TURN IT
AROUND!

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....

All disasters are of our own making....

All our life, we have been taught about small acts to save the planet. We had always been told to plant more trees. Pick up our trash. Decline straws to save the turtles. Reduce, reuse, recycle. But at this level of crisis, simple acts won’t cut it...

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

Everyone can contribute: by choosing public transport, cycling, and walking. City authorities must develop alternative energy sources, strengthen environmental regulations, and expand green spaces. Clean air is a necessity – not a luxury....

Nature has taught me that everything that I have right now is based on the decisions I make and decisions made in history. I will make myself an agent for positive change and my commitment starts now...

The Earth is warming faster than expected. The Paris Agreement (2015) aimed to keep warming below 2 °C, ideally 1.5 °C. Above this, the IPCC (2018) warns, raises the risk of irreversible tipping points: emissions should be halved by 2030 and cut to...

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...

I keep this photo to remind me of what a tree leaf once taught me. Feeling exhausted after a hard mornings’ work, I sat in the grass to have lunch and picked up this fragile heart-shaped leaf. In that moment, the tree leaf taught me two things, sha...

When we pollute nature, we’re not just leaving waste on the Earth’s surface – we’re tearing apart the fragile fabric of life. We poison rivers, destroy forests that give us clean air, and condemn future generations to struggle for survival in...

Many species are in danger of extinction. This black-faced spoonbill was originally a common species in the wetlands of East Asia, but its habitat has been destroyed by humans for their convenience. Our life is already convenient enough, so please do...

Our future depends on us – and it’s important to act now....

We belong to Earth, the Earth doesn’t belong to us....

I love taking care of our plants at home. I call them "bunso" or a younger sibling in Filipino. As an only child, I treat my plants as one of my younger brothers. I water them for nourishment, secure them by putting them inside our house when there's...

Nature and education should be intricately connected. Education is about living a good life, and it is nature that provides us with the bare necessities for our life. Hence, an education drifting away from nature seems to be of little value and r...

We are living through a social and environmental crisis, which is rooted in systemic inequities. Young people are confronted with this every day. We can’t achieve the change necessary for our survival by using the same systems that got us here in t...

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...

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...

Remember the women who are victims of gender-based violence due to climate crisis when you make decisions about their future. Remember the women who are being sold off into marriage because of a shortage of food in their house or during extreme droug...