Have you ever thought about how much human waste is in nature?💩
Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!
IN THIS EPISODE:
- What you need to do if you seek real change
- How to combine ‘low tech’ and local context for maximum social impact
- Why patience and persistence are key
Hear from Henry Glogau and Nathan Baring - two winning team members from UNLEASH Greenland Lab! Their teammates Hörn Halldórudóttir Heiðarsdóttir, a Project Lead at Transition Labs, and Sofie Jordheim, a research assistant for The University of Bergen's Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, couldn't join us for this chat, but have been just as pivotal in creating LooPoop.
LooPoop is a reimagined approach for the management of human waste in remote Arctic communities. It closes the loop and provides the potential for economic opportunities in local communities. The current situation in many remote Arctic communities is unsustainable and not environmentally friendly, with human waste being left out in nature or dumped into the ocean in plastic bags. Starting in the bathroom, Loopoop converts urine into fertilizer and turns the feces into soil. The soil and fertilizer can then be used for local food production. Loopoop’s mission is a clean environment and a sustainable and dignified waste management system that offers the opportunity for added value to a previously discarded resource.
Henry Glogau is a New Zealand Architect working at GXN Innovation in Copenhagen, Denmark. He specializes in Architecture in Extreme Environments, where his site-specific and 1:1 projects explore the interconnecting relationships between architecture, technology, people, and the environment.
Nathan Baring is a policy wonk and Master’s student in Arctic and Northern Studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He brings expertise in climate law, arctic policy and business development with a focus on diversifying Alaska’s oil-based economy and advocating for the unique interests of the Arctic region.
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SDG 17 | Harnessing the Power of Art to Spearhead the SDGs | Tayler Ava Friar
SDG 3 | Living a Healthy and Happy Life | Rianna Patterson
SDG 17 | Educating Global Citizens in 2021 | Lottie Dowling
SDG 7 | Greenlight Planet’s Solar Home Systems, Microfinancing Solutions & the Grassroots Energy Transition | Radhika Thakkar
SDG 13 | Atmospheric circulation, Teleconnections and Climate Models with Grantham Professor Ted Shepherd
SDG 17 | SDSN Breaks Down USA Racial Inequality Index | Alainna Lynch and Helen Bond
SDG 12 | Building an Inclusive & Sustainable Brand Over Time | Romain Liot
SDG #12: The Role of Ethical Models within Sustainable Fashion with Kiko Hirakawa
SDG #14: Protecting the Ocean with Data, NFT’s and the Human Spirit with Jeremy McKane
SDG 17: Empathy, Teaching and Partnerships in Selma, AL with Candice Pettaway
UNLEASH HACKS USA: Bringing Life to the Forgotten Side of Lowndes County with Perman Hardy
UNLEASH HACKS USA with Lindsey Broderick and Anniestacia Miskel
SDG #17: Building a Better World through Social Entrepreneurship with Jordan Wolken
SDG #14: Using Climate Psychology for Climate Action with Gerdien de Vries
SDG # 4: Education is Opportunity with Giancarlo Brotto
SDG 17: Empower Government Leadership to Achieve the SDG’s with Simone Filippini
SDG #11: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics with Dr. Jeong Hyun Lee
SDG #3 & #12: The New Normal of Mental Health through Sustainable Consumption with Deanna Ansara
SDG #12: Recycling in Myanmar with Jaume Colom
SDG #9 & #12: Historical Context for a Sustainable Future: A Look into the Philippines with Jonas Marie Dumdum
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