Kitchen deal with n equations which you choose

Classification and treatment of kitchen garbage, accounting for 50%-60% of the refuse classification workload. "Urban management section chief Liu Ming-chuan Xin an Street introduced the street survey found that kitchen waste accounted for 50% of the total solid waste-65%. Xin an Street joint British technology companies build eight dumping points and covered with ceramic tiles to beautify the environment, so that the residents can feel involved in kitchen waste, wet and dry classification, next to the station in a closed trash can smell any odor, residential environment, changing for the better, each dumping point are area attractions. In addition to the environment outside the promotion, through participation in the garbage classification points, exchange gifts, children competitions honor, stimulate the enthusiasm of residents to participate in waste separation.

"In 33 districts kitchen garbage treatment stations, kitchen waste after treatment of dehydration, weight 70%, dehydrated product tree environmental companies to make the compost on the farm. "Liu Ming-chuan introduced, many of domestic waste wet process have questioned until residents see their own classifications of labour is not in vain no longer mixed together into a tiger pit, do resource utilization. Liu Ming-an account, xinan Street between 550-600 tons of solid waste every day, a total of 166 community property, each community reduction of 0.8-1 ton per day at least to minimize the volume of 150 tons, new garbage reduces one-fourth.

B a farm community pattern: kitchen compost, garbage for vegetables

"We do only one thing for nine years, is to turn kitchen waste into compost. "Tree environmental technology company said Zhou Jianyun, General Manager, the company developed after years of research and development kitchen garbage treatment equipment, to turn kitchen waste into fertilizer, fertilizers used in agriculture, agricultural products back to the table, table more litter as fertilizer, constitute a ring of circular economy. The event, tree farms provide participants with kitchen waste into fertilizer for their farms were grown fruits, better taste than to sell on the market.

"For promotion in the community kitchen garbage classification, we came up with the concept of waste for vegetable. "Zhou Jianyun said their kitchen garbage treatment equipment into the neighborhood to achieve on-site kitchen garbage treatment. Mode using the Internet so that the public are involved in the classification process to gain points, the points reach a certain number of inhabitants to the farm to visit and for vegetables. Conditional community can build a sun roof or roof of a plantation, handling fertilizer can be used to grow vegetables, fruits, and implement in-place processing in-place recycling. This model has three advantages: first, the on-site kitchen waste treatment to reduce secondary pollution, reduce transportation costs. Second, residents witnessed process, increase confidence. Third, experience-oriented agriculture, waste for vegetable, tree farms 10 kg garbage for a catty of vegetables, one catty of vegetables to score for a dollar.

C a business school ground projects: integrated processing system while addressing the food and feces

"In 2009, we made an attempt in Shenzhen middle school, canteen, septic, through an integrated waste management system for resolution. "Shenzhen Lee City State environmental resources technology limited General Manager Guangming introduced, at this by school daily discharge life sewage 1000 tons, produced meal kitchen garbage, and manure slag hundreds of kg, this system points two chunks, part is life sewage, green, and rushed toilet and landscape water are is with in the water; part is organic solid fertilizer, main including kitchen more than, and manure slag, through processing produced biogas, using biogas with conveying to kitchen cooking do dish.

Guangming said, before the completion of this system does not have a school of kitchen waste, feces is transported, kitchen was sold out every year tens of thousands of dollars of revenue. Just go in school canteens vehemently opposed to the classification. Behind the proposed school construction education demonstration bases, Communist Youth League through the Student Union set up a student environmental clubs, organize environmental groups of students visited the system, learning systems work, let students be preaching. Meanwhile, stared at the cafeteria, Pi Ye of fruits and vegetables, egg shells and bones, was also thrown, followed by work canteens have also been classified. Guangming, a suitable system for kitchen waste, feces can be solved, can produce energy, organic fertilizers, through a water treatment system, becomes available in the water.

D enzyme of a public organization to promote: a vegetable enzyme Peel do, families can learn

"I started learning how to make garbage enzyme in 2014, it is used more widely, promoted in social significance is growing. Green baby charity is committed to promoting environmental protection in the family of enzyme production and usage, reduce the production of kitchen waste, and recycling. ", Baoan district, green baby garbage Classification Guide Center director Wang Ping introduced,, Baoan district, Chengguan Council has a canteen, canteen produced of vegetables Peel was volunteers took to do environmental enzyme, according to vegetables rind, and brown sugar, and water 1:3:10 of proportion for fermentation, do of environmental enzyme through weekly resources recycling day to community residents, community residents with environmental enzyme wash Bowl drag to, and bathing bubble feet, uses very widely. Volunteers produced by the residues of the enzyme can be sent back to farms, farm using this enzyme purification residue compost soil, grow vegetables, fruits, went back to the table. "From the farm to the table, it is a circle, we teach every family this cycle, let every family learned to make use. "Wang Ping said.

Zhao Jingmin green baby is a member of the volunteer team, she briefed the participants on the air freshener made with enzyme method. Her: the first enzyme extraction of herbs or flowers, breaking it, soaking extraction, hydrosols can be saved for a long time in the Middle, and the longer the better; the second step, enzyme-water, 1:1000 to raise the proportion of the water, the longer it will keep microbes more and air purification effect is also possible. The third step, raising of water from a spray bottle-packing, need you can squirt a spray. Due to the activity of enzymes containing micro-organisms and decomposition of harmful substances in the air, its use is very widespread, can be used to clear the House, car, Office, public bathroom odor, air conditioning spray a cleaning spray, taste will soon be purged out.

At present, the enzyme in the industrialization of Shenzhen has begun. Wilson Liu Yiru, the founder of the brand of the Shenzhen enzyme introduced enzyme product that they produce, from fruity and aromatic fruit or herbs made after six months of fermentation, product types of shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, SOAP, and toilet water. Use environmentally friendly products, is to make a contribution to environmental protection.

