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  While the number of people living the five biggest slums in the world amounts to 5.7 million, this is only just a drop in the ocean. Today, by the most conservative estimates, about 900 million  people live in slums . But most experts agree that including different types of informal settlements, the number goes up to 1.6 billion  which represents 1/4 of the world’s urban population. While the number of people living the five biggest slums in the world amounts to 5.7 million, this is only just a drop in the ocean. Today, by the most conservative estimates, about 900 million  people live in slums . But most experts agree that including different types of informal settlements, the number goes up to 1.6 billion  which represents 1/4 of the world’s urban population. By 2030, it’s estimated that it 1 in 4 people on the planet will live in a slum or other informal settlement. Let’s take a tour of the  w...

  Forest fire The glowing garlands of fire lighting up the distant hill side are a scintillating sight to behold. But it comes at a heavy price: Irreversible damage to the forest and its inhabitants. Countless ground fauna — including monitor lizards, mongoose, snakes and frogs — are reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye. Entire generations of birds that nest on the ground are lost forever. Only a few can escape the raging inferno. We lose millions of seedlings and seeds, along with medicinal plants, shrubs, creepers and trees that take decades to grow.                                                 URBAN FLOODING The term urban flood is a misnomer. The problem of flooding in urban areas is not only due to overflowing rivers, but the uninformed way in which our cities are coping with urbanisation also plays a large role. Overburdened drainage, frenzied and unre...

  TRYING AND SEARCHING AND WANTING                                                          I am sitting on my balcony. It is spring and there is a little bit of heat in the sun. The balcony looks out over a road. The road is usually busy… an endless stream of trucks and cars but right now there is no traffic. Everyone is self-isolating. The machine has stopped. It feels strange. Peaceful. I can hear different birds… the wren, the blackbird, the robin. A blue tit is flitting from one branch to the next. Life goes on. I could sit here all day.                                                                 CONNECTION TO CARE                 ...

    Things To Do To Achieve Financial Success In 2021                                                                                                                                          If there's one thing that the year 2020 has taught us, it's that we need to plan for our futures.  Whatever   that could entail for you.                                             .                                         ...