Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly is a climate change education initiative offered by TakingITGlobal through the generous support of the Staples Foundation for Learning.®
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Welcome to Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly was developed to enable you to lighten the load that you place on planet earth. It features:
- An online calculator to give you an idea of the size of your ecological footprint.
- An international eco-art contest to allow you to creatively express your ideas about climate change and sustainability.
- A global 40-day challenge designed to help you green your habits and encourage others to do the same!
- A climate change curriculum and accompanying online classroom to support learning about this important issue.
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- 40daychallenge: RT @takingitglobal Save seeds ! - Commitments - TakingITGlobal http://bit.ly/a3eUja
- 40daychallenge: RT @YouthForClimate: Youth around the world unite to send global leaders a message on #climate change http://bit.ly/8s73bq #iycm
- 40daychallenge: RT @GHF_YouthForum: What impact has #climate change had on u, ur family or ur community?Share ur experience @ Youth Forum 2010 http://bi ...
- 40daychallenge: Southeast Asia Ministers of Education push for common climate change curriculum http://bit.ly/bH1sdn via @addthis
- 40daychallenge: KAMS students fight greenhouse gases with innovative design for households http://leader.fhsu.edu/?p=2491
- 40daychallenge: World Ecological Forum: Business Leaders Join Forces to Tackle Climate Change http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=182695
Imprints Art Contest
If you could visualise your ecological footprint, what would it look like? What do we need to do in order to ensure a greener future? How does your footprint compare to people on the other side of the planet? Share your perspective in a creative way through the Imprints Art Contest.
40-Day Challenge
Are you up to the challenge? See what changes you can make to green your life in 40 days, starting on the International Day of Climate Action on October 24. Check out the 40 commitments to see what you can do to make a difference and start taking action!