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The Upcycle Project LEADS IN PLANETARY RESTORATION IN BOTSWANA By Lorraine Kinnear
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Founder and Creative Director of The Upcycle Project, Seopedi Batsile
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iving in Botswana, one would not begin to imagine that an activity such as planetary restoration is anything that concerns them. It takes people like Seopedi Baitsile, the Founder and Creative Director of The Upcycle Project (T.U.P), a business that is underpinned on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, to address responsible consumption and production. Her educational background has contributed a lot to the success of T.U.P. She completed her Bachelor of Social Sciences, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences & Sociology before going on to complete her Honors in Development Studies at the University of Cape Town. Currently, she is in pursuit of a Master of Leadership for Development, Global Development at the University of Manchester. In her journey as an advocate for planetary restoration, she works with several local organizations to help her drive more impactful results. INNOVATING TOWARDS NET ZERO WITH THE UPCYCLE PROJECT The last few decades have shown that we are in a global climate crisis, with the debilitating state of the ice caps in both the South and North Poles are showing a clear sign that global warming is at its highest peak. This devas-
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