Reef Encounters February 14, 2008
An old post worth repeating.
Like many natural wonders that have caught the attention of global tourism, the sea-floor and in particular the coral reefs suffer from too much interest. As well meaning tourists and water-sports enthusiasts, we descend in our thousands if not millions on and into the world’s tropical and coastal waters. Unfortunately the damage we leave behind is becoming all too obvious. Marine life, and the sea on which we depend, surf and swim, is under threat from pollution, tourism, over-fishing and other damaging activities.
Corals and coral reefs are extremely sensitive, just walking on a reef can damage …
The trash vortex September 27, 2007
Greenpeace have produced an online animation showing what they call the Trash Vortex.
Its all about how plastic rubbish either directly thrown or washed by rivers into the North Pacific, is swept up by the currents of a gigantic swirling vortex called the North Pacific Gyre. Have a look
According to the Greenpaeace article and as many of us already know the very thing that makes plastic items useful to consumers, their durability and stability, also makes them a problem in marine environments. Around 100 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year of which about 10 …
T’ai Chi for Canoeing September 11, 2007
Just when I thought there was nothing more relaxing than an afternoon on the river I come across this.
T’ai Chi for canoeing - Practice these exercises on shore to perform better on the water.
Here is an extract from the article by Betsey Foster with Karen Knight:
Paddling is all about putting that paddle, single- or double-bladed, into the water and touring, surfing, playing, and having a good time. T’ai Chi is a Chinese martial art performed very slowly on land. So what could one have to do with the other?
That was my reaction in the …
China’s Yangtze River Dolphin now extinct August 10, 2007
The Chinese river dolphin is now officially extinct, according to scientists who could not find a single one of the animals during a six-week search on China’s Yangtze River. The first recorded extinction of a cetacean species to be caused by human activity. The small, nearly blind white dolphin, also known as the baiji, was nicknamed “the goddess of the Yangtze.”
The delicate dolphin, which dates back 20 million years, was found only in China’s longest river, the Yangtze.
The baiji represents a loss not just of a species but a whole family of animals which were …
Lovemarks August 1, 2007
Zoozoo2 becomes a lovemark.
A few years ago, Saatchi & Saatchi setup Lovemarks. A place to share those brands you love. According to Saatchi ‘Lovemarks transcend brands. They deliver beyond your expectations of great performance. Lovemarks reach your heart as well as your mind, creating an intimate, emotional connection that you just can’t live without.’
Simple put Lovemarks inspire.
A Lovemark can be a small, everyday product that embraces and infuses your life to make it just that little bit better. Equally, it could be a world-changing revelation for thousands.
Now we can’t claim to be world changing or inspiring but we do what we …
Womad, Womud
Diary of a trader at Womad 2007
This year we decided to have a stall at Womad the World Music Festival.
Entry 1 - Wednesday 25 July
1.00pm We arrived at the traders entrance to Womad at around 1.00pm happy enthusiastic and ready to roll.
3.40pm We were still waiting in line to sign in it had taken nearly 3 hours for the Womad staff to process approximately the 10 traders in front of us. By process I mean check our three or four items of paperwork at give us our pitch number and wristband.
To be fair to the Womad staff …
Womad weather July 24, 2007
Zoozoo2 are off to the Womad World Music Festival tomorrow, so if your going drop by and see us. I hope the weather holds.
According to WOMAD the Charlton Park festival this weekend is definitely going ahead!
‘The festival will be going ahead this weekend as planned. The site has not been affected by flooding as it has a clay soil on limestone brash and is on high ground, allowing efficient drainage. The ground, including the camping and parking areas, is still solid. There is trackway for all the main routes of the festival site.’
According to the Womad website ‘access to …
Old tyres can be tired but don’t have to retire July 22, 2007
Recycled Bike Tyre Belts at Zoozoo2
How cool is this! Belts made from recycled bicycle tyres. Each belt is an individual, unique and handmade. Each one comes with its own individual history. The tread bears the scars of every mile travelled, and every unauthorised skid.
These amazing belts are made from front tyres, which get less wear, so still have plenty of tread left. Each belt is unique and no two are the same. For more details click here
Al - Zoozoo2
Killer plastic June 17, 2007
Andy Warhol said “Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.
Except for a small amount that’s been incinerated - and it is a very small amount - every bit of plastic ever made still exists.
At the same time, all over the globe, there are signs that plastic pollution is doing more than blighting the scenery; it is also making its way into the food chain. Some of the most obvious victims are the dead seabirds that have been washing ashore in startling numbers, their bodies packed with plastic: things like bottle caps, cigarette lighters, tampon applicators, …
We are all just little people June 15, 2007
There is an old African proverb it goes…
if many little people
in many little places
do many little deeds
They can change the face of the world.
Well that’s exactly how we feel at zoozoo2. It doesn’t matter how small it is just do it.
As surfers, snowboarders, scuba d’s or runners we can play our small part in determining what happens to our planet by the consumer choices we make and the little things we do.
Al - Zoozoo2
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