ECOVISION MAGAZINE JAN - MARCH 2021

NIGERI
ECOVISION MAGAZINE
JAN/ MAR
2021
N1500
Nigeria's No 1 Environment Magazine
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LILIAN
IKIRIKO-GAIYA
ME
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AND I

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it has and continues to.
Yes
magazine has provided
Ecovision
platform for me to interact with
a
interesting people from
many
magazine by self proclaim
Ecovision
Nigeria's No 1 Environment
is
We aim to encourage a
magazine.
do"attitude towards
"can
in an informative and
sustainability,
way.
entertaining
a UK certified Sustainability
As
is my job to act as a go
Consultant,It
business and the
between
I guide businesses on
environment.
good practice. In
environmental
terms, I show businesses that
layman's
for the environment does
caring
increase profit.
indeed
am a business woman . I own
I
in food, beauty,
businesses
and most recently
publishing
This affords me with
ecommerce.
business insight. I speak the
varied
of money making and
language
conservation for the
environmental
future.
Has this role met your expectations?
various walks of life.
What is Ecovision magazine in a
nutshell?
Can you kindly elaborate on the
area of speciality you mentioned
earlier?
How do you go about this?
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prefer to describe myself as an
I
"Ecopreneur"
Ecopreneur is basically an
An
that works with the
Entrepreneur
to make money. For
environment
packaging is a major waste
example,
. In my food business, 90% of
stream
packaging are reusable and
our
Yes, it does cost more
biodegradable.
plastic packaging, but, at the
than
time, it boosts our brand
same
recognition is very
recognition.Brand
time management. Like the
Efficient
goes, time is money. I use my
saying
productively. I also consciously
time
time for my family.
create
I do not. I am blessed to be able
No
arrange my work around my family.
to
"wear many hats". We face
Women
challenges that men do not
certain
to face. On the flip side,
have
many hats" makes us very
"wearing
and resilient not just in
versatile
but in life too.
business,
P H O T O C R E D I T
E C O V I S I O N M A G A Z I N E
In otherwards you are an
Entrepreneur?
Work life balance, how do you cope?
Who is an Ecopreneur?
Do you find yourself having to
choose between work or family?
Is it harder for women in business
than men?
key in money making.
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WOMEN WEAR
MANY HATS. WE
FACE
CHALLENGES
THAT MEN DO
NOT HAVE TO
FACE.
L I L I A N I K I R I K O - G A I Y A
What is your take on the Covid 19
pandemic?
What is your advice for upcoming
Entrepreneurs?
The Covid 19 pandemic is a long
overdue wake up call. We needed to
Think and operate like an Ecopreneur.
Model and adapt your business to
be reminded that we thrive because
the environment provides us with a
work with the environment. For
example, an online channel uses less
nurturing space to do so. Nature will
always find a way to replenish
resources, and has huge potential for
a wider reach.
herself. My heart goes out to people
who have lost loved ones to the
pandemic.
Are you saying that the Covid 19
pandemic was caused by the
environment?
Is there anything else you will like to
share?
I am very excited to share I have a
No, thats not what i'm saying. I'm
book coming out very soon. I promise
saying our activities as humans should
it will make a very interesting read.
We should use natural
conservation.
in a sustainable way. We've
resources
many businesses across the
seen
change their modus operandi
globe
W A T C H
B U S I N E S S F R O M S C R A T C H
S E A S O N 2 O N
Instagram TV Channel(IGTV)
@ ecovision_magazine
be in line with environmental
since the pandemic.
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PHOTO CREDIT PIET FLOUR
A HIMBA WOMAN TAKING A SMOKE BATH
SMOKE BATH
AN ANCIENT BEAUTY
RITUAL
A smoke bath, is a an ancient
beauty tradition observed in
various parts of Africa. This
article focuses, on the smoke
bath tradition of the Himba
women.
The Himba are a semi-nomadic
tribe found in Northern Namibia.
They herd and breed livestock
as a way of life.They also farm
grain crops like maize and millet.
Himba women, are forbidden to
use water for bathing. Instead
they have daily smoke baths to
maintain hygiene. The smoke
bath is taken, by adding leaves
and branches of Commiphora
trees( myrrh) to a bowl of
burning charcoal .
Women of the Himba tribe, are
also well known for rubbing
their bodies with otjize, Otjize is
a mixture of butter fat and
ochre, This cosmetic mixture,
not only gives their skin a
distinctive red glow, but is
believed to also, protect their
skin against the harsh climate.
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ALUMINIUM
*
RECYCLE
OIL EATING
*
BACTERIA
PHOTO CREDIT, IAN SWITHINBANK.
DID YOU KNOW?
DANAKIL DEPRESSION, ETHIOPIA
GLASS *
can take up to 1 million
It
years for a glass bottle to
Aluminium can be continuously
recycled.
decompose in the
environment.
TREES *
person who cares for trees
A
HOTTEST PLACE
*
depression,Ethiopia is
Danakil
is called an Arborist.
the hottest inhabited place on
earth.
* BLUE BLOOD
A giant pacific Octopus has 9
Alcanivorax borkumensis is a
brains, 3 hearts and blue
bacterium that feeds on
blood. The blue blood is as a
hydrocarbons. They can assist
result of copper rich protein
hemocyanin
in cleaning up oil spills.
NOW YOU KNOW....
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