TURN IT
AROUND!

What impact can youth-led environmental initiatives and efforts have on the planet? At first glance, their actions may seem small. Yet it is through the persistent efforts of young people that a new environmental consciousness is being shaped in soci...

Nature does not hurry, but everything is accomplished....

I wish I could see the sea my grandmother once told me about....

‘He who respects water will rise, He who neglects it will fall.’ Zhenizhock (Ötö) Kökö uulu (1860–1918), ‘Flowing Water’....

Nature has taught me the value of living simply, generously, and in harmony with others. A seed can grow into a tree with merely water and sunlight. This tree spends its life providing shelter, shade, food, and air for others, such as squirrels and b...

Compassion for nature and plants is a vital part of both our lives and nature’s survival. Our task is not only to preserve the environment – but to restore it. The choices we make today will shape a better future for ourselves and for generations...

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...

We receive pure water and air from forests. They store carbon, aid in regulating the temperature, and support a wide variety of plants and animals. But today, forests are being lost and destroyed all over the globe. Forests are cut down for a variety...

Hope comes from acts of loving kindness, from slowing down and resting. Let rest be our ultimate resistance in a world that’s moving too fast towards self-destruction....

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...

Today, Earth is as fragile as a balloon – yet the world treats it far too harshly....

Every living being teaches us something, we just have to pay attention and interpret it properly....

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

Produced by CAPS Unlock in partnership with the UNESCO Almaty, and in collaboration with the Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching and Learning Innovation at Arizona State University and the Artists’ Literacies Institute. Designers: Ilya Osipov, Matv...

The environment can only be protected if we generate a change in our cultural customs, and at the same time, this change can be achieved if we begin to educate from the youngest generations. Because ultimately we educate the little ones and they...

In the end, it’s not the world that must change – it’s me. If I don’t clean up after myself, then who will?...

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

Nature shows us how animals adapt to their habitats and how organisms evolve to survive in changing conditions. It teaches us about sustainable development and the importance of using resources wisely....

I found myself on a planet. The air was heavy. Everything around me was gray, and in the distance, the world looked even more colorless. As I wandered through this planet, I missed my own – the green one – more and more. Walking across the tired...