Ethiopia : “Not all hope is lost for some achievements of safe environment”

“Go to the ant, you lazy one; see its ways and become wise. Although it has no commander, officer or ruler, it prepares its food even in the summer; it has gathered its food supplies even in the harvest.”-Proverbs. Cooperation is making life, including human life, possible. Indeed, ants are models for cooperation. However, Humans often manifest a lack of cooperation with the natural world. Unlike animals, which are governed largely by instinct, people are influenced by a variety of factors, ranging from love and other wholesome qualities to hatred and greedy self – interest. Many fear the future of our planet, as this greediness seems to increasingly rule humans. This was what interested green minded folks to gather for deliberation recently here in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Environment journalism : “a bridge between science and society”

Today, science journalism has become a fundamental constituent of the mass media equally fighting for space in prime segments of news and features coverage, especially in the economic global north.

In the age of globalisation exacted upon us by the Information and Communication Technology wizardry, there is much new knowledge pouring from millions of research projects and studies around the world that push the boundaries of man’s knowledge to new heights, almost daily.

The changes are numerous and so specialised and difficult if not absolutely impossible for a lay person to understand.

As long as science or scholarship remains enshrined in technical language and laden with heavy jargons, it will need science journalists/reporters who can communicate with scientists and help translate the new developments accurately and clearly, especially for the less erudite members of society who need the information most to thrive-or try to-in their day-to-day lives.