CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANET EARTH
In 2020 many world and/or international days addressed Climate Change. We draw atention
to some of them.
International Polar Bear Day (February 27th)
The students watched a video that draw attention to the challenges polar bears face in a
warming Arctic and reflected about it.
Figure 1. Students from EFFL watching and reflecting about the video.
World Wildlife Day (March 3rd)
On World Wildlife Day (WWD) it's aimed to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s
wild animals and plants.
"At the moment, biodiversity is under tremendous threat due to a number of
common pressures – habitat stress; overexploitation and unsustainable use of
natural resources; air, land and water pollution; increasing numbers and impact of
invasive alien species and climate change, amongst other factors."
Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP
After watching the 2020 WWD promotional video, the students searched about animal and
plant species under threat at their countries or worldwide, found out about the threats and
challenges these species and their habitats face, and what can be done to conserve them.
They shared their findings on a Forum.
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