Sierra Leone School Green Club

13/11/2023

As the third round of negotiations for a global starts today, the GAIA network proudly joins our members from the Global South to declare: "We did not start the plastic crisis, but together, we can end it."
✊No more plastic in our air
✊No more plastic in our bodies
✊No more plastic dumped on the Global South
We call on our leaders to be the heroes we need and to look to waste pickers, indigenous peoples, and impacted communities for their expertise in guiding us toward a better world – one with much less plastic, but so much more life and dignity for us and our children.

04/11/2023

Today is the day we show the world that our collective power is unstoppable. Get ready to inspire change, and to champion renewable energy like never before! 💚🌎

We’re demanding a world that is 100% powered by renewable energy. That means a rapid end to all coal, oil, and gas, to tackle global injustice as we end pollution and climate chaos. WIth us? Add your name.

03/11/2023

Scientists on a 30-day expedition off the coast of Ecuador have mapped two coral reefs and two seamounts more than 1,000 feet beneath the ocean surface.

06/10/2023

Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood.

Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested.

05/10/2023

A day to celebrate how teachers are transforming education but also to reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talent and vocation and to rethink the way ahead for the profession globally.
We celebrate all teachers who are working with us to

17/09/2023

It's World Cleanup Day to commemorate the day we organized a at in Freetown.
TeamSeas Ocean Conservancy Platicomedia Our Kids' Climate Wedonthavetime.org Sarah Partington African Climate Reality Project Parents for Future UK

15/09/2023

Today we joined the world in demanding in Sierra Leone. Let's take action for our young generation.

13/09/2023

Join us this Saturday 16/09/2023 as we observe
World Cleanup Day to clean . We are looking to empower a new generation of leaders aiming for a zero-waste environment. We focus on creating positive change and on finding solutions to .
United Planet Ocean Conservancy UNDP in Sierra Leone U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone UN SDG Action Campaign TeamSeas Climate Reality Plastic Alternatives 350 Africa Alhassan Sesay Germany Idealists of the World International Mental Health Association - IMHA Inclusive Leadership Online

08/09/2023

Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily on Asia’s remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging.

The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said.

05/09/2023

The earth hit its hottest temperature recorded in history this summer in July 2023. Hottest, driest, wettest, coldest… with earth breaking its own record each year, the climate crisis is no longer ignorable. Some places of the world experience greater impacts than others. Sierra Leone’s annual temperatures are increasing by 0.8C degrees and are expected to increase by 1.0 to 2.6C degrees by the 2060s. While climate scientists warn that a 1.5-degree increase would be catastrophic, Sierra Leone’s rapid temperature rise is causing life-threatening issues for both the local communities and the wildlife.
One major influence propelling and extenuating the impacts of climate change among communities and wildlife in Sierra Leone is the heavy deforestation. According to Global Forest Watch, Sierra Leone has lost 1.94 Mha of tree cover since 2000, accounting for a 35% decrease in tree coverage and 920 Mt of CO₂ emissions which is equivalent to charging over 100 million phones. The loss of tree cover further perpetuates Co2 emissions through increased wildfire, agricultural expansion, wood extraction, and fast industrialization.
Hotter, drier weather coupled with increased frequency and intensity of floods also accentuates the problem caused by deforestation. During the Freetown flood earlier this year in May 2023, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr commented that “Deforestation of the hillsides’ surrounding Freetown is one of the major causes of flooding”, depicting deforestation as a core issue. Floodlist reports that over 300 people died in the 2017 flood alone. Deforestation also creates significant wildlife habitat disturbance and threatens the existence of Chimpanzees, Pygmy Hippopotamus, and African Forest Elephants.
As a country with a historic wealth of some of the most endangered wildlife species, Sierra Leone’s pathway forward in preventing further deforestation and increasing reforestation is not only vital to the preservation and sustainability of human and wildlife communities, it will ground Sierra Leone’s unique position in global sustainability efforts.

29/08/2023

We UNITE TO ACT! What do you UNITE for? Join us and millions of others UNITING to for a more just, equitable, peaceful, sustainable, and green future: https://act4sdgs.org/global-map/ UN SDG Action Campaign

13/08/2023

Yesterday was 2023. To mark the day, we partnered with The Tourist Board Sierra Leone to do a at Aberdeen Beach with hundreds of youth joining from different youth organizations around Freetown.
TeamSeas ActionAid Sierra Leone Tacugama Ocean Conservancy UNEP Major Group of Children & Youth United Planet UK in Sierra Leone UNDP in Sierra Leone Youths Action for Relentless Development Organization C40 Cities The Resilient 40 Alhassan Sesay Saidu Tarawally Eliza Kamara Plastic Bank Plastic Free July 350 Africa Conservation Leadership Programme Climate Reality Climate Steps