Tanzania's Selous Safari Company Recycled Their Taka Taka Long Ago With Minimal Footprint Policies

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Tanzania's Selous Safari Company Recycled Their Taka Taka Long Ago With Minimal Footprint Policies

I've been on the hunt for bamboo tubes used in our GlamTribal jewelry and this gorgeous image from Tanzania's Selous Safari Company is causing me to have a eureka moment! I'm probably finding them to be so scarce because larger bamboo tubes are now being used as straws. 

One of the core values and main objectives of Selous Safari Company is its commitment to have minimal impact on the environment. 

Long before it was mainstream practice, SSC stopped using plastic bags, started using solar power, set out to recycle all their "taka taka" (Swahili word for garbage) and ceased using plastic bottles. Selous Safari Company also stopped using plastic straws… without a firm plan for their replacement.

A bit of creative meditation, most likely accompanied by a delicious cocktail or two on their magnificent beach, produced the answer: Bamboo straws! And NOT delivered by Amazon. REAL, AUTHENTIC bamboo straws. 

SSC's beach lodge, Ras Kutani, on the Swahili Coast has plenty of bamboo, and the creative minds went into high gear. Read their blog post for further instructions.  Here in America, GlamTribal will order our own bamboo straws, treat them with only eco-friendly varnish, perhaps even decoupage them. Who knows what ideas will be inspired by the bamboo straws created by Tanzania's Selous Safari Company!

PS250 Woolly Mammoth Bone Bamboo Tubes Black Lava Pendant w/Earrings
PS250 Woolly Mammoth Bone Bamboo Tubes Black Lava Pendant w/Earrings
$85.00

FREE SHIPPING IN US

Sizing: 24" L to top of pendant INCLUDING bamboo tubes adjusting to 28.5"" fully open w/extender. Plus pendant measuring 2 1/4"L x 2".  Earrings 1 1/2"L

Finding: 12mm antique gold swivel lobster clasp. 11mm antique gold, stainless steel earwire. 4.5” handmade chain extender.

10% of retail price supports Kibera (Nairobi) School for Girls and elephant conservation in Kenya.

Studio-made: unique pendant w/speckled bone tube and elephant charm resting on black lava. Other materials: 1 woolly mammoth bone bead, carved bone beads, specked bone tube, brass mini spacers, bamboo tubes, yellow and black crow bead, twigs, acai bead, faceted tortoise glass, antique gold brass filigree tubes. HOPE and PEACE spacers.

NOTE: I’ve updated pendant with elephant and bee on jumpring, to keep elephant from moving to back of black lava. Ellie still moves but doesn’t get lost.

Handcrafted in America; natural variations and minor substitutions for sizing apply. Statue not included. Pendant shipped in burlap bag w/recycled tissue.

Hedvig Palm Fronts 'New York Stories' By Hunter & Gatti For Vanity Fair Italy September 2018

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Model Hedvig Palm is styled by Cleo Casini in 'New York Stories', lensed by Hunter & Gatti for Vanity Fair Italy September 2018./ Hair by Nicolas Eldin; makeup by Rie Omoto

Tanzania's Elephant Population Hit Extremely Hard, Losing About 70% In Last Decade

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AFTER BEING COLLARED AND REVIVED AN ELEPHANT MAKES ITS WAY BACK TO ITS HERD IN SELOUS GAME RESERVE, TANZANIA

Tanzania's Elephant Population Hit Extremely Hard, Losing About 70% In Last Decade

The global elephant populations is in a state of crisis in many countries. Tanzania is now a key center of Africa's poaching crisis, after a government census analyzing the nation's elephant population from 2009 to 2014 revealed a catastrophic loss of 60% of its elephants in just five years. 

Revealing elephant declines far greater than expected, the census estimated Tanzania's elephant population in 2014 at 43,330, down from 109,051 in 2009. Fast forward to 2018, and Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve has lost almost 90% of the park's elephants over the past 40 years. Forty years ago, 100,000 elephants roamed Selous, located in southern Tanzania, and today the number is estimated to be 15,200. 

"Tanzania has been extremely hard hit by the latest elephant poaching crisis that has hit the African continent for 10 years," Bas Huijbregts, WWF's African species manager, told CNN.

