Watch Anabel's first impressions about her beehouse! Mine is more in an urban surrounding, hers is closer to the nature positioned. I'm still analyzing if they are differences between the two different positions.
The Bees in Larva phase
Short interview with us (Team Zurich TZ21)
Team Basque asked us some questions. We replied:
- Why are glaciers important?
Because we can use the water to produce electricity, use it like water-tank and also produce water to drink.
- How many glaciers are there on your site?
22
- Why is glacial ice blue?
Because part of white light is absorbed by ice and the blue (short wavelengths) light is transmitted and scattered.
Genti and Tiziano
[in progress]
The website of the "Gletscherinitiative" has some drammatic news: https://gletscher-initiative.ch/climate-update/climate-update-26-05-2021.
Genti and Tiziano
So now that I had achieved a collaboration with one of the most popular start-up's in switzerland, I had to start working on my own project. So what does a non-profit organisation need to work?
- A Landing Page for informations & donations
- Social Media channels for promotion
- A bank account to receive donations
I began by designing my homepage on wix.com. This is a website which provides website templates & editor, which makes creating a website very easy. I'll be using the website to inform students outside of our school about this project and the main goal would be to receive donations for my project.
Promotion. The most important Tool to attract attention to Tree Novice. Because of this pandemic most students use social media more than ever and that is something I'll be trying to profit from. I'll be using Instagram & TikTok and creating content and building up a community. If everything goes as plan I'll be able to raise attention for my project and the Horse in general, so students can also see all the other amazing projects being created by my fellow students.
The easiest way to donate or just send money in general in Switzerland is obviously TWINT. So I created an account for this project. I've also received QR-codes to put on my posters so students can directly donate with their phones.
If anyone has got any questions or feedback I'll happily receive your comments & try an answer them as fast as possible!
Kind regards
Tree Novice :D
After planning my raw project ideas I started by writing a Collaboration Inquiry to NIKIN. NIKIN is a clothing brand from Aargau that has gained a lot of attention since covid-19. The start-up wanted to give something back to our environment. So they plant a tree for every item of clothing that is purchased. I sent them an inquiry hoping to team up with them and learn how they do everything.
Following you'll be able to read my inquiry that I sent to the CEO. I got an answer that wasn't to positive put I was happy to receive an answer. They said the had enough ongoing projects already so they won't be able to do an exclusive collaboration, but they'll answer any questions that I would have. I really appreciate this opportunity and I've been staying in contact with them to learn more about the whole planting process they go through.
P.S be sure to check them out: https://nikin.ch
My Inquiry (in german):
Sehr geehrter Herr Hänny
Ich habe mich bei Ihnen über Tiktok mit dem Usernamen «centerbender13» in den Kommentaren, bezüglich meiner Vertiefungsarbeit gemeldet.
Ich möchte mich erstens einmal für die Möglichkeit bedanken mit Ihnen direkt Kontakt aufnehmen zu dürfen.
Ich heisse Iain Weder, bin 19 Jahre alt, habe meine Lehre als Kaufmann EFZ 2020 abgeschlossen und absolviere momentan die Berufsmaturität. Im Schulfach Technik & Umwelt habe ich den Auftrag erhalten ein kleines bilinguales Projekt über ein Umwelt Thema zu erarbeiten. Doch statt einfach ein wenig Recherche zu machen und eine Arbeit schreiben, möchte ich gerne der Umwelt mit meinen Taten helfen und dies dann dokumentieren.
Mein Ziel wäre es Spenden zu sammeln und mit diesen spenden Bäume zu pflanzen. Doch als ausgebildeter Kaufmann fehlt mir einiges an Fachkenntniss um mein Ziel zu erreichen.
Dank der Social-Media Präsenz auf Instagram und Tiktok Ihres Unternehmens «NIKIN» wurde ich auf Sie aufmerksam. Nun wollte ich fragen, ob es möglich wäre mit Ihnen ein Interview zu führen, um einerseits mich mehr über «NIKIN» zu informieren und falls möglich von Ihnen Tipps zu erhalten, um mein Konzept ausführen zu können. Wo ich die Bäume kaufen sollte? Wo ich diese pflanzen darf oder wie ich die Genehmigung erhalte, um dies auszuführen.
