PROTECT OUR PLANET- Take action with Romario
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UNCCD Library
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news article
PROTECT OUR PLANET- Take action with Romario ... with eco-projects and green tips
About the book ( to be published in September 2022, 64pp.)
Meet Romario Valentine, an 11-year-old eco-warrior from Durban, South Africa. Through his tree planting, beach clean-ups, avian art and other conservation projects in Africa and other parts of the world, this young activist has become a dynamic campaigner for the future health of our planet. In Protect our Planet, Romario enthusiastically guides young nature lovers through key environmental topics – from recycling and reforestation to pollution solutions and climate change.
Topics covered in this book overlap with the Foundation Phase curriculum, and include:
The relationship between people and the environment
Renewable resources, such as solar power
Forestation and why trees matter
Types of pollution and the problem with plastic
Reducing, reusing and recycling
Climate change
The importance of clean water
Craft ideas, art activities and backyard projects
Includes step-by-step projects suitable for Foundation Phase learners, such as building a bug hotel, birdfeeder and water filter.
THE AUTHOR
Romario Valentine has done over 200 beach clean-ups, raised funds to purchase and plant 450 trees in over 20 countries, crowdfunded avian conservation projects, and is the youngest ambassador of Ocean Sole, a marine conservation non-pro t in Kenya. He has ties to dozens of environmental organisations across the world, including the UN.
More about Romario's activities and projects you may wish to find through the links above
About the book ( to be published in September 2022, 64pp.)
Meet Romario Valentine, an 11-year-old eco-warrior from Durban, South Africa. Through his tree planting, beach clean-ups, avian art and other conservation projects in Africa and other parts of the world, this young activist has become a dynamic campaigner for the future health of our planet. In Protect our Planet, Romario enthusiastically guides young nature lovers through key environmental topics – from recycling and reforestation to pollution solutions and climate change.
Topics covered in this book overlap with the Foundation Phase curriculum, and include:
The relationship between people and the environment
Renewable resources, such as solar power
Forestation and why trees matter
Types of pollution and the problem with plastic
Reducing, reusing and recycling
Climate change
The importance of clean water
Craft ideas, art activities and backyard projects
Includes step-by-step projects suitable for Foundation Phase learners, such as building a bug hotel, birdfeeder and water filter.
THE AUTHOR
Romario Valentine has done over 200 beach clean-ups, raised funds to purchase and plant 450 trees in over 20 countries, crowdfunded avian conservation projects, and is the youngest ambassador of Ocean Sole, a marine conservation non-pro t in Kenya. He has ties to dozens of environmental organisations across the world, including the UN.
More about Romario's activities and projects you may wish to find through the links above
Keywords
ecosystems restoration
renewable energy
pollution
awareness-raising
environmental education
recycling technology