Nature Nurtures Anthology 2023
Since summer 2022, Spread the Word has collaborated with London Wildlife Trust, with Black Girls Hike CIC and London Youth for Nature Nurtures, a programme offering free creative and conservation workshops and opportunities for young people aged 16 – 25 in London. As part of the programme, young people were invited to contribute their creative expressions inspired by their participation in the project and by London’s nature and wildlife to an anthology. This beautiful anthology opens the window to young people’s perspective of the natural world in London and amplifies their voices.
Since summer 2022, Spread the Word has collaborated with London Wildlife Trust, with Black Girls Hike CIC and London Youth for Nature Nurtures, a programme offering free creative and conservation workshops and opportunities for young people aged 16 – 25 in London. As part of the programme, young people were invited to contribute their creative expressions inspired by their participation in the project and by London’s nature and wildlife to an anthology. This beautiful anthology opens the window to young people’s perspective of the natural world in London and amplifies their voices.
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Clownfish are one of<br />
several species being<br />
affected by climate change.<br />
Animals are not powerless<br />
or passive to change, yet<br />
many are vulnerable to<br />
extinction<br />
Animals have feelings,<br />
deserve to survive and<br />
flourish as humans should<br />
be able to<br />
Environmental offsetting<br />
often epitomizes ‘malmitigation’<br />
and ‘maladaptation’<br />
Several forest carbon<br />
offsets like in California<br />
have already gone up in<br />
flames due to extreme<br />
weather<br />
Trees also take decades to<br />
grow<br />
So,<br />
So,<br />
What should we not do?<br />
IMAGINE<br />
justifying pollution or<br />
biodiversity loss by planting<br />
trees or protecting other<br />
species elsewhere<br />
I<br />
wouldn’t justify<br />
destroying my friend’s<br />
house with construction<br />
of another, so why<br />
should we do this to<br />
<strong>Nature</strong>?<br />
The time for ‘offsetting’<br />
was more like 30 years<br />
ago!<br />
OF COURSE<br />
planting trees is<br />
great...when it is done in<br />
the right place<br />
And yes, maintaining<br />
biodiverse plantations in<br />
the long run is easier said<br />
than done<br />
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