Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

 

Sidney Sheldon

 

Let's introduce ourselves

Who are you?

Who am I

Dream big, start small, act now

My heroes

Jane Goodall & John D. Liu; Restoring nature

Dream big: 

Beautiful, thriving landscapes

 

Act small: 

Planting shrubs, raising attention

Boyan Slat; Ocean cleanup

Dream big: 

A plastic free ocean

 

Act small: 

High school research about ocean cleanup

Social activist: Rosa Parks

Dream big: 

Equal rights

 

Act small: 

Not get up in bus

Sustainability

The good life,

now & in the future

Live in harmony with the environment

We live on a spaceship

Energy

Materials

Environment

Imagine how living in harmony with our environment looks like ...

 

How do we treat animals? 

How do we make our products?

What kind of energy do we use? 

Do we recycle everything?

Create the 'good life' for all

And what about animals?

A just society

Imagine what 'the good life' for all looks like...

 

Do people get the same opportunities?

Do we take care of people who are sick?

Does everybody have a home to live in? 

Does everybody have enough food?

Lead a good life yourself

Contribute to a cause that is bigger than you

Treat others the way you want to be treated yourself

Imagine what 'a good life' for you looks like...

 

What makes you happy? 

What makes you healthy?

Can you help others?

To what cause would you like to contribute?

Balancing act

What can you do?

Eat

  • Planet: Eat less meat
     
  • Social: Eat together
     
  • You: Eat healthy

 

More ideas

Organic

 

Don't throw away food

Eat your entire broccoli

 

Local & seasonal

 

Grow your own

Buy

  • Planet: Buy less
     

  • Social: Buy local
     

  • You: Repair your own stuff

 

More ideas

Second hand

 

Share

Travel

  • Planet: Walk or cycle
     
  • Social: Smile at fellow travelers
     
  • You: Travel slowly and admire your surroundings

 

 

More ideas

Staycation
 

Use the computer to talk to faraway friends (Skype)
 

Plant trees to compensate flights
 

Use public transport

Home

  • Planet: Solar panels
     
  • Social: Open up your home for guests
     
  • You: Read a book, curled up on the couch

 

 

More ideas

Green energy

 

Grow your own food in your backyard

Main take aways

Sustainability is about:

 

Living in harmony with the environment

Creating the 'good life' for all

Leading a good life yourself

How?

Dream big, start small, act now

Eat

Buy

Travel

Home

Design the THE MOST SUSTAINABLE camp ever! 

Make a poster
& present

CiSV Dream big, act small, start now

By Merel Segers

CiSV Dream big, act small, start now

Workshop & Presentation for 14-year-old kids. They came from all over the world to the Netherlands for a CiSV summer camp.

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