TURN IT
AROUND!

It pains me to see our glaciers – which for centuries fed rivers and lakes – disappearing so quickly. The mountains, once proud symbols of our country, now seem to cry out for help. Each year, the summers grow hotter, the rains come less often, a...

We shall not throw garbage in the ocean or else the sea creatures will die...

What if the best times are ahead of us? What if the only “back” we’re going towards is back into our bodies, into our ancestral ways, into our spirits, into the Earth? What if we could imagine again? Dream again? Climate asks us how we want to...

Earth is all we have and we must learn how to take care of her. Including climate education in today’s educational curriculum will bring the urgency of climate action, discouraging activities that lead to global heating and encouraging our collecti...

Southeast Asia has a lot of archipelagic areas that will sink in the future. From this point, don't just think about the big cities and harbours but also lands and places for native people. Many people will be displaced from home without knowing what...

Flied semi-low, Hornbill exposed, Ambrosial comparable to drugs, In a lively space. Feeling dulcifies, Watching other birds fly, High expands, Let it be lost without winning. Proud of the rank, Endangered species; the hornbill nominated, Mankind’s...

I admire bees so much that my desire is to become one of them — from their flight, which is a real enigma, to the funny way they buzz while filling their little bodies with pollen. But what I admire the most is that they form hives and carry out a...

I’m suffocating from all this plastic! Where are the glass bottles, the reusable mesh bags; the durable, high-quality goods that used to last our grandparents for years?...

Last summer, strong winds and a dust storm caused great damage in our area. The air became filled with dust, and the flowers and crops in our garden wilted. The trees didn’t break, but their leaves fell, and they looked completely different. Our ga...

Education is more than knowledge – it is empowerment. Climate change education (CCE) equips young people with the skills, values, and mindsets to become changemakers in their communities. Yet CCE remains under-prioritised in national strategies, bu...

It is now or never. That’s all I want to say....

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...

Empowered with knowledge and equipped with empathy, education has the potential to shift minds and attitudes to let Earth catch her breath....

To change the world for a better planet we must change ourselves - our own behaviors, thoughts, and ways of being. And this can only be achieved through environmental education. We need to mentor the next generation by equipping them with ecological...

If we don’t take meaningful action to protect the environment, this picture will become our reality!...

What stops me when I am on the verge of giving up is the fact that one day in the future my voice and words will motivate all those young minds who think that one failure can catastrophically destroy their future. Even in a situation when things make...

Dressing is a political act, our clothes tell a story. I come to talk about my concerns as a young Indigenous artist denouncing the absurd practices of deforestation in Brazil. I make fashion a space for reflection. What story do your clothes tell? &...

The future is in our hands. Climate change isn't new, and treating it like taboo amongst the youth gives no sense of global citizenship. As a human on earth, we are obligated to give back to the land that's raised us. How can we prioritize solving cl...

Just the thought of the sun rising afresh the next day gives me hope and excitement about what the future holds....