Where there is water, there is life. Over 60% of the human body is made of it and it covers roughly 70% of the Earth’s surface. Yet, our reliance on plastic has quietly suffocated our oceans, rivers, seas, lakes, and more for decades. While Tzu Chi, driven by a duty to protect the Earth, has actively promoted waste reduction and recycling efforts, our planet needs much more from humanity to improve the health of our waterways – and our own.

By Ida Eva Zielinska Published #64 | Spring 2022 Issue A man calling for plant-based eating as climate action holds a poster near the COP26 venue. Photo/Tzu Chi SDG Action Team SHARE Looking back at COP26, the 26th United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021, one can surely applaud its principal successes: For instance, the pledges of over 100 countries to both

by Sophie X. Song, Adriana DiBenedetto Published #64 | Spring 2022 Issue SHARE Taiwan The United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF-Religion) appoints the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation to serve as one of the four co-chairs on the Multi-faith Advisory Council (MFAC), with a term of two years. The MFAC was founded on September 21, 2019, in New York. Photo/United Nations There is always more to