Eco Club Meeting 3
HELLO!
We hope you all had a festive holiday
season and a happy new year!
Can you find me?
Agenda
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was an environmental and political activist in Kenya. After studying biology in the United States, she returned to Kenya to begin a career that combined environmental and social concerns. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Africa and helped to plant over 30 million trees, providing jobs to the unemployed while also preventing soil erosion and securing firewood. She was appointed Assistant Minister in the Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources, and in 2004 Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while continuing to fight for the rights of women, the politically oppressed and the natural environment.
DEFORESTATION
The World’s Rainforests
Deforestation Facts
Forests still cover 30% of the worlds land but each year enough trees are cut down each year to cover half of england!
It is estimated that in another 100 years there will be no more rainforests.
How can we prevent deforestation?
Deforestation review game!
BIG Announcements
Potential Dates
January 28
February 4- We've been invited to tour the water treatment plant (but dates are flexible)
February 11- Hosting the Raptor Center!
February 25?
March 11
March 25
March 30- We've been invited to volunteer at the CFRW Striperfest!
April 8
April 22- Earth day
April 29
May 13
May 20- Possibly an end of year celebration?
The Cape Fear River Watch also has river clean-ups on the second Saturday of each month that might be a good service project. This year is going to be great!
Guest Speakers!
Raptor Center:
February 11- This is a great local organization that runs on donations. They will be bring birds to talk about raptor conservation.
Wastewater Treatment Plant:
February 4- We’ve been invited to tour the wastewater treatment plant! Dates are flexible if this date wouldn't work well.
Organizations we’ve been in contact with:
Updates!
We have an ECO Club collaborative playlist on Spotify! You can add by searching Mia Todd and following the playlist. I’ll also send the link in a remind! :)
We love sharing our passion for the earth, but we also love hearing what you have to say! Let us know if you want to host a meeting you even just one activity!
We can’t wait for all the fun things we have planned this year!