Ich würde mein Spendenprojekt verfilmen und einen Bericht schreiben. Dies würde auf zwei Umwelt Websites publiziert werden und auch auf meinen Sozialen Medien.
Gerne würde ich mit dieser Möglichkeit auch in meinen Videos, Posts und Bericht für Ihr Unternehmen werben, da ich euer Konzept verfolge und gerne Unterstützen möchte. Falls Sie eine konkrete Idee hätten wie ich am besten für Sie werben könnte oder konkrete Vorschriften haben würde dies gerne mit Ihnen Besprechen.
Mit Freundlichen Grüssen
Iain Weder
Some weeks ago, we got the suggestion from Mrs. Suter, that it would be an interesting topic to do a direct comparison from the different car types like fuel / diesel / e-car / hybrid. Personally, we think that would be a great idea! As one of myMore...
>27 May 2021
What we reached:
- In the last week we had some exchanges via e-mail with the glaciologe Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti, because he plans a visit with a team of totally nine persons to the glacier called "Aletschgletscher"
27 May 2021
Our next steps:
- Improve our survey
- Tomorrow Genti, I and Frau Suter will visit the "Aletschgletscher". To arrive to the glacier, we will have to take the train. Our trip will start in Winterthur at 04:42 hour. We will arrive to Grindelwald at 08:08 hour. We will there meet the rest of the team. Then, we will take the gondola to arrive to the "Jungfraujoch". While Genti already has a General Abonnement, Tiziano will have to buy one to arrive to Grindelwald. The ticket costs totaly CHF 159.40.-
Genti and Tiziano
[in progress]
28 May 2021, Aletschgletscher (VS)
Our journey started at 03:30, as we woke up. Then we prepared us for our trip to the "Aletschgletscher". Firstly took the train from Winterthur at 04:30 to arrive to Zurich. There we took the train to arrive to Bern. After that, we took another train to arrive to Interlaken Ost. Lastly, we took an interregional train from Interlaken Ost to arrive to Grindelwald "Terminal".
When we arrived at the «Terminal» of the Jungfraujoch, we saluted our team. There was Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti, his student Jane, Mrs. Suter, two camerca guys and a women as well as a guy that where there as investors from the market agency "La Prairie". More...
This interview was taken the 28 May 2021 directly on the "Aletschgletscher"
- Is "artificial snow" efficient enough to save glaciers?
- "It is instantly efficient, but in general I think that glaciers are condemned to die. So the glaciers won't grow in the future."
- Do you know countermeasures to stop the glacier melt?
- "Artificial snow is only one possibility. Another one is to reduce the emissions."
- Will you vote for the "glacier initiative"?
- Obviously!
- Is it realistic to reduce the emissions to zero by the year 2050 as the Paris climate agreement wanted?
- I think it's not so realistic.
- Is water more important than the fundamental part of a glacier?
- Sure it is! A glacier consists to 99% of water.
In the next week, we will have four other questions for Prof. Dr. Dario Farinotti, that today was very occupied during his research on the "Aletschgletscher".
Genti and Tiziano
[in progress]
With team Basque we are in contact via e-mail. We wrote each other for the first time in March 2021. We try to help each other, but we don't have so many points to share. We now try to talk about a survey, that they could create.
We are in contact by WhatsApp with team Kerala. We started to coperate in April 2021. Then we did a video conference via "Google" on 22nd April, 2021. In the next days, we will have another video conference to talk about their interview with some professors of India the progress of the surveys of both teams. The surveys should then be posted here on "The horse".
Genti and Tiziano
[in progress]
This online interview was taken the 19th May 2021 with Marcel Hänggi, scientific Assistant
- How can we as human beings actually save our glaciers? What countermeasures do we have?
We have to stop global warming and to do this we have to stop the emission of greenhouse gases. However: glaciers react with a delay. If it didn't get any warmer from now on, the glacier melt would still continue for More...