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Flipflopi arrives in Uganda The Flipflopi sailing boat arrives in Uganda to the source of the River Nile, to tackle plastic pollution in Lake Victoria and the East African region. From: About The Flipflopi project Flipflopi is the world’s first and only 100% recycled plastic sailing dhow built out of plastic picked up in Kenyan beaches and covered in 30,000 discarded flip-flops the Flipflopi will be in Uganda for more than a week to bring lakeshore communities and county governments toget...

By Readers letter Letter A total of 19 trees are due to be cut down in York this week, says the York Natural Environment Trust The York Natural Environment Trust (YNET) regularly monitors trees being cut down in York. ‘Only’ 19 trees are subject to felling this week, plus other tree works. A recent article in The Press for Environment Week failed to mention YNET, even though we were one of the major players. Established in 1988, YN...