Hey!
Today we asked ourselves the question how the maritime transportation in 100 years looks like.
we think the ships are not going to get bigger, because in the ports and canals (Suez and Panama canal) it would be tight for maneuvers. However, we believe that the ships will be using more sustainable fuel. Thus could be dispensed with heavy oils.
We could imagine that goods would also change because the world will continue to develop and become more interconnected during this time.
The fact that the sea level will rise rapidly in the next few years, we can assume that the increased water, new trade routes for shipping arise.
Even the autonomous driving on the oceans could be or become an issue. However, it might be difficult to give the necessary security. When the barges are so alone on the oceans, they are as lost as they are.
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Jeannine & Matthias
Team Transportation / TZ 19
" A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
In my initial post , i had introduced my idea which includes looking into the agricultural methods used by the farmers in my country currently. By this we will have an idea on whether the farming methods used are harmful or not and while researching for this I had found many articles on the net :-
These are just some of the many articles present out there which More...
Agriculture is a major part as it provides the much-needed food products and other materials. But our current agricultural trend is doing nothing but harm the environment, reduce the nutritional value of the plant and deteriorate the natural fertility of the soil. The first part of the project will contain the causes for the crisis such as:
- Excessive use of chemical fertilizers
- Over irrigation
- Destroying large areas of forest land to convert into agricultural area
- Deteriorates the natural fertility of the soil
- Reduces the nutritional value of the crop
- Harmful effects of the use of fertilizers
The second part will contain ways in which we can reduce some of these problems, such as:
- Educating the farmers on a better and rational way of using fertilizers
- Organic farming
Organic farming would the main part. While researching on organic farming, I found that there were many old farming techniques which are way cheaper to make and also doesn’t harm the environment. Thus, I found that our ancestors have left us many such methods. Some of the methods that were used back then in India are:
- Jiwamritha
- Bijamritha
- Agnisastra
Feel free to check the video out to get more idea about this project.
I would love to know about any such organic farming techniques that your country may have. And I would also love to hear your opinions on my idea so feel free to comment what you think.
With Regards,
Sivani
Plastic use has increased by twenty percent since the 1950s and so has the amount of its waste generated. Estimates show that less than 5% of the plastic manufactured each year is recycled, although, production of plastic is still increasing. Instead of burning the material and therefore creating additional air pollution there was a new way found to turn plastic waste into green energy. More...