#GreenQuote of the Week
Going green is a way of life.
Sometimes most people think of environmentalism or going green as a course or a training which requires that they go to school and learn how to become environmentalists before they can take action. In this week’s green quote, we tell you environmentalism is a way of life that requires simple and logical thinking about what’s good and what’s wrong for ourselves and the planet.
We don’t need to go to school before we understand that littering and improper waste disposal is transforming our communities and our planet into a pile of filth. We don’t need to go to school before we understand that trees provide us with food, medicine, timber, fuel wood, etc. The fact that we are consuming tree products already gives us enough reason to plant trees for the purpose for which we intend to use them for.
Going green and environmentalism is a way of life and our forefathers lived that way. They connected with nature and lived in harmony with nature but its unfortunate that we are disconnecting from nature thanks to “civilization”. However, there is still hope and we can bridge the gap between man and nature.
Some simple things we can do to improve or bond with nature and Go Green include;
- Tree planting
- Community Clean-up campaigns
- Walking or cycling
- Educating people about environmental issues
- Switching to Solar Energy
- Buying locally produced stuff, etc
Together, we can change our way of life and connect with nature.
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The Greens is a grassroots environmental organization that strives to educate, inspire and engage young people to take action to combat climate change and be at the forefront of biodiversity conservation and waste management.
Founded in 2010, @thegreens have been able to use arts, sports, media and ICT to educate and engage more than 10,000 young people in Green Poetry, Green Music, Green Arts, Green Radio, and Conservation Champions League.
Her tree planting programs have seen the organization create 04 Community Tree Nurseries, planted more than 300,000 trees and together with @kedjom-keku we have acquired 1000 hectares of afromontane forest in Kedjom-Keku Village of the Bamenda Highlands of the North West Region of Cameroon for the creation and conservation of Kedjom-Keku Community Forest
@thegreens is currently engaged in Waste Management (Waste Business Hub); Plastic Waste Upcycling, Tire Upcycling and Textile Waste Recycling via @ecodesigns.
Her #EndPlasticPollution Campaign has seen the organization sensitize more than 100,000 people about plastic pollution, upcycled more than 10,000 plastic bottles to create UPB Vertical Gardens, UPB Tree Nursery Pots, etc.
Her Textile Recycling Project (@ecodesigns) is currently training 13 young girls for free in textile recycling and fashion designing and has recycled more than 5000 pounds of textile waste.
Her Tire Upcycling Project is educating and engaging young people in schools and communities to #StopBurningTires and upcycle them to create Mushroom Tire Seats, Tire Flower Pots, etc
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Living a connected green lifestyle simply takes awareness of alternatives - and the willingness to step back and observe those things we do and buy that might be better done differently.
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