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

Your climate change policies and actions will make or break us all. Open your eyes and stop turning a blind eye to the realities and sufferings of the people outside your offices and social bubbles. Do not wait for the entire planet to be a massive e...

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...

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...

Our lifestyles must change if we want to leave a livable planet for future generations. ...

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?...

To ensure the survival and flourishing of our planet, we must remember: nature is not an infinite resource, but a fragile ecosystem dependent on our actions. Nature is our greatest teacher. Forests teach patience and interdependence, oceans remind us...

You might be surprised that a 14-year-old cares about environmental issues but it scares me to see how few of my peers still do. We are the future, yet we don’t take care of the Earth we’ll be living on. I asked my friends what they think about g...

Overfishing endangers food webs and ocean ecosystems by disrupting the balance of all sea life. How to fix it? Change our fishing method by catching fish with large populations. Today's version of large-scale agriculture drives deforestation that wor...

What do students think about sustainability and education?  We asked just under 7000 students from around the world. Here are a few of the results from our survey Students, Sustainability and Education 2020: 92% agreed that sustainable development s...

Nature teaches us the art of healing and finding solace in all troubles and provides the template for peaceful relationships with others. Its laws of interconnection, harmony, balance, interdependence, and above all unity advise us to be humane a...

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

Teaching is an act of love and care. Awareness is the initial step towards change. The Earth is sending us warnings and we need to hear its voice and learn....

Stop protecting and sheltering youth from the climate crisis reality. It is not doom and gloom, but hopeful participation, determination, and imagination that drive the involvement of youth in climate action. It is time to include youth in the de...

To re-learn how we are interconnected with a living, damaged planet we must unlearn the human arrogance that has resulted in massive biodiversity loss, the destruction of entire ecosystems, and irreversible climate change. Pedagogy needs to be framed...

Every form of living being teaches us a way to love life, with its difficulties and affinities. They show us the result of millions of years of solving problems. Everything is already solved, our architectures, designs and psychologies need to lo...

It is through the development of spiritual values – not material ones – that we can truly preserve our planet: ‘In the traditions of nomadic culture, there has always been a deep reverence for Nature and its forces. Respectful and careful treat...

I believe everything that is treated well will thrive and give you the same treatment. I’ve learned this from taking care of animals and plants....

I learned that the songs of birds, the wood that we use for making fire, the water that we drink, and the food that we eat are some of the things that can’t be replicated in this world. With this awareness, I have realized the importance of taking...