TURN IT
AROUND!

If Earth could choose its packaging, it certainly wouldn’t choose plastic....

Many children – and even adults – don’t understand the consequences of throwing away just one plastic bottle....

The real threat to human existence is humans. Humans have a tendency to take more from nature than they offer and to take nature for granted. It is mankind’s deficiency in empathy and the inability to listen to and feel the world around us that sha...

Plants live and let us live. We must live so that we can benefit each other....

No matter how much money polluting industries have made, when wildfires consume the last forest, when the last city is flooded, when we are unable to produce any food and are severely dehydrated because of the extremely high heat and no water to drin...

In our Akmola region, there is a magical place called love going there with my family, walking among the tall pine trees, listening to the birds sing, and watching the reflection of the cliffs in the lake’s clear waters. But it makes me sad to see...

How might common worlding pedagogies foster new ways of learning and living on our damaged earth? Common worlding pedagogies refuse to separate us humans off from our fellow earthlings. Instead of thinking about the world ‘out there’ as something...

When making any decisions, always put climate change considerations first. We can make big changes for our next generation. ...

There are two common sayings used in my family. They are the lessons from my ancestors: 1. जो प्राप्त है, वो पर्याप्त है (Whatever we possess, is what is enough) 2. ये दुनिया चलती...

Puhon translates to “someday” or “in God’s time” in Bisaya, a language from the Philippines. This special expression brings hope and positivity, a glimpse of the possibilities of all that seem impossible, and the limitless dreams of young c...

We are guests on this planet. We come, live for several decades, and then leave. We are supposed to leave the things the way they are for our next generation. We can enjoy and revel in this beauty but we are not supposed to change and destroy it....

Central Asia is highly vulnerable. Droughts and floods could cost up to 1.3% of GDP annually and cut crop yields by 30% by 2050, potentially forcing 5.1 million people to migrate within their countries. Governments must prioritise adaptation and prot...

I see in this generation a great openness to change and a great capacity to find a connection with the land and all others....

We need you to think less about building and developing land, and more about growing and protecting environment. We want to continue seeing the animals that you got to see when you were a child. We want to stroll around the garden, hand pick few...

I see how actively young people are fighting climate change – and it inspires me! We are transforming our present, correcting the mistakes of the past, and fighting for a better future – for a world where we no longer have to worry about the cons...

In times of hardship and uncertainty, I find my hope by affirming that no situation is permanent. I try as much as possible to keep my head held up high and try again when I fail. I believe in perseverance and this makes me work harder to achieve the...

Nature is like a loyal friend, always by your side. Its warm sun, the whisper of the wind, and the gentle sound of the river bring peace and happiness. When the world feels too loud and fast, nature helps us find silence. Standing by a lake or walkin...

Leaders in the Global North need to make room for the Global south to create sustainable societies by doing so themselves. The responsibility of climate change is often shifted to China and India, even though Australia, Canada and USA - along with ma...

We always define our goals as a humanitarian approach to ensure environmental safety and protection, yet we still find ourselves drowning in the adverse effects of the climate crisis. What went wrong? Instead of bombarding the mass with alternatives...