20 “Best practices” Guidelines issued by UNEP and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) show the practice of composting is one of the best options for managing organic waste while also reducing environmental impacts. Proper composting of the organic waste we generate in our daily lives – inedible or unused food – can reduce the dependence on chemical fertilizers, help recover soil fertility, and improve water retention and the delivery of nutrients to plants. Look at this here: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/33737/Composting.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed =y “Tips” Have you heard about “The Little Book of Green Nudges”? It is a quick guide to reducing your campus' environmental impact through behavioural change in the form of a concise and user-friendly publication. It summarizes the evidence around what nudges work best while seeking to encourage more sustainable practices among students and staff across several behavioural categories. It also provides simple guidance on how to implement and evaluate behavioural interventions in a variety of contexts. Here you can download it: https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/education-environment/what-wedo/little-book-green-nudges Time for a Quiz! Group activity: exchange happiness Researchers have found a connection between happiness and the performance of selfless acts. Giving to others, they say, activates an area of the brain linked with contentment and the reward cycle. Each participant will set up his or her own stall with all the items, clothes, or whatever he or she no longer uses. The game begins with selling by exchanging their items with other participants! Try to see how happy it makes us to exchange items that we would have thrown away and instead can take on new life! LEARNING UNIT 5: HOW CULTURE, HUMAN VALUES AND LIFESTYLES AFFECT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Despite the fact that human beings originate from a common ancestor, there exist many differences between individuals and social groups around the globe. Since the earliest times humans have been migrating from one place to another for countless reasons. All the reasons nonetheless were well justified because they all implied a ‘strive for survival’. Having access to better
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