Email from a friend / Email de un amigo

Yesterday I received an email from a friend. We used to play football together for many years and sadly we cannot meet than often. But yesterday he sent me a beautiful gift with his words. Thanks Dani!! You gave me power to go ahead on my mission!!!

" I have checking your blog and I think it is incredible! Congrats!! And thanks for showing us and share with us your life experiences and your way of see and help the world, and at the end help all of us"

"You are great"

Ayer recibí un email de un amigo. Solíamos jugar juntos al fútbol cuando éramos niños y lo hicimos por mucho tiempo. Lamentablemente no podemos vernos muy a menudo pero ayer me envío un bonito regalo con sus palabras. Gracias Dani! Me diste fuerzas para seguir adelante con mi misión.

" he estado viendo tu blog, y me ha parecido la ostia tío, enhorabuena!!! y gracias!!!! por mostrarnos y compartir con nosotros tus vivencias tu forma de ver y Ayudar al mundo y al final de ayudarnos a todos.

Eres grande!!!!"

Ocean's glory and horror / La gloria y el horror de los oceanos

Hi all, I am sad to share this video that give us a real situation of our oceans. I was looking for some videos about this matter and finally I got a good one that explains the excessive exploitation of the oceans and it situation. Brian Skerry is a photographer for National Geographic and he is sharing with us what he saw and pictured with his camera.


Hola a todos. Es triste compartir el siguiente video con vosotros acerca de la situacion real de nuestros oceanos. He estado buscando un video que lo explicase bien y por fin lo he conseguido. Aqui teneis una buena explicacion de la sobrexplotacion de los oceanos. Brian Skerry es fotografo de National Geographic y comparte con nosotros lo que ha visto e inmortalizado con su camara. Para verlo con subtitulos en espanyol pinchad aqui y seleccionar subtitulos.

Lecture at Bantayan National High School / Conferencia en el Instituto Nacional de Bantayan

Yesterday, C4G had it first lecture for kids at Bantayan National High School. It has been a great pleasure for me to share my ideas about Sustainability with 80 kids between 13 and 14 years old.
At the beginning the kids were a little bit shy, but after 15 minutes they were interacting a lot with me, and I have to say, that they know more than kids in Europe about environmental issues. It was a great experience that I hope to repeat soon in other schools around the country.



Ayer, C4G tuvo su primera conferencia para niños en el Instituto Nacional de Bantayan. Fue un gran placer para mi compartir mis ideas sobre sostenibilidad con 80 niños de entre 13 y 14 años. Al principio los niños estaban un poco cortados, pero después de 15 minutos empezaron a interactuar conmigo. Y tengo que decir que saben más que niños en Europa acerca de problemas con el medio ambiente. Fue una gran experiencia que espero repetir pronto en otras escuelas del país.

Quote of the day / Cita del día

"Adopt the pace of nature:  her secret is patience"

"Adopta el ritmo de la naturaleza: su secreto es la paciencia"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

HOME - A film about our impact on earth / HOME - Una película sobre nuestro impacto en la tierra

Today post is a video where you can watch the introduction of a film. Will make you think...

El post de hoy es un vídeo sobre una película. Os hará pensar...

Christmas tree made of plastic bottles / Árbol de Navidad hecho de botellas de plástico

Dear friends. Today I have prepared and edited a video that show us how kids between 12 and 16 years old can make an eco-friendly Chirstmas tree. Enjoy it!

Queridos amigos. Hoy he preparado y editado un video que nos muestra como niños de entre 12 y 16 años hacen un árbol de Navidad ecológico. Disfrutadlo!

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Quote of the day / Cita del día

"How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!"

"Que glorioso recibimiento le da el sol a las montañas!"

John Muir

Sustainaility / Sostenibilidad

Many times people do not understand what sustainability means. Here you have a very good video that explains in a very simple way the concept of sustainability.

En muchas ocasiones, la gente no entiende muy bien que quiere decir sostenibilidad. Aquí tenéis un vídeo que explica de una manera muy sencilla dicho concepto. Está en inglés y lamentablemente sin subtítulos.

Quote and video of the day / Cita y vídeo del día

Today is Friday and weekend is coming. I wish you a lovely time with your friends and relatives. Here you have a quote and a video that will make you think and I use to teach kids about sustainability:

Hoy es viernes y el fin de semana llega. Os deseo que lo paséis bien con vuestros amigos y familiares. Os dejo una cita y un vídeo que os hará pensar y que he utilizado para enseñar a niños sobre sostenibilidad:

"The Earth is not a heritage from our parents, it is a loan from our children"
"La Tierra no es una herencia de nuestros padres, es un préstamo de nuestros hijos"
Old Indian proverb. Antiguo refrán Indio

Souvenirs made of chips bags / Souvenirs hechos de bolsas de patatas

Here you have a video where our little friend Winona is giving us an example of how to make small souvenirs using and recycling chips plastic bags. Later Winona sells these souvenirs to tourists and locals and she can helps her mother.

