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....

The Central Asian Climate Education Alliance – TsAKO (in Russian, Центральноазиатский Альянс Климатического Образования – ЦAКО), was formed by representatives of education and climate/ environm...

The energy that the majority of people use is mostly wasteful and harmful. It is important to learn more about renewable energy, since there’s no denying that energy is a basic necessity during this time and age....

Day by day, year by year, Life passes me quietly near. I no longer greet the morning light, Youthful strength has taken flight. The river valleys did not rise – They lie in sand, beneath dull skies. Where green once ruled in gentle sway, Now reeds...

The honesty of nature is not like of anything that could be taught to us at school. So when nature speaks, we shall listen and when nature cries we shall console. The stark beauty of nature's honesty gives us direction for what we should do next and...

When leaders make a decision, they need to address problems at their root cause rather than treat just the symptoms. Things are not as simple as saying "reduce, reuse, and recycle" or adding more renewable energy resources. Climate change, our econom...

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...

I hear a whisper in the wind. I walk over stifled growth on once fertile ground. We live in a dilapidated home begging its inhabitants to acknowledge the value of its treasures, patiently suffering and waiting for change. Oh, how we ignore the mo...

I chose the snow leopard to highlight the importance of protecting rare animals and their ecosystems. This predator plays a crucial role in maintaining the health of mountain ecosystems: its disappearance could disrupt the natural balance....

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

Drought, scorched land, cracked soil, withered trees – these are nature’s urgent warning signs. The sky is choked with black smoke; thick gases from factory chimneys block out the sunlight. All around, there is no trace of life: green fields have...

From Nature you can learn to feel the pulse of life in your being, in your body. You can remember and learn how to come into the sacred dance of creation that is happening all around you, you can learn to play your own instrument in the great...

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...

Remember that development is unnecessary evil. It may make my life luxurious and easy, but it should not jeopardise my basic right of a blue sky, clean air, water and soil. I do not want to be pumped with chemicals and energy shots for food and gaspi...

Puhon translates to “someday” or “in God’s time” in Bisaya, a language from the Philippines. This special expression brings hope and positivity, a glimpse of the possibilities of all that seem impossible, and the limitless dreams of young c...

Diversity and change are the only constant. ...

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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...

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...