E a housewife's "garbage stand up war": buy compost, yard as "farmer"

"Our kitchen did not throw out the trash, take out the aromatic rind enzymes and other organic waste, I'll make the compost. "Green baby volunteer from Sha Jing Street He Leling is a housewife, and her family 10 years ago started the exploration of ecological waste and now, her husband and children has become a garbage team. He Leling said as the population at home more, at least one bucket of kitchen waste every day, many years ago, there is no compost machine, she in her yard composting it with both hands, flies, mosquitoes, and because natural compost for a long time, husband against neighbors due to odor complaints.

In 2008, she bought the tree environmental company first food waste composting machine. When her husband objected, saying she spent so much money for a stinking worthless. "I say give it a try, LV in someone else's wife, your wife, I don't, not cosmetic, just give me the money to buy this. Husband can't buy back. "He Leling said today her home is the kitchen waste as long as a full waste into the compost machine her husband the first time to deal with it. Compost fertilizers are produced by He Leling out into the yard to grow organic vegetables, eating stomach every day. Now He Leling yard of earth colors and deeper, there are a lot of earthworms, long the food is pretty delicious. "Environmental protection starts from the heart, easy accessible. "This is the daughter He Leling when helping my mother make PPT to share.

Reversing global warming "regenerative organic farming

Global warming issue is one of nearly a century of major problems. The 21st World Conference on climate change at the end of last year COP21, France put forward the "4/1000 project", offers global solutions to global problems: States each year increased soil carbon content 4/1000 for 25 years, you can significantly reduce carbon in the air and improve the situation of global warming. France Government Ministry of Agriculture estimates that organic farming practices, using photosynthesis, you can store 150 billion tonnes of carbon in the 25 years back in the soil. The plan practical and feasible, after the introduction of immediate access to more than 50 countries and organizations involved.

How to proceed? France Ministry of Agriculture estimated, as long as global 10% of farm and Ranch, implementation regeneration sex of organic agricultural (regenerative organic agriculture), do comprehensive of land maintenance management, on can correction imbalance status, put Earth warm of temperature control down, while increased soil fertile, promotion food quality, keep agricultural arable land, and guarantees food source, not must height technology, not needed novelty technology, also not needed expensive spent.

Here are principles of farming, which is the basis for creating a healthy environment. Plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are the basis of life

We all know that plants are important for what? Because only they can mass photosynthesis, manufactured carbohydrates.

Composition of the carbohydrate molecule most is carbon. Which beginning of the carbon from the carbon dioxide in the air, mostly through the plant, a small number of algae and photosynthetic bacteria convert it into carbohydrates, this conversion function is photosynthesis. Carbohydrates are sugars are Monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, and so on. Glucose is a monosaccharide, maltose is a disaccharide, rice, noodles, sweet potatoes and other foods rich in starch, as well as the tough cellulose is a polysaccharide composed mainly of wood. Sugars provide the vital energy and cell structure of molecules.

Plants is important, a lot of people don't know is that microorganisms are also important, because light is plants, photosynthesis is also unable to manufacture carbohydrates. Plants to carry out photosynthesis through a series of chemical changes, these changes need proteins and enzymes (enzymes) in. An important part of these proteins and enzymes small molecule is nitrogen. Nitrogen exists in the air, but the plant will not be able to transform nitrogen, it will only be able to work only nitrogen. The growth of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil, plant the roots and the leaves of the plant, they are nitrogen-fixing but not photosynthesis, can't manufacture sugars, so they come and plant exchanges, they supply plant nitrogen and carbon derived from plants.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria on plants obtain carbon, plants rely on nitrogen-fixing bacteria for nitrogen, which is the basis of all life on Earth, right under our feet, most of the roots of the plant.

All life on Earth is based on the plant on the cooperation with the nitrogen-fixing bacteria, animals are dependent on plants and bacteria can survive, we "great man" can survive, too, getting to the source, is dependent on the plant with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria every day should be respectful to say prayer praise it.

Ecosystem

Has has nitrogen-fixing bacteria and plant, as long as not damage not excessive intervention, a land on can evolution formed ecological Department: grass to has, tree to has, insect to has, frog to has, bird also to has..., therein of biological, regardless of animal, plant, also is microbial, each a a type are has it of function, each a a individual are has it of contribution, or cooperation or race, its complex and evolution than today of international diplomatic relations.

Ecosystem rich in one of the most diverse places in the table, 20 cm, where the bio-diverse, constituting a wrong food webs. Big eat the small, little to eat, digest food into waste, waste can also be food, food and nurturing life and eventually bred into humus humus. It is a stable composition in the soil for hundreds of years, is rich in beneficial bacteria, concentrated nutrition and regroup the organic matter, which can hold large amounts of global warming gases, is very valuable compositions. Not far from where humus-rich, as long as the just ask the land and the composting of organic matter in the forest.

Plants and organisms to form humus in the soil, so we want to keep the soil surface and plant growth, to provide leaves Deadwood to life in the soil, with the carbon and nitrogen sources, they will find the contribution.

Animals of various sizes in the ecosystem, are striving to fill the belly, appears to be competition and kill in order to survive, but careful observation, is an example of mutualism.

For example, plants, cannot hide cannot escape, is the food of all animals on Earth, but the number and variety of it is so good. It turns out that its pain is gain. It provides the pollen and nectar from flowers, leaves, juice to bees, ants, birds, bats, they completed for plant reproduction-proliferation task. Plant also indirectly provide buds and sprouts to eat aphids, aphid carnivorous ladybugs and lacewings to please its pollination.

Plants need animals to breed, small animals need plants for food and Habitat. Plant as a variety of small animals to pollinate it as possible to ensure that future generations, animals have the perennial food to grow. Higher diversity, life chances.

Plants have half the body is in the ground, get nutrition from the soil, water and stand in support. Plants are not using photosynthesis to make carbohydrates can survive, it needs lots of nutrients. Apart from nitrogen to make proteins, many nutrients like phosphorus and other elements, there are stones in the ground, but plants cannot use to dissolve them, so plants and fungi called mycorrhiza cooperation. Mycorrhizal roots of parasitic plants, out of the extremely long hyphae into the surrounding soil, secretion of digestive juices (enzymes, enzyme) factoring out those send nutrients back to plants, plants provide carbohydrates to mycorrhizal fungi in Exchange.

