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THE BIG IDEA
Climate Change is the #1 issue we as young people are concerned about. That's why we are taking action to make a measurable impact on Climate Change this Earth Day. Join us as we build the next generation of climate advocates. In honor of Earth Day, we're joining forces with PopSockets, Follett, & Orange Barrel Media to EDUCATE our communities about the current state of the climate crisis and TAKE ACTION to make a REAL impact both individually and as a collective through the Rainforest Trust Climate Action fund.
"The world lost over 27.4 million acres of forest in tropical regions in 2021—an area 1.3 times the size of Ireland. That’s 52 acres per minute. The rampant destruction of primary rainforests in particular totaled over 9.2 million acres, dumping 2.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere.” (Rainforest Trust)
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
We cannot stop climate change without saving tropical forests. If tropical deforestation were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses after China and the United States. Yet, in spite of this destruction, the tropical forests that remain still remove twice this quantity of CO2 equivalents from the atmosphere each year. Tropical forests not only store carbon, they actively remove it from the air. Without their critical function, we will never halt climate change. We need to halt deforestation now both to keep historical carbon safely locked up in the wood and soil and to keep removing excess CO2 equivalents from the air. (Rainforest Trust)
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO
MAKE CHANGE RIGHT NOW!
HOW CAN I TAKE ACTION?
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STEP 1: Make your pledge below to reduce your own carbon footprint for ONE week!
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STEP 2: Put that strategy to use and do your part in reducing your own carbon footprint!
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STEP 3: You’re Done! Thanks to our partner, PopSockets, your pledge automatically unlocks a $1 donation to the Rainforest Trust Climate Impact Fund.
$1 = 1 /4 Square Acres of Rainforest Land Protected!
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Give a vegetarian or vegan diet a try and eliminate your meat consumption or use plant-based alternatives for 1 week.
("Switching from a mixed to a vegetarian diet can reduce your carbon footprint by up to 500 kilograms of CO₂ per year (or up to 900 kilograms for switching to a vegan diet)." (source)
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For one (1) week, reduce every shower you take to less than five (5) minutes long.
“(By cutting down from the average), taking 5 minute showers for a whole year could save as much carbon emissions as is sequestered annually by half an acre of U.S. forest.” (source)
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Instead of driving or riding in a car, walk, bike, or take public transportation everywhere for 1 week.
"Living car-free can reduce your carbon footprint by up to 2 tons of CO₂ emissions per year compared to a lifestyle using a car." (source)
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ABOUT THE RAINFOREST CLIMATE ACTION FUND.
The Rainforest Climate Action Fund supports high-impact projects in three types of forests:
Frontier Forests
These forests massively reduce carbon emissions in the immediate future because they protect forests in imminent danger of destruction—a so-called “frontier” providing a protective barrier and keeping dense forest intact.
Super-Sequesterers
Healthy tropical forests actively draw large amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it underground. But forests inundated by water are especially efficient sequesterers because the water blocks the oxygen required for decomposition. These “super sequesterers” include flooded forests, swamp forests, peat forests and mangroves—which fringe many of the world’s tropical coastlines.
Carbon Vaults
These forests lock up carbon in large, tall, intact hardwood forests in perpetuity for a reasonable cost. Protected forests in this category store vast amounts of carbon in their wood, roots and soil, and prevent huge amounts of greenhouse gases from being released.
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