Acclaimed Physicist Bell Burnell Donates $3 Million Breakthrough Prize To More Women, Minorities & Refugees In Physics

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JOCELYN BELL BURNELL IS MADE A DAME COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE FOR SERVICES TO SCIENCE. 

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is creating a scholarship for women, refugees and minorities to study physics, writes Carol Kuruvilla for Huff Po. 

In 1974, Jocelyn Bell Burnell experienced sexism so ingrained in everyday university life that it seemed business as usual. Burnell's male PhD supervisor at the University of Cambridge Anthony Hewish, won a Nobel prize for Burnell's 1967 discovery of pulsars during a routine data collection she monitored at Cambridge. You might think that Hewish would have shared the award with Burnell, knowing the truth of her discovery. 

This was not the way academia worked, Burnell told Science News in an interview on Thursday, the day the now acclaimed astrophysicist won an acclaimed science prize -- the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and its $3 million award. 

The award honors Bell Burnell for her hiscovery of pulsars -- neutron stars that emit electromagnetic radiation from their poles. The press release also recognized Burnell's “inspiring scientific leadership over the last five decades”. 

Taylor Hill Wears Somber Style For 'In The Shades' By Hanna Tveite For Porter Edit September 7, 2018

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Model Taylor Hill, the youngest-ever Victoria's Secret Angel is styled by Tracy Taylorin neutral, sporty luxury that needs to rest, as does Hill. Photographer Hanna Tveitecaptures the somber mood snoozefest for Porter Edit Sept. 7, 2018.  Eve Claxtonhandles the interview.

Azza Slimene Channels Elegant Abundance In Lucian Bor Images For Vogue Arabia September 2018

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Tunisian model Azza Slimene is styled by Barbara Baumel and Katie Trotter in lush elegance lensed by Lucian Bor for Vogue Arabia September 2018./ Hair by Nicolas Jurnjack

Nick Knight Flashes Kate Moss In 'From Dusk Til Dawn' For Vogue UK October 2018

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Nick Knight Flashes Kate Moss In 'From Dusk Til Dawn' For Vogue UK October 2018

Supermodel Kate Moss styles herself in an intoxicating editorial 'From Dusk Til Dawn'.Nick Knight flashes Kate in all her royal model standing for Vogue UK October 2018./Hair by Sam McNight; makeup by Val Garland

Vittoria Ceretti Is Goddess Material In 'Paradise Found' By Inez & Vinoodh For Vogue Italia September 2018

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Top model Vittoria Ceretti is styled by Alex White in 'Paradise Found', lensed by Inez and Vinoodh in a fresh presentation for Vogue Italia September 2018./ Makeup by Sil Bruinsma; hair by Ward Stegerhoek

Bashir Ali: CBS CEO Les Moonves Tried To Destroy Janet Jackson Over 2004 Super Bowl Nip Slip

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In a script that sounds familiar in the world of Trump, Weinstein and Ailes, both supporters and critics of embattled Chairman and CEO of CBS agree that he has an enemies list and holds a grudge for a long, long time.

Huff Po's Yashar Ali hit a brick wall when setting out to talk with industry insiders about one target of Moonves' "ire and vengefulness" -- Miss Janet Jackson.  With Moonves tettering on being toppled at CBS over his own sexual harassment allegations and Jackson appearing in the October issue of October 2018, Ali walks readers through the history of a torrent of ferocity launched against Jackson after her infamous 'nip slip' incident at the 2004 Super Bowl. 

Toni Garrn Wears Black and White, Lensed By Adam Franzino For ELLE Germany October 2018

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Top model, businesswoman and humanitarian Toni Garrn makes a second appearance in the October 2018, 30th anniversary issue of ELLE Germany, lensed again by Adam Franzino. Stylist Pia Léonie Knoll chooses looks from Chanel, The Row, Valentino and Max Mara in black and white for the editorial. 