In addition to nutrients, mycorrhizal fungi also supplies water to the plant. Like extension of mycelium roots extending around, so plants can absorb more moisture and more drought-tolerant, it can absorb more nutrients. In addition, surrounded by mycorrhizal roots of plants like protective layer and mycorrhizal fungi secrete enzymes like bactericidal antibiotics make plants more resistant to pests and diseases.

A plant can have several types of fungi symbiosis, each species to cooperate with different plants, so can then be used by plants and fungi under the exchange of information and exchange of nutrients. Studies have found that mycorrhizal fungi can message to distant plant pests and diseases, makes they secreted early resistance material.

Under the plant apart from nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi have contractual arrangements around the roots as well as thousands of small biological symbiotic, and they all need carbohydrates in plants, and plants need vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, hormones in Exchange.

So a healthy ecosystem as a complete individual, all kinds of animals, plants and micro-organisms are tissues and organs, fungus is at the end of the series, blood and lymph fluid. Live in countless creatures to its reproduction, because of their interdependence, life is so closely linked, this is the nature of wisdom.

Ecosystems are made up of various biological and different living spaces, each with different needs in food, can also provide the food. Diversification of higher, more fertile soil, organisms can obtain adequate nutrition. As diverse as possible a balanced nutrition, biology is more healthy and strong and unbalanced nutrition, biology is likely to get sick.

Unhealthy plants emit different message causing insects or microbial attention, more so than nutrition full of healthy plants suffer from pests and diseases. Pesticides symptoms, not the causes, and cannot solve the problem of lack of plant nutrition. Healthy plants some aphids, will have beneficial insects such as ladybugs to patrol. Insect and microbial clear nutritional deficiencies in crops, so that we can enjoy a balanced crop. Serious pests and diseases is a characterization, reminded us to examine the soil and water supply.

Herbicides weed is bad. Different soil conditions would have such different weeds, and is too poor, too sour too alkaline, too hard, lack of ventilation is too wet, will not produce a crop of land can grow a weed. Their reactive soil, can provide a small biological nutrition in soil, is the beginning of soil remediation. Using herbicides instead of destroying the repair progress.

Ecosystem types in the more diverse and stronger resistance to adversity. Environmental change, too hot or too cold, drought or too much rain, class number vary, but on the whole, the ecosystem is stable. The whole earth is a Department of ecology, species loss and climate change will affect its balance and stability. We need to get planting forests, restoration of land health, in order to change the status quo.

Health Ecology, we can't plant absorbs carbon from the air, cannot be absorbed by the soil minerals, not microbial nitrogen, phosphate, and manufacture vitamins and other nutrients, but we can help, give them a helping hand.

For the children to drink fresh squeezed orange juice, love him or harm him

Saying the beginning of 2014, little was born a few months, when it comes to fast food supplement, one day, MOM said, "we go buy a juice machine, small fruit juice drink; or we'll buy it now Korea XX the most popular brand of fruit juice machine? ”

Internet up and dad, I had a go, known as "the slow squeeze, double spiral, a large amount of juice, reserving nutrition" XX brand fruit juice machine takes two thousand or three thousand dollars!

Though I don't know this camera originally bought and home Blender what difference more than 300 yuan, but jiabuzhu "fully retain nutrients" campaign, or buy a home.

Later, in and one Nutrition Division friends chat of when mentioned has this Taiwan tall Shang of juice machine, he warned I, regardless of with of juice machine how tall Shang, also is as less let children drink juice, eat fresh fruit far than drink juice to health; addition six months Qian absolute don't to children drink juice, 6-12 months during recommends added fruit mud, also don't drink juice...... So dad put the xxx star with the blender on the shelf, only after the little one year old sick poor appetite when I don't even eat fruit, used to squeeze some juice to add energy.

Today, dad to tell you a little about the truth about juice.

Expert support

Liu Changwei: master of science in nutrition, nutrition Nanjing children's hospital physician, popular science author, publishing several best-selling books.

Summer has arrived, and finally into the melon peach pear harvest season. Coincides with the mid-May the Chinese residents ' dietary guidelines (2016) update releases, the latest Guide again called for increased intake of fruits and vegetables for the children. How to eat fruit, but also said there are many.

Some commercially available additives of fruit juices and drinks, parents know not conducive to children's health, is not included in the scope of our discussions today. Well, bring home fruit 100% juice, is often seen by many parents as a win-win situation of good drinks, children like to drink, parents also think it is the same with fruit. Well, is it? Unfortunately, the answer is no.

A glass of juice and the sugar content of a Coke

One cup (8 ounces, about 226 grams) of Apple Juice contains 29 grams of sugar, a cup of grape juice contains 38 grams of sugar and a cup of Cola of equal capacity 27 grams of sugar.

The sugar content of fruit juices is not less than the same volume of Coke. We want to design them "not healthy" beverages, on the other hand has allowed and even encouraged them to drink fruit juice, not actually reduce their sugar intake.

According to the advice from nutrition experts, 4-6, children, daily sugar intake was limited to 19 g; 7-10, 24 g 11; more than 30 grams. For children under 11 years old to drink a glass of Apple juice, basically excessive sugar intake!

The sugars in the juice of sugar than Coke healthy?

It may be said that, although the sugar content, but the sugar in the juice isn't healthier than sugar in coke?

In fact, this is a myth, and it is this myth leads to many parents trying to juice this "healthy beverages" to replace Coke this "unhealthy beverages."

Fresh whole fruits and vegetables, sugar is sugar is healthier than Coke, but the sugar in the juice do not necessarily.

First of all to say who's the adult and children's sugar intake in the Guide, and sugar as "sugar-free" and "endogenous sugars". "Sugar-free" added by the manufacturer, cook or consumer in the food of Monosaccharides and disaccharides and naturally present in honey, syrups, juices and concentrates the sugars in the juice and full of sugar in the fruit and vegetables are known as "endogenous sugars".

Note that the sugar in the juice and the sugar in coke were classified as "sugar-free", and full of fruit "of endogenous sugars" different Oh!

Who recommends "throughout the life course of reducing the intake of free sugars" because, 1) free sugars high intake of children likely to be overweight or obese; 2) higher intake of free sugars high rates of tooth decay.

