TURN IT
AROUND!

If we borrow the Earth from future generations, then we must return it at least in the same condition. I don’t want my children to inherit an empty planet....

One of our popular local myths involves Maria Makiling, the resident diwata (fairy) of the namesake mountain in Laguna. She once walked among humans but was distraught by the environmental destruction they’ve caused and was never seen since. I like...

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...

In nature, everything is connected: fallen leaves turn into soil, from which new plants grow. Animals, plants, and people all depend on one another. This is the cycle of life – everyone plays a part, and everything eventually returns to its place....

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

Care, courage, cooperation Can certainly curtail catastrophes. Concerned, caring citizens Consider cleverness, curiosity; Convince communities, committees Crack country’s concurrent crises: Crime, climate change, corruption. Consider conditions: Co...

We need to learn that no matter how intelligent humans are, if planet Earth and its resources disappear, we too disappear....

Dancing in yellow tastes sweeter than passionfruit, a place where the mountains, the beetles, the trees can hold me. They give me so much — I want to give back, to make them feel held. To support them in their growth, to watch the sun continue...

My non-human teachers teach me to respect the habitat of each being, the need to have a home where to live in peace and safety, to be free, to have good health. Empathy is a quality that we must develop as much as possible to understand other human a...

I find hope in our ability to adapt to the challenges that we may face down the road. I am excited that we always have a chance to turn it around and witness a more inclusive and sustainable future!...

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

“When we Ask Nature, first we quiet our human cleverness. Then we ask, and then we listen. The answer is the echo that bounces off of the land herself. With the solution in hand, we always end the circle by saying thank you.” – Janine Benyus T...

One day a wildfire engulfed a forest, the animals ran and stood by the river watching in fear and helplessness. A small hummingbird flew to the river and scooped up a beak full of water and poured it onto the fire. The animals discouraged him, an...

Nature as an ecosystem of life on this earth has a very important role for all living things on it. If there is damage to nature, it will directly affect all living things....

In nature, there is a phenomenon called symbiosis, which means "living together." It is a relationship between two or more organisms in one habitat. One of the types of symbiosis is mutualism - a relationship that is beneficial to all species involve...

‘Nature is the best teacher – but few are able to understand her.’ Education gives us a wealth of knowledge: science, history, languages, mathematics. But there is one important thing we cannot learn in school – the feeling of true harmony in...

Climate change has caused a tremendous impact not only on humanity but also on Mother Nature. Remember in 2020, the flood washed away thousands of houses and properties in central Vietnam. Most recently, earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria. The c...

Our ancestors had the hands of green. Our lands have always been arable. Let us continue to cultivate and live sustainably in the years to come!...

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