Faith Lynch Gets Supersized In Jack Waterlot Images For Vogue Arabia September 2018

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Joanne Blades styles IMG model Faith Lynch in 'Supersize', a focus on fall's biggie-size silhouettes lensed by Jack Waterlot for Vogue Arabia September 2018./ Makeup by Asami Taguchi; hair by Romina Manenti

Burberry Formally Gives Up Fur, Moves To Recycled Packaging & Will Stop Burning Excess Inventory

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Burberry Formally Gives Up Fur, Moves To Recycled Packaging & Will Stop Burning Excess Inventory

Burberry made two announcements on Thursday, following up on its May 2018 promise to review its use of real fur in its collections. Equally important, Burberry's chief executive Marco Gobbetti responded to criticism from the general public over its practice of destroying its unsold luxury products. In a first move for the luxury brands market, Burberry will become the first company to reuse, repair, donate or recycle all of its unsaleable products. 

Gobbetti said: “Modern luxury means being socially and environmentally responsible. This belief is core to us at Burberry and key to our long-term success. We are committed to applying the same creativity to all parts of Burberry as we do to our products.”

The amount of stock Burberry destroys had risen sharply in recent years, from £5.5 million in fiscal year 2013 to £28.6 million in the last fiscal year. Gobbetti also announced that the creation of a new logo triggered a need for all new packaging, shopping bags, marketing materials, and they would now use recycled materials. 

As for the company's use of fur, it's over at Burberry. Riccardo Tisci's debut collection presented at London Fashion Week on September 17 will be fur free. 

Jane Mosley Wears 'Romantic Punk' Lensed By Regan Cameron For Harper's Bazaar Germany October 2018

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Jane Mosley Wears 'Romantic Punk' Lensed By Regan Cameron For Harper's Bazaar Germany October 2018

Model Jane Mosley is styled by Kerstin Schneider in 'Romantic Punk', lensed by Regan Cameron for Harper's Bazaar GermanyOctober 2018./ Hair by Michael Silva

Julia Hafstrom Is Guccified In Alexander Saladrigas Images For Vogue Spain Spain September 2018

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Model Julia Hafstrom is styled in Gucci by Anya Ziourova for images lensed by Alexander Saladrigas for Vogue Spain September 2018./ Hair by Shinya Nakagawa; makeup by Anna Rybus

Heidi Klum Is Lensed By Robert Erdmann For L'Officiel Ukraine September 2018

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Supermodel Heidi Klum covers the September 2018 issue of L'Officiel Ukraine. Olga Yanul styles Klum in Louis Vuitton, Prada, Sportmax, Chanel and more for images by Robert Erdmann. 

Xavi Gordo Flashes Alexandra Martynova In Blue Denim For Grazia Italy September 2018

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Model Alexandra Martynova is styled by Michele Bagnara in images by Xavi Gordo for Grazia Italy September 2018./ Hair by Simone Prusso; makeup by Erica Vellini

Karlie Kloss Fronts Carolina Herrera's 'Good Girl Velvet Fatale' Campaign, By Serge Leblon

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Supermodel Karlie Kloss channels her best Jessica Rabbit persona, with a strong dose of Marilyn Monroe in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953) for Carolina Herrera's new fragrance 'Good Girl Velvet Fatale'. Serge Leblon flashes the lounge seduction, insired by an empowering and provocative scent featuring notes of jasmine, tuberose, tonka bean and cacao. 

Janet Jackson Is Powerful, Vulnerable & In Control, Lensed By Robbie Fimmano For InStyle October 2018

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Music industry icon Janet Jackson is styled by Julia von Boehm in radiant images byRobbie Fimmano for In Style US October 2018./ Hair by Cassidy Blaine; makeup by Preston Meneses

In spite of her stardom, the first time Janet Jackson felt truly sexy and confident wasn't until she was well into her 30s. "I got out of a funky relationship and finally got back to me," Jackson tells Laura Brown in her interview. "I went to therapy, which was all about finding that thing you like about yourself. The realization that, you know what, you're not so bad after all. I'm not saying you're great or you're the best, but it's not as bad as you were made to feel that it was." How did she overcome some of her biggest insecurities? "A lot of it has to do with experience, getting older. Understanding, realizing that there isn't just one thing that is considered beautiful. Beautiful comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. " 

It's difficult to process the lack of confidence about her own beauty that the star reveals.“At first, I couldn’t find anything. I would look in the mirror and start crying. I didn’t like that I was not attractive. I didn’t like anything about me. But I wound up falling in love with the small of my back. And then from there I found more things.”  Read on.