And complete the sugar in fruits and vegetables are known as endogenous sugars, are not part of free sugars. Why is the sugar, endogenous free sugar sugar than healthy? This is because of endogenous sugars by plant cell wall package, Digest more slowly, the time required to enter the blood stream longer than sugar-free. So although endogenous sugar free candy and can provide the same energy, but endogenous much healthier than sugar-free sugar.

Sugar intake recommended by nutrition experts above said, means that "sugar-free" intake, does not apply to "endogenous sugars".

Several reasons for eating fruit is healthier than drinking juice

In addition to the sugar into "sugar-free" and "endogenous sugars" difference between drinking juice and eating fruit have any different?

1. drink the juice easier to eat too much sugar, fruit does not.

Children eating fruit eating half a day, then Chew and eat after stomach size, emptying more slowly, there is satiety. Drink fruit juices, children big mouth after drinking a cup of food and did not feel it, it's easy to drink.

An Apple pressed up to 1/3-1/2 glasses of orange juice, that is, drink 1 glass of juice, 2~3 an Apple's sugar intake.

In other words, eat half an Apple just right, you have to let your child drink two or three at a time. Is it really OK?

2. fruit juice, nutrient concentration decreases, causing increased risk of getting sick

Even the most advanced juicer, at the time of the beating blades rotating at high speed, causes oxidation, antioxidants in fruits and VC losses were big, beneficial fiber in the fruit can be lost, while the sugar is fully released, drink more than 1 cup of juice a day, increases the risk of child obesity and diabetes as adults.

3. used to drink juice, children will not drink water

From a nutrition perspective, give the child ate purees, or eat a piece of fruit, much more nutrition than in juices. From the perspective of drinks, water is the only recommended drink, if often give their children to drink fruit juice, not just prone to tooth decay, and get used to the sweet taste kids love drinking water, this is the most troublesome thing.

Children's juice intake guidelines

Fresh fruit juice does not replace the fruit, but it often appears in our lives, what to do with it? Our age group say it what should I do?

Within 6 months

The child not to drink, fruit juices, fruit purees are not recommended, so old children should eat food is milk.

6-12 months

Recommended only for children to eat fruit purees, or cut into small pieces for kids to eat fruits, as part of a food supplement. Can't give them sweet, including fruit juices, or likely to cause tooth decay, let the children refuse to water, and eating too much sugar. Of course, occasionally children can taste is, right when it is rich in his taste, but enough is enough, and the best is diluted with water.

The age of more than 1-6

Her children can be limited to drink fruit juice, but still want to keep in mind, not to drink fruit juice instead of fruit. United States Academy of Pediatrics recommends: 1-6, children, daily juice consumption should not be more than 120~180 ml. Nutrition experts recommend drinking when diluted with water 4 times, using straws to drink better, instead of a bottle to drink, in order to reduce the risk of developing dental caries.

* Note: this is not to say that juice is nothing, the juice itself also retains a significant proportion of nutrients in fruits, United States paediatric society also admitted that juice is good (that's compared with no intake of fruits). But compared to eating fruit, drink juice without any added benefit, on the contrary, likely to cause problems such as excessive intake of sugar and tooth decay.

Dad says

A full fruit, squeeze in the juice to retain more fiber and nutrients, while the sugar is much smaller than the same weight of fruit juice, and more health.

But we often want to "give your children the best", and gild the lily to buy various tall Blender, not only the origin and processes, but also brings risks to children's health. This is why bother?

The best Blender in the world, not thousands of dollars on a high import volume, but the child's mouth.

(References see original link)

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Wild fireflies soared during the year 200,000, how they do it

Trilobites, end black fluorescent lighted window, chest, proposed lines fluorescent lighted ... ... After months of investigation, "watch Firefly" found 17 species of fireflies in the da Lei Shan, of which there are three species of rare aquatic Firefly – Huang Yuanying, Wuhan Firefly and suspected substriata, number about 20yuwanzhi!

Though da Lei Shan Firefly species is relatively abundant, but fuxinhua is not optimistic.

Locally grown crops without the use of pesticides and herbicides, entire villages without a trash, villagers took garbage and animal carcasses thrown into the River, from belonging to trickle down the mountain seems to have become the stinking waste ... ... These phenomena seriously affects the survival and reproduction of fireflies. As villagers recall, now belonging to Firefly was not so much in the past. In order to protect the fireflies of Lei mountain area, "watch Firefly" in cooperation with the local government, launch ecological restoration and protection projects, establishment of Firefly Lei mountain conservation Park.

Fuxinhua the first thing they need to do, that is, Northern Rivers within 8 km of the accumulation of 10 years of clean up the garbage. To do this, "watch Firefly" recruited a group of volunteers and local farmers are wading through water to pick up trash, and through all the methods of raising to 300 garbage can, for use by 6 villages along the rivers to the North, hire a sanitation truck regular garbage dump landfill. Several months of hard work, for not only is the clarity of the water, and the villagers trust. Bright fire of rice

Da Lei Shan local agriculture mainly rice, rice is the main breeding areas of aquatic Firefly. However due to the year-round use of pesticides, herbicide directly on Firefly pose a threat because the Firefly larvae for food, mainly snails. Watch Firefly "circulation Qiaokou village 100 acres of farmland, the villagers not only can achieve the transfer fee, you can also continue to develop rice production, provided that no chemical fertilizers and pesticides are growing, and some of the more serious field of pesticide residues are idle for one year then cultivated. This eco-rice grown under natural farming method is fuxinhua named "bright fire of rice", now belonging to Firefly nursery best peripheral products. Fuxinhua said: "the artificial breeding of Firefly's cost is only 10 to 20 Yuan each, but wild-caught only 5 cents, these ' flying ' Firefly is actually derived from wild-caught. "Wild-caught wild fireflies are fatal, and turns to the process they almost killed most of the city, the rest are difficult to survive in the new environment to breed the next generation. Firefly is an environmental indicator species, was a stable population of good nature to make a reproduction. Landscaping extensive use of pesticides, water pollution, light pollution in the city, fireflies disappearing seems to be unable to recall facts, villages are more likely to become Firefly contact nearest places. "We advocate science Firefly watching in the wild", virtuous business model must be based on science.

