MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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Mapping the globe
If you don’t look after the environment, it won’t look after you!
The activity uses mind-mapping to highlight the connections between
human rights and the environment.
Themes
Level of
complexity 3
Environment Human rights Participation
Issues addressed
Environmental protection as
a human rights issue
The rights to health, food and water
The interdependence/connections
between environmental issues
and human rights
Objectives
To understand the close connection
between environmental questions
and human rights
To explore the meaning of
the rights to health, food and water
To develop skills of co-operation
and analysis
Group
size 9+
Time
90 minutes
Preparation
Print or write out the key terms of the handout on sticky notes or coloured
paper for each group (three groups altogether).
Prepare a large sheet of paper for each group: this could be two pieces of
flipchart paper taped down the middle. In the centre of each group’s sheet,
write one of these:
– The right to health
– The right to water
– The right to food
Ensure you have enough room for three groups working around their sheet of
paper.
Mapping the globe