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BRITANNICA PRESENTS SAVING EARTH

Take Action

Solving the critical environmental problems of global warming, water scarcity, pollution, and biodiversity loss are perhaps the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It’s hard to know how to make sense of it all and where one person might begin to solve them. Despite the vastness of the these global problems, remember that one person can make a difference, one committed person can make an even larger difference, and several committed people working together can change things for the better, and often quickly.

Take Action - Protect Coral Reef

Awareness is a start.
Getting involved is next.

Learning about the problems, raising awareness, and getting involved are how movements gain traction and change is made. Arguably, the most important thing you can do to address environmental issues is to support science-backed legislation and candidates who will promote action at all levels of government.??

Beyond politics, your actions as an informed consumer also have great power, and consumer-driven change is already happening to address plastic pollution around the world. Whether you are just beginning to make Earth-friendly changes or are a lifelong environmentalist, we hope that you find inspiration among our list of tips and from our partner organizations.

Meet the Activists Doing Their Part

Environmental progress happens when the work of devoted thinkers, organizers, and elected officials raises public environmental awareness to create laws and policies that move society toward sustainability. Here are a few of the world’s leading contemporary environmental activists.

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

Swedish environmental activist who worked to address the problem of?climate change, founding (2018) a movement known as?Fridays for Future (also called School Strike for Climate). She is one of the most-influential figures in the modern environmental movement.
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Paul Watson

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist?, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977, an organization that sought to protect marine wildlife.
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Bjørn Lomborg

Bjørn Lomborg

Danish political scientist? who gained world renown in the early 21st century for his critique of mainstream theories of ecological crisis and later advocated efforts to combat climate change.
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Learn How to Play Your Part

LEARN TO BECOME MORE ECOLOGICALLY SAVVY

Help Nature Flourish?

Some of the best action is to ensure that your activities do not unnecessarily impact the environment.?

Daily Small Steps

When you combine the small steps of many, they can make great strides. Learn about these small steps you can take to get involved.

Your Food, Earth's Health

Learn how your diet is more than a diet. How much you consume meat and fish is part of the larger ecosystem.

Become a Better Consumer

Every product you purchase can have bigger consequences. Choosing more wisely as a consumer is one way you can make an impact everyday.

Be a Better Homeowner

Whether you own or rent, you have some dominion over how you manage your household. Take small steps to be a better homeowner or renter that can cut down your home’s electricity and water bills while also helping our planet.

Support the Organizations Doing Their Part

Environmental organizations play key roles in raising environmental awareness, pushing corporations to become more sustainable, and holding governments and politicians accountable. Explore some of the organizations that have worked toward a more environmentally sustainable world below.?

Friends of the Earth? International

Founded in 1971, it's a network of environmental and social-justice activist organizations that operate at the grassroots level in some 70 countries.
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Nature Conservancy

Nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation and the preservation of biodiversity. It operates the largest private system of nature sanctuaries in the world.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

International organization committed to conservation of the environment. The WWF provides money for conservation initiatives around the world, including programs focused on individual species, forests, and water issues, as well as climate change and international trade.
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Moving Forward by Taking Clues from the Past

To keep the planet from repeating the past, it’s important to remember the big environmental events from the past 50 years. Although we’ve certainly made some mistakes, there have been some great successes and significant milestones as well. Explore three significant environmental timelines below.

50 Years in Review:

International Environmental Cooperation ?
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50 Years in Review:

Milestones in environmental
setbacks
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50 Years in Review:

Milestones in U.S.
Environmental Legislation
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