Clean up the River, planting for da Lei Shan Firefly conservation to provide a more stable and secure environment, while "watch Firefly" also tried the artificial cultivation of fireflies. Aunt Liu was Qiaokou village, usually in the village to look after grandchildren, now in "watch Firefly" under the guidance of staff raise fireflies.

About 8:30 A.M. every day, she would kick in the into the base, put in front of her in a white box is the Firefly larvae. Larvae are too small, with only 0.1 mm, aunt Liu with the dropper a suck, and then put it in the clear water. Growing up from the Firefly, and a year to April this year, da Lei Shan ushered in the first wave of outbreaks of fireflies, "watch Firefly" staff said, Trilobites Firefly population from 10,000 last year soared to 100,000, the entire da Lei Shan, Firefly total number of outbreaks is expected this year to 400,000!

"I live to be 50 years old, the first time I saw so many fireflies. "Qiaokou village mayor Xu said," Professor before coming to the village, I really did not notice these bugs, I don't know what they look like. " Each fuxinhua to the village to investigate, Xu village must go, months down, called out the names of all kinds of fireflies. Weekday night without incident, he drove his car in the mountains go to see fireflies.

At present, Lei mountain there is no opening to the to the Firefly, measured by 365 days and the entire da Lei Shan area 450,000 Firefly, but insanity. Make a natural education for sustainable tourism operation mode, "watch Firefly" must continue to explore. Rivers guardian who plans "is by Alibaba public Foundation funding," secret border guardian who "planning implementation of project, through recruitment spread volunteers, to national six a environmental public organization, for experience life, then through text, pictures, video of way records the institutions of characters story, and institutions deeds,, help environmental public institutions for publicity reported, hope through they of publicity reported, let more people know these environmental institutions of story, let more public participation to environmental protection work in the to.

Farewell to drift to the North, Taiwan young people "returning tide

A new generation of young people more "materialistic after" values

Taiwan Hsinchu Arts space "land art changed" is an old house located in a narrow lane, there are only a few seats Café, is of literary and social movement posters on the wall, the other two rooms are bed and breakfasts, and a lecture and performance space. Over the past 3 years, this simple site has organized hundreds of lectures and musical performances.

According to the United Kingdom introduced tiezhi Zhang, a Chinese columnist of the financial times, "land art changed the" founders of young dengyao in contemporary art, 3 years ago, wants to be a space to organize their favorite activities, at a few such places in Hsinchu. 3 years, most of the activity date may not be a large number, but he insisted on down, to "put the different voices and perspectives into the city."

According to reports in the financial times, was the very thickness of the historical city of Hsinchu, is known as a city of science and technology. In recent years, many young people graduate from leaving or returning from the field, innovation and cultural creation in agriculture and other undertakings, Hsinchu was given more "literary" atmosphere. Here are a pair of young couple running hand humanistic Bookstore, had held many talks and musical performances. Young boss MR Book Institute is an independent Bookstore Cafe graduated from Taiwan "Tsinghua University", I hope in this mostly middle-class community of science and technology to colonize Earth.

These young people should "reverse trend" should not appear in the Hsinchu, Taiwan emerged around have sprung up.

According to Taiwan, "Chiang Kai-shek e" Web site reported that due to the changes in social structure, Taiwan an important source of income and consumption increasingly dominated by businesses, resources are highly concentrated in the city, Taipei is the dream for decades, many people from visiting the city. But most businesses have reached saturation point, the young man is hard to find the best place in the city. What's more, poor living conditions, poor air quality in major cities and the competition is fierce, resulting in great physical and psychological pressure.

The financial times believes that more and more unreasonable housing prices forcing young people to leave Taipei and return home or move to a more "small is beautiful" of the city, like the city, young people "fled to North Canton".

In addition, Taiwan young people more than the previous generation of "materialism after" values, their most important goal in life is not to make money, but rather the realization of self-worth, including more emphasis on quality of life, more attention to the spiritual world.

For young people in rural areas "unimaginable riches"

As early as in 2007, at the age of 25 years old, Xie Haocheng gave the company a monthly salary of nearly NT $ 60,000 (about 12,400), computer engineer, from Taipei to Taoyuan alone, from scratch on farms. Since the opening of farm income of 180,000 t per month (about 37,300).

"Agriculture can also make their own characteristics. "Only to pastoral life of Xie Haocheng told Taiwan global views magazine, his favorite food is strawberries, so insecticide-free Strawberry developed traditional Chinese medicine. Agriculture is a tough industry, but he does not regret gave up a stable life for himself.

"Land flowing with milk and honey," founder of the organic farm Du Siwei told Taiwan business week, his childhood dream is to leave the mountain, that ability to stay in the countryside there is no, there is no future. But after get a glamorous job in Silicon Valley, complete primary school study abroad United States instead, he began to miss home. In 2009, he resigned in organic agriculture in their hometowns.

Despite a typhoon, the proliferation of pests, such as his father's death, Du Siwei still fumbling with no agricultural background getting back on track. He used his business expertise to diversify products, and launched its own brand. "In rural areas there are many possibilities, the possibility needs more young people with dreams, in their own way to dig it up. "He told BusinessWeek," which will give you incredibly rich resource. ”

In recent years, the "youth returning home" has become a Taiwan craze. Media from time to time appearing on the highly educated young people abandon higher-income jobs, leaving the city back story of tillage farming in the country, the Government also introduced a variety of subsidies, incentives, hoping to return of the rural population.

According to Taiwan, the business weekly reported over the past 40 years, Taiwan's basic living expenses shot up 10 times, food prices have increased less than 3 times. In addition, the Taiwan farmers ' average age up to 65 years, the growing urban-rural gap, rural industrial decay. To this end, Taiwan "agricultural committees" created the "top green agriculture" projects, technology, land and funds to assist in the return of young farmers in business.

