Amazon Day is finally here - no, not that Amazon, the Amazon Rainforest. Did you know? When you search ‘Amazon Day’ on the internet, you are greeted with article after article discussing Amazon Prime Day at amazon.com. This is the day where thousands of things on amazon are discounted, and in the United States alone, the company received $5.6 billion dollars in sales - a 6.1% increase from the normal daily total. The irony [...]
Summer holidays are coming to an end and it's time to trawl through shops for what feels like eternity, fighting your way through crowds of people, buying things that you’ll only have to replace in a few months. What if we told you it doesn’t have to be this way? It doesn’t have to be spending days going from shop to shop. You don’t have to break the bank, and you certainly don’t [...]
What better way to wind down this summer than to watch a gripping nature based documentary. We have a perfect list below, which will keep you entertained for a few hours on a rainy day, when you can't get out to explore nature outside. Not only are some of these enjoyable to watch, they are really informative and can help bring to light a lot of the current struggles our world is facing. [...]
We must respect nature if we are to survive. We firmly believe that the vast majority of people who want to visit the great outdoors just want to have a good time, and enjoy the serenity of the outdoors and wildlife, without harming nature or spoiling the adventure for others. However, some people can be blind to the rules and code of conduct that should occur when outdoors in places such as forests, [...]
Here at Gone West we are continually looking to expand our horizons and help better our world's forests like any other business, in order to reach our goals we need to be constantly generating new ideas and projects, and one way in which we do this is by collaborating with businesses who have similar ethos and visions of making our planet more sustainable. By collaborating with businesses we are able to grow more [...]
This day is annually celebrated on the 28th of July to raise awareness about protecting the little natural resources we have left and bring awareness to the importance of the conservation of nature. World Nature Conservation Day acknowledges that a healthy environment is a foundation for a stable and healthy society. The exact meaning of conservation means the 'prevention of wasteful use of a resource and that is exactly what the day aims to [...]
We want to talk about the new surge of companies who are starting to plant trees to make them seem more eco-friendly to consumers when this in fact is a form of Greenwashing. Too many companies exploit the green wave to gain a better perceived public image or gain more consumers/customers. It’s to no surprise that a lot of us directly associate planting trees with a company being green. With just 2% of [...]
Let's be frank, seed bombing is the only bombing that our planet would want. It is a practice which is used in repopulation ventures, and it helps out the local environment. Seed bombing has many benefits such as; Increasing green space Improving food security Increased pollen for bees Help combat habitat loss Easy to distribute seeds They can make ugly forgotten land bloom again Restore plant and wildlife populations Nourish and feed the soil Bring [...]
As tourists, we should be more mindful of how we travel and our impact when we arrive at a destination. Traveling less is best but for those who want to see the world, there are ways to make your trips more sustainable, including where you choose to travel, what you take and a lot on how you decide to get there. What is Sustainable Travel? First off you might be wondering what sustainable [...]
Trees are detrimental to the Earth, as well as the forests that contain them, forests cover a 3rd of our Earth’s surface and contain over 3 trillion trees! There are all sorts of projects going on, large and small, designed to restore our woods and re-introduce native tree species to ancient and new forests. As one of the organizations that are dedicated to protecting our natural forests, we couldn't stress more the importance [...]
