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Biodiversity Challenge Badge - Convention on Biological Diversity

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Visit three <strong>on</strong>line platforms where young people<br />

share informati<strong>on</strong> and support each other’s acti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

<strong>on</strong> biodiversity and envir<strong>on</strong>mental issues. Join and<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tribute to <strong>on</strong>e of them. some examples are:<br />

www.tigweb.org, greenwave.cbd.int and uniteforclimate.org<br />

start a biodiversity blog (an <strong>on</strong>line journal where readers<br />

can comment <strong>on</strong> the journal entries) or diary. record tips<br />

<strong>on</strong> what young people can do for biodiversity. if you prefer<br />

working offline, share your blog or diary in your school<br />

newspaper or <strong>on</strong> your school radio stati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

get a newspaper and read all articles about biodiversity.<br />

Use <strong>on</strong>e of the articles as a starting point for a letter to the<br />

editor. submit your letter to the newspaper. if you d<strong>on</strong>’t<br />

have access to newspapers, you can modify this activity<br />

to resp<strong>on</strong>d to radio or other media stories.<br />

take acti<strong>on</strong>!<br />

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c<strong>on</strong>duct a waste audit in<br />

your house, school or other<br />

locati<strong>on</strong>. create an acti<strong>on</strong><br />

plan to reduce the amount<br />

of waste you produce and<br />

to divert waste away from<br />

landfill. carry out your<br />

plan. For ideas, visit<br />

www.globalfootprints.org/pdf/waste_num34.pdf<br />

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dario Fernàndez, aged 17, spain

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