Taiwan "Central News Agency" reported that former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou has on the social networking site to "sell" of his youth produced by sakiya of the pineapple ice cream, thanks to make a contribution and to encourage more young people to return home. On May 26 last year, Taiwan "Committee on agriculture," "ten Shennong and model farmer" award ceremony, many returning youth to emerge. Taiwan wake up daily, said, young life into traditional agriculture, soils can become new.

Venture green agriculture and forestry Tai CEN holding with produced from the of related white confidence to told commercial weekly, venture early, they only two a people, later with authorities assist related white planting technology import, and complex Yu around of white fish ecological pool, again plus media publicity, she of farm has into has and natural coexistence of leisure park, not only production increased has 250%, visitors increased has 60%, employees number also increased to has 10 people.

"More young people to stay on their land"

According to Taiwan's Apple daily reported that in order to save the tribe of declining industries, Pingtung County, three men Xiang Ke Shui Ling combined with a number of youth returning home, set up to preserve their traditional culture, the development of local industries as a primary objective of studios. Studio professional instructors training women to learn quilting, embroidery and other crafts, and feature ingredients such as beans with red quinoa, tree, have developed a variety of products, not only increase the people's income, and surplus is used to help children of single parents.

Ke Shuiling telling Taiwan "national radio" show, originally called "cheese sauce" tribes of local provincial road for older people, mostly engaged in traditional agriculture and handicraft industry. Due to isolation, economic deprivation, many young people go out to work, coupled with the relocation of tribes had 4, history has been gradually forgotten.

"Taiwan young people to rely on their hands to create the future. "Space BLAXK Chiayi wedding photography Gallery boss Qian Weida told Taiwan ettv news network. He used to work in Taipei engaged in photography, because he felt that the home lacks room for development of young artists, he founded the Studio.

With a strong personality and distinctive photographic style, Qian Weida's Studio attract a lot of Taiwan around the couple, he is convinced that "has its own characteristics can have more feasible." In order to help Taiwan's young people "doing something", and aggregations for more cultural and creative force, Weldon planned with friends founded "Chiayi reported broken" (breaking news is the Taiwan publication), use the non-mainstream media, "so that more people see Chiayi."

Vectra like-minded with money, there are business return to youth "pizza" the owner Li Zongyang. "Cities both looked like, if there are no more attractive contents, is boring. "He told Taiwan" ETtoday "website, he wanted his favorite flavor and style in her hometown welcome, home business, learned back to Chiayi in Taipei.

Employee management, Li Zongyang has its own set of options. "I do not accept talk home business, stores is home to young people is very low wages. "In his view, home business is to create opportunities for more people, and not just cost savings. Although often encountered in the entrepreneurial process very cost challenges, but he is never easy to compromise, "persistence is to allow more young people to stay in their own land".

Centuries ago, the English countryside nature notes

In July, the "7th ride through weideni Noel. Now hedges and wild flowers are round and filled. Briar drive, FL dogs early rose and white flowers of the fields later rose in full bloom. Some hedges hung black diarrhea as the decorations and Garland vines Lonicera syringantha maxim. Pale pink BlackBerry flowers Sambucus nigra flower and high white sultry eyes. Hedges are tall purple Foxglove; and head of weeds, pockets of heavy pollen, all wound around the purple yellow vetch and clover flowered, climbing up along the embankment and into the hedge. Weideni moorland really forget large blue flowers, cream of spiraea along canals lined. I saw a bunch of little green moths around the summer oak flutter, the tree in the spring would be ruined by their larvae have no way; in addition, also see many nettles Vanessa and rough wood nymphs. In a kind of wheat crops across a large opium poppy, big red violet purple flowers on green leaves like splashes of color. Received a flower beautiful Bai Shuilian from Packwood House pond. "The most special thing this book is printed with ink.

Us and Britain across the mountains, across the sea, but does not have such a big gap between us and nature. The author is not a famous writer, not a painter, appears in the book of wood bird pests are not exotic, but unusual flowers in the countryside. It is this unusual, so we especially love this book. The countryside, sometimes on foot, sometimes on a piece of paper, "boy, what Mo Xuefu poem? 

…… Knowledge in the name of birds and animals, plants ". The English original is handwritten, translated script, Chinese calligraphy is no fine, but neat and clean, like from the "my deskmate for you," a hand, get used to cold print readers enjoy an extra warm. Text by two part composition: part is author wrote of diary, its style from above of quotes visible as evidenced by, calm elegant, as Tao, let people only wants to repeatedly aftertaste, didn't want to more do a sentence comments; another part is author quotes of British poems, or whole first or fragment, some poems is beauty, also some is General, however are fit quotes of purpose, that depicting corresponding of season and the natural. Another highlight of the book, it is equipped with a stunning watercolor illustrations are all derived from the authors handwriting, plants, pest birds, fine reflects the author's observation, professional painting skills-she is a children's book illustrator--as well as the kindness of nature, these are all amazing and breathtaking.

According to the translator's introduction, the author yidisi·huoerdeng is the United Kingdom a village female teacher of the Edwardian. Author pages within the book black and white photo frame, when Christina, face Gaunt, looked firm and resolute, serious, closer, may wish to bring a smile on her lips. I was gazing at the picture, but can't imagine how she is riding through the United Kingdom country, is how to take a walk in the Woods, always leaning over to observe Huang Shuilian, convolvulus arvensis, Brome, how carefully close European thrush or grey-throated Warbler's nest.

This book was a diary, not written for publication, the author's love of nature, her serene simplicity of nature, without a shred of artificial, pure nature such as a leaf or a bird. Considering that it's writing time is the eve of the first world war, published in 1977, Britons has lived through two world wars, "Holden wrote 70 years ago the United Kingdom country has monopoly at the Taoyuan free to find" (translation of PostScript), pardonable publication.

Night protection "can you save the disappearing sky

On June 21, the China biodiversity conservation and Green Development Foundation (hereinafter referred to as green hair) held press conference, green will star Working Committee (hereinafter referred to as Chinese stars) director Wang Xiaohua announced in support of the Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, China's first Chinese night sky protection pilot on June 7, 11th settled in Ali, nagqu in Tibet. Ali the night protected areas will be between future and nagqu night Park, Star resource protection and astronomical observations, and create sets of "scientific research, environmental protection, science popularization" as one of the stars of cultural industries.

