Ecuador Rocks

In Ecuador trees have now rights too. Ecuadorians rewrote their constitution in 2008 and included a chapter on rights for nature.

Article 1 reads: Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.
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and Art. 5. The persons, people, communities and nationalities will have the right to benefit from the environment and form natural wealth that will allow wellbeing.

Read more here.

Photo: Flickr

I bet this Ecuadorian stick grasshopper is happy about the new constitution too!

January 20 2009

Glasspiel

What's your walk score?

- Check out this website: http://www.walkscore.com

- Type in your address, and find out, how your neighbourhood scores in walkability.

In case you decide to move someplace else, this might be a good decision tool!

In my perfect life, walking would be part of my lifestyle. I would LOVE to be able to walk to work, walk to the grocery store, walk to the coffee house etc. But lately - many degrees Celsius, snow, darkness, distance to work, etc. have kept me from walking, cycling, really doing anything outside during the week (and I am pretty good at making up excuses...).

Photo Credit: Flickr

Off to go for a walk on a beautiful, sunny, warm Saturday!