February-March 2021

EndPlasticSoup is a Rotary movement, started in the Netherlands, which is changing the conversation about the environment and which has captured the imaginations of many.

The River Thames is a plastic nightmare. Dave King speaks to the EndPlasticSoup co-founder about his thoughts on the issue.

This year, Rotary International will establish the environment as the seventh Area of Focus. By making this move, which has been suggested for many years, this will give Rotarians even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact.

As Rotary begins to focus efforts on its new Area of Focus, the environment, what about the impact of publishing this magazine?

Abingdon Vesper Rotary’s initiative of adopting a school appeal to build a fuel saving eco-stove, won the Rodney Huggins’ Rotary GB&I environmental project award. Maya Smeulders, from the Oxfordshire club, describes how the project works.

It is an ambitious, environmental project which aims to deliver on many levels – clean water, international partnership, education, protection of endangered species, and sustainability. And it is being spearheaded by Rotary in County Durham.

TV icon, Dame Esther Rantzen, was one of the guests for series 3 of togetherTalks. As part of the live event, she discussed some of the lessons learned from the lockdown.

The Young Environmentalist Competition showcases the unique solution to environmental problems from participants. This year we saw a wide variety of projects helping to tackel numerous environmental issues.

Raise your recycled glasses! For the first time in Rotary history, we have a new Area of Focus – and it’s focusing on all things clean and green.

Lets talk about single-use plastic and why they cause such a danger to the environment.

You may have never heard of ESRAG, but that’s about to change! ESRAG – or the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group – is a worldwide organisation which, you guessed it, focuses on environmental sustainability.

Rotarians can help protect the environment by incorporating environmental considerations into all of its humanitarian projects.

Last October, Willem Buttinger organised the Norfolk Climate Change Conference involving a distinguished panel of experts. The Norwich Blackfriars’ Rotarian assesses what lessons Rotary can learn.

Can you help bring nature back from the brink and build a zero-carbon future, by becoming a member of the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) today?

What is being watched, posted, liked, shared and tweeted in the world of social media.

Rotary Great Britain & Ireland President, Tom Griffin, talks about how times are changing for Rotary after the effects of the covid19 pandemic.

Rotary Magazine editor, Dave King, talks about how the environment is a game changer for Rotary.

Rotary International President, Holger Knaack discusses the upcoming Rotary anniversary and the many paths to peace in Rotary.

K.R Ravindran reflects on how we are the only species that bears the responsibility of protecting the environment for future generations.

Rotary International Director, Tony Black, discusses the rolling out of the covid-19 vaccination across Great Britain and Ireland.

Rotarians in these isles are currently developing a portfolio of projects to stimulate increased environmental action. Paul Keeley from Newcastle Gosforth Rotary explains what they are trying to do.

The QE Interact group based at the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington is usually a very active, hands-on group but Covid has challenged how they have done things this year.

A project in Wales is helping to provide laptops to children with limited or no access to online tools during lockdown.

Rotarians from over 40 clubs in north-west England are raising awareness of footwear poverty by encouraging friends, neighbours and families to collect footwear which would otherwise end up in landfill sites.

Rotarian Samy Wassef is a one-man recycling machine who is making sure that valuable resources don’t end up in landfill.

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