Vanessa Doctor

Dubbed as the #FollowFriday of environmentalism, where all environment lovers get together to recommend other eco-lovers and share information and discuss about all things related to environmental preservation and care.

Short for 'ecology'.

Tweets about the earth and its preservation.

Acronym for 'Corporate Social Responsibility.'

Efforts to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. [Source: www.climatenetwork.org/]

The change in the distribution of weather patterns over long periods encompassing decades to millions of years.

Refers to temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation and other meteorogical data.

'Clean Technology'; includes recycling, renewable energy (wind power, solar power, biomass, hydropower, biofuels), information technology, green transportation, electric motors, green chemistry, lighting, Greywater, and many other appliances that are now more energy efficient. [Source:http://***]

BP is the British multinational oil and gas company which operates in over 80 countries. It reportedly produces some 3.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Refers to humanitarian aid or any iniatitive or effort to help improve the quality of life of humans.

'For Change' is a hashtag created to flag a monthly tweet chat on the power of social media platforms to spark social or environmental change.

Refers to Angela Dorothea Merkel nee Kasner, the Chancellor of Germany and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union. She is the first female chancellor of Germany.

Acronym for 'Rest In Peace' to refer to somebody who was recently deceased.

The global center of marine biodiversity protected by the World Wildlife Fund. Geographically, it is the roughly triangular area in the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste.

Acronym for 'Association of Southeast Asian Nations'.

The Islamist militant movement of Pashtun tribesmen that enforces strict interpretation of Sharia law. Said to have been responsible for the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001.

The international humanitarian movement created in collaboration with the International Red Cross. It is composed of the ICRC, Red Crescent Societies and 188 Individial National Societies.

The ninth month of the Islamic calender. Observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, as they believe this was the month the Quran was revealed.

The second largest denomination of Islam.

The largest branch of Islam.

Anything that aids in the forward progression or improvement of the state of living of humans. May also refer to a philanthropist.

Refers to Paul Ryan, the Republic Party nominee to the vice presidential seat for the 2012 US Elections. Running mate of presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

The Palestinian Sunni Islamic political party that rules the Gaza Strip.

Books or writers you read when traveling or when you have a lot of time on your hands.

Anything about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which celebrated its 45th year in 2012.