Activity name: Everything comes at a cost
Estimated time: 1 hour
Values: Relational, Instrumental
Skills: Analytical, leadership, critical thinking
Knowledge: Human interactions with nature
Action: Local positive action
Everything around us comes from natural sources. For example bread comes from wheat and people grind it to make flour. Bakers then make bread with flour and other ingredients. Similarly, with a T-shirt the raw material comes from cotton fields.
As your consumption increases you are using more natural resources, directly and indirectly. This can negatively impact the environment. That’s what we call the “ecological footprint”.
In order to reduce your ecological footprint, what are the steps that you can take?
Exercise: Write down the steps that you took to reduce your ecological footprint and your experiences and thoughts about the activity. Was is easy to do? Tell us how you have implemented them in your own life and in your household. Aso let us know if you have implemented it in the larger community?