Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only nine years old when she founded the Environmental Children’s Organisation (ECO) in 1988; ECO comprised a group of children who studied environmental issues and taught other children as well.
At the age of 12, Suzuki, aalong withother members of ECO, raised money to attend the Earth Summit which was being held in Rio de Janeiro. There, she made a speech to the delegates on environmental issues, which has since become popular on YouTube as the video of “The Girl who Silenced the World for 5 Minutes”. The following year, in 1993, Suzuki was honoured in the UNEP’s (United Nations Environment Programme) Global 500 Roll of Honour and her book “Tell the World” was published. Suzuki’s story demonstrates that children can be very effective weapons in the fight against environmental degradation.
With Environmental Education being taught as a subject in schools, children are being made aware of the state of their world. Youngsters are campaigning for cleaner roads and surroundings. They are looking after animals abandoned on the roads. They are organising protests to reclaim beaches and save trees from being chopped down. In fact, many NGOs actively use the help of youngsters to spread their messages. And as a parent, if you are more concerned with what your child will get out of working with and in the environment, the answer is simple. Environmentally-inclined children are responsible citizens who understand the value of their surroundings and are more likely to be sensitive even as adults.
Benefits to the child
If you teach your child early on about the importance of caring about issues bigger than herself, you are preparing her to be a thoughtful and concerned member of her community as an adult. She will develop the qualities of patience, understanding and perseverance. And finally, environmentally-inclined children learn how to appreciate diversity, and find beauty and uniqueness in everything around them.
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