WAB Learns: G06: I&amp;S From Little Things, Big Things Grow: Everyday Actions

Sources - Everyday actions

Overfishing
Plenty of fish in the sea? Not always.
Marine Pollution
Centuries of abuse have taken a heavy toll.
What You Can Do (Nat Geo)
Water Has No Substitute; Share It Wisely
How You Can Help the Ocean
The first step in making a difference is learning about the ocean and how your actions have an impact. Keep reading to learn everyday things you can do to help protect and restore the seas. And don't forget to share what you've learned with friends and family.
What You Can Do
Even our everyday choices and purchases — things we might not give a second thought ... Conserving water not only helps to preserve this irreplaceable natural ... in the environment and can contaminate our lakes, rivers, and water sources.
Earth911.com
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Green Tips
What can you do to help? Try some of these tips to conserve limited resources such as water, energy, and animals; prevent landfill waste; or decrease harmful gases.
Five Top Conservation Tips!
Five super-simple environment-saving tips
5gyres.org
Understanding plastic pollution through exploration, education and action.

Sources

The American student who gave Cambodian children a chance to get clean
From BBC: "When an American student saw a Cambodian woman washing her child with detergent, he was horrified. But then he thought of a place he could get large quantities of soap free of charge. Two years later, he's already supplying villagers with a safe way to keep clean, and also with jobs."
Gung Ho Pizza: The Future is Green!
It’s not easy being green…
Green School Bali
A School Beyond the Boundaries of the Bamboo Campus
Who Gives a Crap
We love toilet paper because for us, it's our way of making a difference. We started Who Gives A Crap when we learnt that 2.3 billion people across the world don't have access to a toilet.

Branded - the biggest corporate polluters

Branded
In 2018, individuals and organizations
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member organizations engaged nearly
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Earth911

Earth 911
At Earth911, We’ve Created A Community That Helps People Find Their Own Shade Of Green, Match Their Values To Their Purchase Behaviors, Adopt Environmentally Sound Practices And Drive Impactful Environmental Changes.

Sources on specific issues

Climate Change
CO2 increases can damage our oceans by causing ocean acidification, effecting the overall health of the ocean and the food chain. Impact reaches from melting glaciers to damages coral reefs, and more.
Everyday Actions
What you Buy, What you Eat Our choices matter—overfishing can result in loss of jobs, lost biological diversity, and ecosystem collapse. Choosing products that minimize use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides is better for us and our oceans.
E-Waste
When electronic waste is disposed of improperly, toxins enter our waterways. Recycling and refurbishing provides low cost resources and reduces manufacturing waste.
Trash and Plastics
A full 80% of pollution in the marine environment comes form land-based sources,
e.g., chemical fertilizers, waste products , and litter. It takes over 1,000 years for a plastic bottle to biodegrade.
Water Shortage
Global conflict between countries is increasingly likely to stem form the lack of available natural resources, including water, and the political and economic consequences of this lack of necessities.
Your Watershed
The entire planet is a watershed in which all the water eventually ends up in the ocean. Knowing about your watershed help you take care of your corner of the ecosystem.