Is water scarcity becoming a problem? Zurich vs Kerala Water scarcity is a well-known issue worldwide. But how bad is it really? And what exactly are the causes? That’s exactly what we wanted to find out and that’s why we … Continue reading Water scarcity
Plastic waste is a well-known problem. Even though it is known, it is not taken serious enough. In collaboration with a few of our relatives from Croatia and Kosovo, we’ve created a post that will help you understand what plastic … Continue reading Avoid plastic waste! A self experiment
◊ Hey you! Welcome to our contribution. “Travel sustainable is like driving sustainable – basically not possible but travelling MORE sustainably, that is definitely possible” ◊ Introduction Our project is about making travelling more sustainable. We highlight various aspects such … Continue reading Sustainable Tourism – การท่องเที่ยวอย่างยั่งยืน
Each of us had already had something to do with fashion in some way for example shopping or just looking at fashion posts. What about Fast-Fashion though, ever heard of it? Chances that the term is foreign to you are … Continue reading Fast-Fashion
As we’ve always been interested in knowing how much of a problem our consumption of plastic is for our environment, we decided on doing this project about the plastic pollution going on in Switzerland compared to Hawaii. More precisely, this … Continue reading Plastic Pollution
Do you really know what you are drinking? In this article we would like to introduce you to our tap water project. We wanted to compare drinking water in different countries. Together with our partners from Bosnia and Turkey, we … Continue reading Tap water – the whole truth
Environmental friendliness is a big issue today. With all the talk about the earth slowly but surely getting to a point of no repair or return we need to start making better decisions. With Reduce, reuse and upcycle we wanted … Continue reading Reduce Reuse Upcycle
Nutrition is a very big part of our everyday life. What we eat impacts our health and the environment. Here in Europe vegetarianism and veganism are a big trend. But how many people are actually participating in this trend and … Continue reading Vegetarian vs Vegan – The way we eat
Our project goal is that people start to shop plastic-free. To achieve this, we first needed to evaluate how much plastic is currently being purchased and whether people are willing to spend a little more money to buy plastic-free or … Continue reading How much waste is produced through shopping?
Concept of our project work (log cabins in Canada): We will deal with the construction of log cabins. We want to show how environmentally friendly a construction for a home can be and what impact this has on the whole environment. … Continue reading Log Cabins in Canada
The forest fires in Turkey were the reason why we decided to do this project. Because of the many fallen trees we wanted to plant maple trees or other trees that grow naturally in the forests of Switzerland. In addition, … Continue reading Planting trees
Why did I choose this project? I have been interested in general aviation for a long time and was already able to gain some experience in the cockpit by flying a small aircraft. Since I am also considering the profession … Continue reading Airplane technology
In our project you will learn about the difficult situation the corona crisis had created in Cuba and see the comparison to Switzerland – If you are interessted, we are happy to read your comment if you want to! Our … Continue reading The corona situation in Cuba
For our project, we focused on electric cars, especially Tesla. We have made interviews with Tesla owners and test drives. Our goal was to interview people that lived in Portugal and Kosovo and compare their experiences with electric cars. Finally, … Continue reading Tesla in Kosovo, Portugal and Switzerland
We wanted to find out how environmentally friendly the different types of vehicles are. One question we asked ourselves was if classic cars are really as harmful to the environment as modern combustion engines and electric cars, or is … Continue reading Comparison classic cars with new cars
Light pollution is one of the lesser-known forms of pollution. Even though it is not well known, it is still a problem and affects us and our environment in many ways. In collaboration with two friends from South Africa we … Continue reading Light pollution
This year again, teenagers and young adults have initiated and carried out collaborative projects across cultures and borders, with the aim of making an impact from local to beyond using The Horse concept (the-horse.education). This time many teams from different … Continue reading Collaboration projects across borders in the making
Solid waste management has always been an issue for developing countries. With urban India generating 62 million tonnes of waste (MSW) annually it is of no surprise that many Indian roads and streets have become the dumping grounds. It has … Continue reading Biopods: Affordable and efficient method to dispose waste
Hello everyone! With this post I would like to show you guys the mandatory steps you need to fulfill to create an environmental charity project. The last five months I’ve been researching and planning my business steps, so I can … Continue reading TreeNovice – Business Plan
I have chosen the topic of littering because it is an issue that I believe is too neglected in our society. Littering is a widespread problem in Switzerland and costs the state a lot of money every year. Through this … Continue reading How Switzerland tackles littering
Welcome to DISTRICT 9 a gedankenexperiment I was thinking about if it’s possible to survive 100 years in a 20`000 square meters (three soccer fields) closed space with 12 other people underground the earth. This area is called district 9. … Continue reading Project Surviving
How long will our glaciers survive? Our project is about the glacier melt process. We want to show, how dangerous glacier melt for the world is and how we can reduce glacier melt on long terms. In this occasion, we … Continue reading Global effects of glacier melt
Introduction Bees are fascinating insects. They are hard workers. For three years, I’m the owner of my own little bee house for wild bees. I like observing the bees and give them a place to live. They don’t need … Continue reading The bees in climate change
Our environment is in great danger and it is getting worse every day. We can not ignore our environmental problems anymore. We have to deal with the problems and have to solve it. Sometimes even small acts and ideas matter … Continue reading Let me take you on the journey of textiles
Hello Everyone! The goal of this article is to make people more aware of medical plants and how useful they really are. In the course of this project, we did our own research as well as an interview with Liliane … Continue reading Medical plants all over the world
While most people are drive a fuel or diesel car, I was wondering if this is good for the environment. I was thinking that this is a big and important topic for the whole earth. It would be quite fascinating … Continue reading What could be your future car?
“The Horse” concept is evolving! For the first time, young learners from three different countries are experimenting with each other to gain experience in co-creation, communication and media skills – all within a “real-life collaboration project”! The approach is called … Continue reading TRIANGLES (new!) – Collaboration Projects started!
Introduction Our environment is in great danger and it is getting worse and worse every day. For that reason we need to think about innovative ideas to support and restore our environment. Sometimes even small acts and ideas matter and … Continue reading Cycling for a better environment
Hi everyone! Cooking with leftovers or expired food is really simple. The main idea we want to show you is that you can combine a lot of ingredients to get a well-balanced and healthy meal. We don’t want to put … Continue reading Food waste recipes and tips
Urban Gardening is the horticulture in cities, which is mostly small-scale. Typical examples in the city are courtyard and roof gardens. Urban Gardening has always existed, but the importance of this horticultural use of urban areas is growing. It’s about … Continue reading Urban gardening cities – top or flop?