According to reports, the night protection pilot project during the construction, planning, transformation and management will be carried out in accordance with international standards, such as prohibiting the use of high-power strong light sources, there should be no upward projection of the light in the reserves, uses the entire shelter lighting, correlated color temperature should not exceed 4000k, such as the prevention and control of light pollution. While supporting the stars experience, telescopes and guest service areas such as infrastructure, cultural industry development in promoting local stars.

Asked why one of the first sites in Tibet? Wang Xiaohua pointed out that Tibet has advantages in night protection resources. "This population, low lighting; raised sea, precipitation rarely; the sky is very rich in resources, with innate natural conditions for building night protection. ”

The case of Ali, sunny days rate reaches above 80%, transparency of the atmosphere below 0.1 atmospheric stability, seeing less than 0.8, excellent quality of the night sky.

In fact, after more than 10 years of site selection, new top Observatory in the world---Ali station of the National Observatory on the ground here.

As said by the Deputy Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, sensitive, Ali and nagchu night sky project, will provide the strategic location of astronomy and nature area with environmental protection at night, opening up new stars for local cultural industries and will provide demonstration and for the cause of the night sky in the country-oriented, has a very important strategic and creative value.

Protection is not the night to make the city "dark"

In 1988, on the initiative of a number of experts, "combating light pollution at night and the environment" awareness and concern by the international community, is committed to international organizations---the international dark sky Protection Association (International Dark-Sky Association) came into being, called for strengthening of planning and management, reasonable arrangement of light sources to prevent light pollution, allowing people to find place where you can enjoy the starry sky. After nearly 30 years of development, the Association has in the United States, Africa, Europe, Oceania accredited 66 night protection; but in Asia, this type of authentication protection is blank.

With the development of the times, creating dark sanctuary in China is also on the agenda. This time in Ngari, Tibet, nagqu established protection is seen as China's international night protection to breakthrough and could become the first in Asia to receive international certification night protection.

Night night protection is to make the city no longer development, reduced lighting it?

Facing these questions, legal department director Wang Wen-Yong said of the green hair, "the dark sky protection, not that called on the city to abandon the use of light". He pointed out that the development of artificial light is the crystallization of human wisdom, protection and this does not contradict the night. "We advocate is moderation of desires, get rid of excessive use. Such as reducing the use of those who deliberately took over the lights. ”

Wang Xiaohua pointed out that night protection objectives are not cities, but in national parks, nature reserves and other natural conditions are better places, through the promotion of scientific and reasonable lighting, lighting control, so that the "light pollution" are no longer spreading, "for people to get out of the city where he can be found enjoying the stars. ”

Night protection to advance is

Landing was delighted for the project at the same time, experts from the Chinese stars will also feel fortunate. "Today, Ali star protection is also imminent. If you continue to walk past the old, Ali and other regions will also be ' successful ' second. "Wang Xiaohua said.

This "booming" refers to the 50 's of last century, China's National Observatory's Xinglong Observatory, Xinglong County, Chengde city, Hebei province, had always been key national optical observatory. But 60 years on, with the development of cities, rapid growth of local light pollution, reduced observations, has a serious impact on scientific research, Xinglong Observatory's significance has been greatly weakened.

At the seat of Government of Ngari Shiquanhe Town, "population gathering, entertainment, downtown. "Experts in the location of the green hair was greatly surprised. "A few years ago, there are bleak and isolated towns. Under this trend, without prior planning, management of the lighting, will repeat the mistakes is booming here. "Wang Wen-Yong said.

It is learned that, at present, the Chinese stars are reference to the international standards, national night places relevant provisions of China's construction and administrative measures for the assessment of standards and certification, the future will be in accordance with the standards concerned the night to protect the work and submitting applications to the International Association for the night, to obtain international certification.

Everyone can become eco-designers!

Eco-design, is designed to solve ecological problems and improving the ecology. Eco-design is not only about the entity's products, but also on the invisible touch of life "to" not only is an industry, is a new way of life. If we refer to "eco-design" only think of "this professional designers work", or think only of products such as energy-saving lamp environmentally-friendly chopsticks, it would have been too one-sided!

In early June, small series for the first time took part in the events on the eco-design--the eighth Eco Design Fair held in Shanghai Exhibition of eco-design. This is a show, is a grass-roots community exchange platform, and many eco-design practice known here, thinking gave me a special opportunity. "Pursuit of perfection" is not the goal, but the general direction is always there. A little experience, will share in this article.

Eco-design does not mean that design products, eco-design not just professional designers

Much of the information is just simply, goals of eco-design is to design products with as little impact on the environment. Hey, wait a minute, did this really enough?

If nothing else, say said user. Eco-products, if they are a people who do not care and ecological use, its ecological value will have dropped considerably! Such as an eco-friendly recycled materials, hand-made clothes, wearing only one or two times because "out of season" is thrown away or left idle; or a bag of delicious and ease of organically grown fruits and vegetables, metamorphic waste because of improper storage, all of which will make the "eco-design" became not ecology. Or, obviously is not missing, but just because "want" and repeat purchase function similar products, then this product eco-design or a product, this lifestyle will have a significant negative impact on the environment.

Conversely, if a person of genuine eco-design thinking, even if Ta almost daily consumption and those advertised not related to eco-design of products, but TA also allows himself to minimize the environmental impact of very low.

When we take the initiative to eco-friendly lifestyle to reorientation, not blindly follow others ' footsteps, but the initiative to create their own ideas, so that we are no longer just the "eco-consumers", and become eco-designers!

Personally, should not only "eco-design", as a "business." "Eco-design" everyone can do, not only with products, does not need any professional background do not need advanced knowledge. "Eco-design" is a way of life, rather than a marketing gimmick. The most needed, To practice eco-design, why?

Reduced risk of business talk: Ecology, environmental protection, natural, pollution-free dictionary, has increasingly become a marketing gimmick. Some doorways to keep fish in wits.

Discover your potential: If you think "don't know what you can do", just because of a lack to get along with their opportunities. Brains to do design, can help us discover new horizons.

