that are inherent in new energy technologies. In so doing, he’s created turnkey systems and packaged energy tech in a way that is more user-friendly. He’s also been partnering with companion technologies that create …

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Jhonnly Jn Baptiste is Cleaning up the Environment in Haiti Through Youth for Oceans

In Climate, environment, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

Jhonnly is an awarded young environmental advocate who understands how education can help a community correct waste problems. He is the Co-Coordinator for Global Youth Biodiversity Network and the Co-Founder of Youth for Oceans, both established in Haiti. Jhonnly has a passion for the UN SDGs, particularly, #14, which is “Life Below Water,” and dictates that we should “conserve and …