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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown
Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
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Jennie Cambier

Opsis Architecture

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 457 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    person
    helped
  • UP TO
    7.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    conversation
    with a person
  • UP TO
    32
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    78
    miles
    traveled by bike

Jennie's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 13 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 5.36 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Land Use

Choose Better Wood Products

#38 Forest Protection

I will only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate one or more Femme Kits to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

#47 Bioplastic

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 1 friends, family and/or colleagues.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
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    Jennie Cambier 4/25/2018 3:01 PM
    The things we can't see on a daily basis, like the plastic in the oceans. Out of sight, out of mind. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than other countries, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/25/2018 3:00 PM
    It's familiar and cheap. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls
    In what other ways could you help girls overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/25/2018 3:00 PM
    Offer different learning options / venues. Decrease the student/teacher ratio to allow for more teachers and more individual attention for those with greater needs. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use
    Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/25/2018 2:59 PM
    Because we're all part of the system - balance is key!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use
    How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/25/2018 8:41 AM
    Having worked on the zoo Ed Center, one of the things I learned that affects my daily choices is how harvesting palm oil, which is found in tons of foods and body products, contributes to deforestation of orangutan habitat. I don't buy peanut butter with palm oil, which is found in the "no stir" varieties. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of this?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/20/2018 10:16 AM
    Being more mindful of what we eat is so important. Having smaller portions might help us slow down, enjoy our food more and also take time to talk with our meal companions.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    How does using human-powered transportation make you feel?
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    Jennie Cambier 4/20/2018 10:13 AM
    Makes me feel great! Good for my mind and my body.
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    Jennie Cambier 4/17/2018 2:55 PM
    Learned about PV arrays in Santa Fe while on vacation! 
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