Safeguarding theme of the month:
environmental awareness
Environmental awareness means exactly what you may think: an awareness around the natural environment and the choices that either promote its well-being or cause it more harm. It is also the awareness that the earth is in need of protection for its survival.
What are the current environmental issues in the UK?
5 Major Environmental Issues:
- Air Pollution. We’re already noticing several lung diseases due to the polluted air that we breathe.
- Deforestation
- Water Pollution
- Ozone Layer Depletion
- Loss of Biodiversity
Environmental Awareness - Points to consider!
1. It’s Warming
2. It’s Us
Human beings are causing climate change, largely by burning fossil fuels
3. We’re Sure
Global map of climate impacts from climatesignals.org 1˚C of warming has already resulted in devastating impacts across the planet.
5. We Can Fix It.
In October 2021, just ahead of the COP26 UN Climate conference in Glasgow, three-quarters (75%) of adults in Great Britain said they were worried about the impact of climate change, according to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS’) Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).
- people’s concern for their family and future generations
- anxiety and helplessness
- the expense of making eco-friendly changes.
Environmental facts:
- Around 27,000 trees are cut down each day
- Humans use only 1% of all available water
- 78% of marine mammals are at risk of choking on plastic
- On average, one supermarket goes through 60 million paper bags each year.
- A glass bottle can take up to 1 million years to decompose.
- Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a normal light bulb for about four hours.
Key dates to consider:
World Ocean Day
8th June
World Refill Day
16th June
Plastic Free July
1st July to 31st July
Plastic Bag Free Day
3rd July
Further information can be obtained from:
350.org Science - 350.org
Friends of the Earth
The Wildlife Trusts
