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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle |
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Learn about alternatives to plastic packaging. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Finding solutions for sustainable living |
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Visit a place where people are cultivating high biodiversity (e.g. permaculture farm) and a place where there is low biodiversity (e.g. a monoculture field). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Finding solutions for sustainable living |
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Connect with people that are actively working for sustainability and environmental change through NGOs etc. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Finding solutions for sustainable living |
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Cook local, organic food using a renewable resource (e.g. wood fire, solar cooker). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Eco-friendly travel |
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Observe the impact of various ways of transport (steam trains [coal], traffic jams, horse and cart, etc). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Eco-friendly travel |
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Learn about the benefits of active travel (cycling and walking etc.) and different alternatives to the car. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Finding solutions for sustainable living |
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See examples of renewable energy resources (e.g. biochar gas, the making of biochar) and producing electricity from renewable resources (e.g. water). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Fossil fuels, climate change and peak oil |
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Write a poem or essay from the perspective of a prehistoric forest that has turned into oil and then plastic, and then what happens? |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle |
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Make an alternative to plastic wrap (aka clingfilm) out of cotton material and beeswax (melt the wax into the cloth with a warm iron). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Fossil fuels, climate change and peak oil |
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Make a stop-motion animation or a time-lapse video about climate change. |
