Bricks of Change: How Maria Turns River Plastic into Opportunity
Since 2023, ISA has proudly supported Maria’s inspiring project in Guatemala. By turning plastic waste into pavement bricks, she’s creating jobs and protecting rivers. Watch her story — and support a cleaner, stronger future.
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2. July 2025
Why Native Seeds Matter – And Why We’re Planting Plastic-Free
Why Native Seeds Work Best Native seeds are naturally adapted to their local environments, making them more resilient to climate change, rising temperatures, pests, and diseases. As a result, they require less water, fertilizer, and maintenance compared to species introduced from other regions. By choosing native seeds, we help restore natural ecosystems, boost biodiversity, and
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2. July 2025
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Innovation: The Story of Artificial Glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan
In the high mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, where I live, water scarcity has long threatened agriculture and daily life—especially with changing weather patterns and shrinking natural glaciers. But here, we’ve turned to both ancient knowledge and modern innovation to secure our future. One of the most fascinating practices we’ve revived is known as glacier grafting, a
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1. July 2025
A Little Action, A Lifetime of Change – Ebere’s ISA Story
When the world shut down in 2020 and cities went quiet under lockdown, I returned to my childhood home in Abakaliki, Nigeria — frustrated, uncertain, and, once again, heartbroken over the stories I kept hearing. They weren’t new stories. I’d been sharing them , complaining about them, really, since I was a teenager myself. Stories
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1. July 2025
Cultivating Resilience: How ISA Helped Scale a Regenerative Vision in Nepal
When I arrived at the International Sustainability Academy (ISA) as a 2024 Fellow, I carried with me both the struggles and hopes of Nepal’s smallholder farmers. The fellowship became a transformative space where my years of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture met global perspectives and innovative approaches to sustainability. Returning home, I immediately began implementing
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1. July 2025
Project Title: Championing Bio-Based Construction for Hot Climates
In the heart of Morocco, Karima Berradi is reshaping the way we think about buildings, not just as structures, but as part of a living, sustainable ecosystem. As an ISA Fellow and a pioneer in eco-innovation, Karima leads a ground-breaking project aimed at transforming agricultural waste into energy-efficient building materials. Her work tackles two urgent
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15. May 2025
Project Title: Transforming Communities through Nature Conservation
From Fellowship to Fieldwork – Transforming Communities through Conservation In 2022, Fontoh Desmond Abniwi, founder of Cepow Cameroon, joined ISA Germany as a fellow with a bold vision: to turn his small but determined NGO into a powerhouse for environmental education and grassroots conservation. Over several months at ISA Germany, Fontoh received intensive support to
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15. May 2025
Can a Fellowship Spark a Global Sustainability Movement?
Can a Fellowship Spark a Global Sustainability Movement? In a world grappling with climate change, food insecurity, and inequality, one might wonder, what happens when passionate changemakers from around the globe unite under one mission? The ISA Alumni Network (ISA-AN) offers a powerful answer. From Fellowship to Force for Change It began in Hamburg, Germany,
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15. April 2025
Theory of Change Workshop
The fellows embarked on their professional journey at ISA with an intensive workshop on Result-Based Project Management, focusing on structuring projects using the Theory of Change concept. We caught up with two of our fellows to hear their impressions about the workshop, and here’s what they had to say: Evangelista: “I had a great experience
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8. May 2024