Awareness

National Farm Animals Awareness Week is observed the third week of each September. Not only is it designed to support the humane treatment of animals, but it also stimulates conversation around the potential to make a variety of farming practices…Read More

Sierra Winters is a regular contributor to eco18. For this month’s edition of 18 Questions, she shares her experiences on Bike & Build’s “Drift West” trip, an 800-mile cycling journey from Portland, Oregon, to Bellingham, Washington. In addition to the…Read More

It is no secret that heat waves have been scorching the United States this summer. No region has been left untouched, and major records are seemingly broken every week. Of course, this is not just an American problem; experts estimate…Read More

You may have seen recent headlines and research documenting how extreme weather catastrophes, malnutrition, pollution, and increased exposure to saltwater (a direct result of rising sea levels) are affecting Bangladeshi women’s sexual and reproductive health. Other climate-related risk factors include…Read More

Are you a single woman who works hard at your job, who is reliable, and who gives your best daily? Even if you aren’t, you surely know someone who is.  In fact, statistically, you’re more likely to work alongside a…Read More

Have you pitched a tent yet this year? June marks National Camping Month, so if you haven’t built a campfire or filtered river water this summer, it may be time to get out in nature! Camping is an inexpensive but…Read More

In the past few years, concern has grown regarding PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as “forever chemicals”), rampant in consumer products ranging from mattresses and Gore-Tech jackets to menstrual underwear and perfumes. These chemicals have been around since…Read More

This article was updated on May 8th, 2023.  Founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has spent the last 160 years providing international aid and relief to those in need around the world.…Read More

(Guest article by Maris Bey, a Master of Social Work student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has worked with adult and youth sex trafficking survivors in restoration care services for several years.) What is human trafficking?…Read More

Iranian women have been making headlines for several months now. They have received international recognition for their protests against the Iranian government regarding their treatment of women and girls – protests which have been met with violence, brutality, and lethal…Read More