With the Easter holidays approaching and many families expected to head off on spring getaways a study has found a worrying number are risking a breakdown or accident by failing to carry out even the simplest maintenance checks. Simple measures such as checking coolant and oil levels and adjusting tyre pressures can make the difference between reaching your destination safely and facing a breakdown or dangerous failure on the road. Among the important but simple checks you can carry out before setting off are: Tyre pressure Having the correct tyre pressure is vital. If the pressure in a tyre is significantly outl, it

The animals and plants that live in the wild have an intrinsic value and contribute to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of human well-being and to sustainable development. World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that their conservation provides to people. At the same time, the Day reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime and human-induced reduction of species, which have wide-ranging economic, environmental and social

If you have ever purchased something and needed to return it, you have exercised your consumer’s rights. These rights have not always been something that was easily defined or enforced. The organization Consumers International has been bringing awareness to these rights with World Consumer Rights Day celebrated globally on March 15th.   History of World Consumer Rights Day Consumers International was founded in 1960 with the goal to fight for a fair, safe and sustainable future for consumers in a global market dominated by international corporations. Citing President John F. Kennedy’s groundbreaking address to Congress, they take his definition of consumer rights as

WWD aims to highlight the importance of water and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of WWD is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Water and Sanitation for all by 2030. On a normal day, the world would be pushing for stakeholders to rethink access to safe drinking water, particularly for those left behind. This includes girls and women whose lack of access to water limits their potential in all aspects of life. Further, Persons with