“From just two households in the beginning which took months to bring onboard, the Waste Collection Service now services 405 households and businesses, including 100% of the community that I grew up in!” Krishna Kalidas – PCFML India Waste to Wealth Manager
We are pleased to announce Positive Change for Marine Life’s programs in India are now supported by The Intrepid Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of Intrepid Travel. Introducing Intrepid Travel and The Intrepid Foundation Intrepid Travel has been a world leader in responsible travel for more than 30 years. The company’s mission is to create positive change
We are proud to share that our ‘Rewilding our Floodplains’ program in Northern NSW, Australia, is planting seeds to restoration success! We recently hosted a community tree planting day with Brunswick Valley Landcare and our wonderful volunteers to establish 700 carefully selected riparian plant species supplied by Northern Rivers Natives. Riparian vegetation grows next to
The 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials, an annual gathering that serves as the cornerstone for environmental policy and collaboration among Pacific nations, catalysed renewed energy and focus among diverse stakeholders, all committed to forging a collaborative and sustainable Pacific environment. The meeting, which comprised representatives from SPREP’s 21 Pacific Island Member countries, 5 Metropolitan Members,
In September 2023, Positive Change for Marine Life (PCFML) had the privilege of presenting our work at the 8th #APAN (Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network) Climate Change Forum hosted by the United Nations in Korea. Together with Oxfam in Bangladesh, we hosted sessions on building community-driven climate and nature resilience, alongside the Ministry of the Environment, Japan,
We are thrilled to introduce you to the launch of our exciting new Healthy Brunswick River Citizen Science Program. Our inaugural training workshop is set to take place on August 26th, 2023 in Northern, NSW. What Can You Expect from the Healthy Brunswick River Citizen Science Program? By participating in this program, you will have
We are so pleased to share that our restoration project on the Brunswick River has begun! In July 2023, we began mangrove restoration at our project site on the Brunswick River. Volunteers and team members collected Avicennia marina (Grey Mangrove) seeds by kayak from the local area and planted them in the intertidal zone of
Organic waste has been a problem in our target communities in India for decades. Without a proper system in place to dispose of kitchen waste, local communities resort to dumping their waste in drainage systems and the local estuary, creating a range of human and environmental health issues. Some even dump it directly into the