Aquí tenéis un vídeo en el cuál Winona nos da un ejemplo de como hacer pequeños souvenirs usando y reciclando bolsas de patatas. Una vez fabricados, Winona los vende a los turistas y locales pudiendo así ayudar a su madre.

Quote of the day

After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood.  

Después de todo, no se porqué siempre requiero milagros privados, individuales y egoistas, cuando cada año hay milagros como la botánica.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Locals fishing on the beach / Locales pescando en la playa

Today I am posting a video where we can see how locals fish on the beach with a handmade net. Kids are helping their fathers to pick up the fishes and learn about how to do it. They were explaining me that they do not come every day. Just sometimes, in this way they let the fishes reproduce again. This is sustainability.

Para hoy os he preparado un video donde los locales pescan en la playa con una red artesanal. Los niños ayudan a sus padres recogiendo los peces y aprenden el arte de la pesca. Estuvieron explicándome que no vienen todos los días, solamente de vez en cuando. De esta manera, dejan a los peces recuperarse y reproducirse de nuevo. Eso es sostenibilidad. Para Español pinchar aquí

Plants made of plastic bottles / Plantas hechas de botellas de plástico

In one of my trips around The Philippines I went to Moalboal. Moalboal is a small village 2 hours from Cebu that have a lot of famous diving spots. I went to have some beers one of the days and I found plastic plants made from plastic bottles. It is not the most fancy plant, but definetly is a good way to reuse a plastic bottle in an environmental friendly establishment.

En uno de mis viajes alrededor de Filipinas fui a Moalboal. Moalboal es un pequeño pueblo a unas dos horas de Cebu, y es conocido mundialmente por el submarinismo. Uno de los días fui a tomarme una cerveza a uno de los bares del pueblo y encontré las siguientes plantas hechas con botellas de plástico. No es la manera más a la moda, pero sin duda es una manera inteligente de decorar un eco-establecimiento.

Recycling cans at Green Belt, Manila / Cubos de reciclaje en Green Belt Manila

When I was in Manila, I went to a famous shopping center at Makati. This place has a lot of western restaurants and shops where Filipinos and foreigners can buy and go for dinning. I was so glad when I found reclying cans around the whole center. Of course I took a picture to show you that The Philippines are really worried about environmental issues.

Cuando estuve en Manila, visité un famoso centro comercial en Makati. Es un lugar donde tanto filipinos como extranjeros pueden encontrar todo tipo de restaurantes y tiendas occidentales. Me alegré mucho cuando encontré los cubos de reciclaje por todo el centro y obviamente saqué una fotografía para compartirla con vosotros. Valga de muestra de que los filipinos están realmente preocupados por el medio ambiente.

How to be eco-friendly with a plastic bag

Here you have a video I took yesterday. My friend Elmn from South Africa is showing us how to be eco-friendly with a plastic bag. The important thing is not the plastic bag itself but the way to use it.

Definitely it is an easy way to be more efficient and eco-friendly. Thanks Elmn

Manila, sunset and rubbish

First of all wishing all of you a good week! Monday is the best day of the week, because everything starts again!

Here I go with Monday post. I was at Manila few weeks ago and I went to see the beautiful sunset on the bund. Here you have a beautiful picture I took there while the sun was being extinguish by the power of the ocean. This is awesome...


But when sun has gone, we have another reality over there. We can find a lot of rubbish just there, were the sea    and the land share a piece of space. Obviously, this rubbish has been delivered by ocean. Maybe you think I am very focus on rubbish from the oceans, but the true is that everywhere I go, I find thousands of kilos of it. And it makes me wonder if I am alone in this fight... I will never give it up, and I will share thousands of times more if I keep finding it.

It is horrible when you see that the beauty of the nature is being damaged for the human being.
The consequences of this are really serious. Animals and plants are dieing because of our wrong habits. Think about that when you use and throw out your rubbish.

Sweet video about our planet

Hi! For today I have a wonderful video to share with all of you. Music, images and feelings are increible. I hope it touchs your heart as it did it with mine. Enjoy it.

Thanks to my good friend Javi for sending it.

Remember that you also can share any kind of information with me and it will be published!

Happy new year!

Happy new year to all of you!! I will be back soon aftet this long brake! Here a beautiful pic taken during my holiday!!
Love for everyone as nature does!