Why be green? Why should you want to have a greener lifestyle? This earth is our only home, and will be the only home for the children and grand children in our families and community. We need to take care of our home, and make sure it is a good home for us as people and for other living things on it. Read more…
The big problems: The biggest environmental problems we are currently facing include climate change, waste and loss of biodiversity. Read more….
What you can do: The solutions involve changing large scale systems, which can seem daunting. However big changes can start with individual changes. Each one of us has different aspects of ourselves we can use to help solve these problems, as citizens, as community members, as workers and as we live our day to day lives. Read more…
What you eat and drink: We are very lucky in Dar es Salaam to have such a wide variety of fresh, local, healthy food available to us all year round. Let’s make the most of it! Read more…
What you buy: buy less, buy and sell second hand, buy local, avoid single use products. Consider repair-ability and durability. Consider the energy and materials used in producing the product. Read more…
Your waste: Is your waste really waste? Start composting – it’s easy! Reduce, reuse, recycle! Read more…
Your transport: How you get around can have a big impact on fossil fuel emissions. Walk/run/cycle! For longer trips, take public transport! Avoid flying! Read more…
Your home and energy: In Dar, we can consider building design, avoid air conditioning, cook efficiently, use solar water heating, use solar electricity and reduce use of and ensure efficiency of appliances. Read more…
Join us! – Contribute to this guide, request a link, ask questions and share tips with other environmentalists in Dar – we have a facebook group called Green Dar.
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