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Session Recap & Resolution: Is Your Body Ready? (Yes! ^_^)

In the session, we discussed a wide range of health issues (causes, effects, awareness, etc.). Our conversation led us to singling out a couple of points, which are: 1- Retailers stacking health bars at the bottom of shelves and promoting sweets at the top to encourage impulse buying, where is the social responsibility in that? [...]
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The Rules of SustainabilityCamp

The Rules of SustainabilityCamp 1st Rule: You do talk about SustainabilityCamp. 2nd Rule: You do tell the world what your Sustainability concerns are. 3rd Rule: You do empathize with others’ Sustainability concerns. 4th Rule: If you want to present, you must frame your discussion as a question. 5th Rule: Your question must reflect the concerns [...]
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Registration: Issues that concern you, as residents of UAE and world citizens

One of the corner stones of sustainability is the understanding that various diverse issues, even those seemingly unrelated, are in fact inter linked in a complex web of social, economic and environmental factors. Before embarking on a collective way forward for Sustainability Camp, let’s begin by listing our individual concerns as residents of UAE and [...]
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SustainabilityCamp on 26th February 2011: Issues, Art and Action

Firstly, belated New Year wishes to all of you. Hope your 2011 is filled with more learning and sharing opportunities than ever before. Sustainability is often misunderstood as favoring environmental protection, but in fact it is much more than just being a tree hugger. Sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which [...]
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