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Book (stand-alone)Biodiversity Challenge Badge 2010The purpose of the United Nations Challenge Badges is to raise awareness, educate and, most of all, motivate young people to change their behaviour and be active agents of change in their local communities. Challenge Badges are appropriate for use with school classes and youth groups, and are endorsed by WAGGGS and WOSM. They include a wide range of activities and ideas that can easily be adapted by teachers or leaders. Additional badges are available or are being developed on a number of other topics, including: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Energy, Forests, Gender, Governance, Hunger, Nutrition, the Ocean, and Water. The importance of biodiversity goes beyond its value to human beings, all animals, birds, insects, plants, microorganisms, fungi and other creatures have the right to exist. Unfortunately, all is not well for the planet's biodiversity: biodiversity loss is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Unless we take action, we risk destroying nature's rich diversity forever. But what can be done. The Biodiversity Challenge badge aims to help young people answer this question. It is designed to raise awareness on biodiversity issues among children and young people and to provide them with knowledge that can help them become active agents of change in our society.
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Book (stand-alone)Food Security and Climate Challenge Badge Booklet 2009The Food Security and Climate Change Challenge Badge is designed to help educate children and young people about climate change and food security while encouraging them to take action against global warming, environmental degradation and hunger in the world. By carrying out these activities your group will identify and take actions to reduce their environmental foodprint and learn how to make better consumer and life-style choices.
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Book (stand-alone)Water Challenge Badge 2013Developed in collaboration with United Nations agencies, civil society and other organizations, the United Nations challenge badges are intended to raise awareness, educate and motivate young people to change their behaviour and be active agents of change in their local communities. The challenge badge series can be used by teachers in school classes and by youth leaders, and especially Guide or Scout groups. This booklet includes basic background information on water, the water cy cle and how water sustains life, as well as outlining why humans need clean water and sanitation to stay healthy. The badge looks at the different factors which affect our water supply (such as over-use, pollution, natural hazards and climate change) and considers how water can be conserved and used more efficiently. Naturally, some of this material will be more appropriate for certain ages than others. Leaders should select the topics and level of detail most appropriate for their group. For example, you may wish to skip the more complicated issues with younger groups, but you will probably wish to conduct further research beyond the badge with older groups.The second part of the booklet contains the badge curriculum: a range of activities and ideas to stimulate learning and motivate children and young people to save water and engage in efforts to increase equitable access to clean water.
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