Environment News
Read the latest news about Scouting and the environment and discover the great impact that Scouting activities have on the future of our planet
The 28th November 2011 marked the beginning of COP17/CMP7 in Durban South Africa. The World Organisation of the Scout Movement has a delegation present and will be fully participating inside of the conference until it ends on the 9th December. The WOSM exhibition stand is attractively displaying best practises from around the world; projects run at every level and from every corner of the movement are without exception being marvelled at.
La promoción de las escenas en la red está corriendo a toda velocidad en el Jamboree en Suecia. Ya estamos a la mitad del camino para que acabe el campamento y más de mil scouts se han detenido a probar nuestras diferentes actividades.
Cómo sería el mundo si fuera diseñado por Scouts? Si puedes dejar volar tú imaginación y traer nuevas especies a la vida, cómo serían?
Cómo podemos hacer la diferencia en nuestras casas para vivir en un mundo más armonioso para la gente y la naturaleza?
Estas son algunas de las preguntas que los Scouts se cuestionan en los talleres que hay en IUCN (UICN, unión internacional de conservación de la naturaleza) como parte de la Aldea Global de Desarrollo (AGD) en el 22 Jamboree Scout Mundial en Suecia.
At 8.30 PM (local time) on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will be switched off around the globe for Earth Hour. Every household of the over 31 million Scouts in the 161 member countries of WOSM all over the world, can set a global record by coming together in action for a common cause – the planet. BP said ‘ Leave this world a little better than you found it’ yes; you can do it by just going ‘beyond the hour’. Please be in solidarity with the distinguished members of World Scout Committee and the World Youth Advisors as they lead by action in Geneva at this time and date.
Pensando en una manera simple de cuidar el medio ambiente y de involucrar a los Scouts de todas partes del Mundo, Lucas Guilherme un Scout del Grupo Scout Rettlesnake de Brasil tuvo la idea de usar internet como herramienta (Redes Sociales, Email, Sitio Web) para invitar a que cada Scout plante un árbol.
Su idea está basada en el 7 mo Objetivo de Desarrollo del Milenio : “Sostenibilidad del medio ambiente”.
Como veras es muy simple ser parte de este proyecto…
During the World Scout Conference held in Korea, 2008, a small team from The Web of Hope carried out a professional analysis of the carbon footprint of this event. Two technical reports have been received and a third report has recently been written to explore what can be done with the information - how it can be used by NSOs, by Scouts at local level and by WOSM to see how we can reduce the carbon footprint of our Scout activities.
The second SCENES (Scout Centres of Excellence for nature and Environment) seminar took place at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) from the 18th to 23rd May. The programme allowed many opportunities for sharing environmental ideas between existing Centres-both existing SCENES Centres and centres interested in becoming a SCENES Centre. Participants came from different professional backgrounds (some from environmental fields but most were not) and had varying degrees of experience in enviromental management of their Centre.
Since 2007, the last Saturday of March is no longer just a Saturday. It has become a significant day. It is when people all over the world unite together for a common cause to help save our environment. It is Earth Hour.
The Singapore Scout Association first started observing Earth Hour in 2009 when Singapore officially pledged for Earth Hour. WWF Singapore then approached the NSO and invited us to be one of their supporting partners, right after the World Organisation of Scout Movement reinforced their long-term partnership with WWF for Earth Hour at the end of 2008 following the recommendations of Scouts at the 10th World Scout Youth Forum in Korea. Once again in 2010, The Singapore Scout Association became one of the supporting partners of WWF Singapore's Earth Hour Concert at Esplanade Park, Singapore, on 27th March 2010.
Se aproxima el Fin de Semana de A Limpiar el Mundo, del 17 al 19 de septiembre. Durante el fin de semana celebra lo que has logrado a lo largo del año u organiza tu propia actividad local.
Este año, como apoyo al Año Internacional de la Biodiversidad de las Naciones Unidas en 2010, A Limpiar el Mundo anima a las Organizaciones Nacionales de Scouts (ONS’s) y sus Grupos a que os concentréis en proteger la biodiversidad en vuestra comunidad, protegiendo la variedad y maravilla de vuestro entorno natural.
In the Clean up the World Report for 2009, World Scouting receives recognition for its support to Clean up the World (CUW). CUW works in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and in its Global Activity Report, launched to support World Environment Day on 5 June, WOSM is recognised as a key 'Ally'. Scout activities are highlighted in the report.
Activities ranged from cleaning up small villages to national clean up events. Across many regions, communities also implemented recycling programmes, energy conservation, tree planting and awareness raising activities.