Improve mood and improve ecological environment: the two complement each other. Change from just go with the flow to create your own trend, just a little practice, you can discover the beauty.

1. only best known to himself

We used to live in somebody else's evaluation, accustomed to being told what is missing in your life. "Your mobile phone too late", "you should look at the XX, really great! "" You have XX, XX, XX is a successful person! "" Even to XX? Too bad. ”…… But in fact, there really is so much in life is a must do for you? Really there are so many articles that are must-have you? Who better than we know ourselves?

A person who will do for their lives eco-design must be a man of strong heart. "I know who I am, I am very clear ' happiness ' definition, I decide what I want. "This is the core.

2. can solve some social problems are not consumption

"Buy XX, you help save XX. "" Buy one, do charity with consumption. "" Ta invented XX, n million lives have been saved. ”…… Allowing people to "shock" the title overwhelming, which is often dominated by so-called eco-design, eco-design of products.

Vision on some advertising may seem noble, but we have to think about some questions? For example, such consumption really is do people need? Even so, buying really can solve those problems? Social issues why is it happening? Businesses called the charitable action was give a man a fish or teach a man to fish? Will rob Peter to pay Paul? …… Ask some more questions. If only someone's idea with a run, we will soon discover that hold "eco warriors" 

Each person's ability is limited. If you really want to help others, or from my life begin, don't want to "Save" it "saving" it. If you know what you really need is in the personal and family living eco-friendly life, little, the distant influence of ecological environment and humans have a natural tendency to be positive.

4. life is not a test, the standard answer does not exist

The solution of many problems far more than one. To cite an example, we all know that home kitchen garbage needs and do more to separate the waste and environmental protection, then the kitchen waste, how to deal with? The answer to this question is very diversified. Some of the kitchen there are small animals can be given to people; home composting has n number of ways, including composting, anaerobic composting, worm composting, environmentally friendly enzymes and so on, each the size of the composting, equipment, materials, and end use can have many differences if you're linked to farm on the outskirts of, you can also use food waste ... ... Answers is a diverse, without having to wait for the municipal sector "developed", to deal with kitchen waste.

Again wanted to design a balcony garden, what plant species, what equipment to use, how to layout, how insect fertilization, are required depending on the specific site conditions and personal preferences to decide, and it needs to be adjusted and updated, and this design is similar to the farm. There is no which way is best, nor is it to suddenly reach a certain destination. Answer does not exist.

When it comes to eco-design, we don't just think about those things that cannot be eaten. In fact, eco-design is a top priority to food, three times a day because we have the opportunity, through food and environment interact. Although there are numerous experts try to teach us "how to" information, but in the end decided that it was best left to their own designs. What kind of food is good for my body? I eat really do feel with my heart, what I really need? Want to buy organic food? Establish contact with what the farmers? How to mix the ingredients well? Is try to diversify or simple? …… We need to understand a few basic concepts, constantly adjusted according to their State of life.

6. eco-design is not tinkering, but the overall advance

Typical example: many companies in the manufacture of biodegradable disposable "green" flatware, or use recycled materials to make disposable paper cups, this is eco-design? In fact, for all the "one-off" products designed for the purpose, are almost always not ecological. In any case, want to practice eco-design, a major factor is the abandoned "instant cast" fast consumption culture, make each item as possible to play a full and lasting value.

There is a counter example, if a building is in itself of heat, and inappropriate structures built in unsuitable locations, are designed to install unplugged in the window "air-conditioning", only "tinkering" thinking. From the grass-roots level, a more sensible approach is eco-renovation of the building as a whole to make low cost.

All in all, tinkering and sometimes counterproductive. We cannot create a problem thought to solve the problem.

7. "ecological" does not exclude the human

Humans are part of the ecosystem. Human behavior, even more eco-friendly, will still have an impact on natural resources, on the other. There is no biological is without outside resources to survive. Want to live more eco, the goal was not to cut off all the negative impacts on the environment (because it is unable to survive), but keeping the ecological footprint in the environment as much as possible within the limits of the. Avoid going to extremes before they could give the thought and action is smooth.

8. the best teacher is the universe

Rather than just consider the use of modern technology to solve all problems, might as well see what nature will tell us the answer. Why "waste" this word does not exist in the natural environment, and why humans have always made so much "junk"? Forest how to update itself? Why do humans call "pests" and not all eat plants? Wild animals in the "mining" at the same time to "give back" environment? Something unnatural death is how? …… Very much to ask questions, you can help us find new inspiration in every aspect of life.

Some keywords on eco-design

Life cycle Life cycle: life cycle refers to the process or cycle. For solid products, for example, lifecycle includes raw material acquisition, production, processing, storage, transport, purchase, use, discard these processes. To determine if a product is ecological, depends on life cycle environmental impact of the whole process. Only a link of "ecological" explain anything.

Reduce: reduce consumption or reducing extra clutter in the House, is only superficial. Behind the inside core is to reduce distractions, focus on the present.

Alternative: when new needs emerge, not only access to new resources or goods, but think about existing resources or goods sufficient to meet this new demand. To existing "alternative" no need to have.

Use: when it comes to "borrow", we first thought of borrowing books. From clothing and furniture to electronics, from children's toys to adult ... ... More and more companies are trying to open up a new rental service. Even without such companies, we can also change from family and community.

Exchange: barter or exchange of skills, or skills to change items, and so on, exchanging not only saves resources, and is good way to bond among family and community members.

Upgrading recycling: recycling often reprocessed raw materials, and upgrade the appearance of recycled raw materials is generally reserved, just use it in a different way. For example, old clothes into recycled fiber and produce new textiles, which is recycled and old clothes and cut again, without changing the color and texture of the cloth case, processing them into new products, which is up-cycling.

Repair/Fix: just because a slight "broken" discarded items is too much, "planned obsolescence" (producer intends to shorten the service life of the product) and lack of repair services in the community is one of the reasons. In the case of difficult to change, we need to learn some basic repair skills and troubles life can bring a lot of convenience. Relying on fewer, more freedom.

Recycling: cannot use or transformation of the goods, best to take it to the recycling. In the absence of municipal recycling services, some individuals involved in small-scale recycling would also be helpful.