The UAE News report: Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and many are still searching for the perfect gift for their loved ones.
Holding a special place in our calendar, this occasion is all about celebrating love and bringing happiness and joy to that special someone in our lives.
The good news is that there are plenty of alternative planet-friendly expressions for those who care. On this Valentine’s Day, Sacred Groves has got something unique and different for this special day.
“As the world heats and human plastics choke waterways and harm endangered species, it’s the question many of us are asking ourselves. Even more relevant with Valentine’s Day tomorrow,” said Monisha Krishna, Co-Founder of Sacred Groves.
Each Festive Season more than 60 per cent of us receive an unwanted gift, with many of these superfluous cuddly toys, clothes and electronics ending up in the landfill.
This year many of us want to gift ecologically, but it’s tricky to see beyond the greenwash: is that eco bath towel really eco, or would the most environmentally conscious choice be to simply not gift at all?
Sacred Groves offers a genuinely planet-positive solution to your gifting quandaries.
Founded in February 2020, this global social enterprise buys, leases or enters into custodianship arrangements for the protection and rewilding of natural habitats (woodlands, forests, wetlands, coastlands, marshlands, etc) in the UK, with expansions coming soon into Canada and India.
Via their app and online platform, eco-minded gift-givers can support a virtual ‘cluster’ of these threatened habitats (each cluster having a footprint of 158.4 square feet at the cost of GBP40 for a ten-year period), and which include the gorgeous ancient woodlands at Coed Rhyal in Carmarthenshire and Gigrin Prysg in Rhyader Powys (both in Wales, United Kingdom), as a gift for a friend or loved one. The happy gift recipient can then track the health and progress of their unique ‘cluster’ via geospatial data and satellite imagery on Sacred Groves’ app or site. It’s the gift that keeps giving back to our planet. – abdulbasit@theuaenews.com
