Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Baya D

WBA UK Sourcing

"Doing my bit for the planet one action at a time"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,122 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

1,355

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

200

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Baya's actions

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Express My Support For Walkable Cities

Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Lights OUT

Today I turned the lights out when I left the room and turned my tech off at the sockets when not in use. We turned it off!

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero Food Waste

No food waste today!

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Connect With A Nonprofit

Health and Education

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, and/or trans and nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Keep Track of Wasted Food

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

All Drawdown Solutions

I will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce my negative impact on the environment.

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
Health and Education Connect With A Nonprofit

What are the most pressing issues for women, girls, and trans/nonbinary people in your community?

Baya D 4/30/2021 8:35 AM

Mental distress & domestic abuse are one of the most pressing issues for women the community in my area is facing. I have done some research the charities working on women issues in the Nottinghamshire area and I found the following:

Nottingham Women's Centre (nottinghamwomenscentre.com)

Domestic Abuse & Violence Helpline, Support, Charity in Nottingham | Juno - Juno Women's Aid Nottingham & Nottinghamshire (junowomensaid.org.uk)

Help for women in Broxtowe experiencing domestic abuse (broxtowewomensproject.org.uk)

Welcome to NMWN | NMWN (nottinghammuslimwomensnetwork.co.uk)

And many more...

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Baya D 4/30/2021 3:42 AM

I've learnt so much through this eco-challenge.
Thanks to the sustainability BRG for getting us on board. I've had a lot of fun doing the daily actions and educating myself through the one-time actions.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Baya D 4/30/2021 3:35 AM

My diet is plant-focused at the moment having a vegetarian partner. I found out trough some digging (excluding the usual culprit eg non-sustainably sourced palm oil) that our coffee consumption and our love for all things chocolate was contributing to deforestation too. I will make sure to look for rainforest alliance logo for all coffee/chocolate I purchase and look out for product using shade-grown cocoa and shade-grown coffee.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Baya D 4/29/2021 9:19 AM

A sustainable community is for me a self-sufficient community that can thrive without the need to take the car and drive miles and miles away to have access to basic necessities (local shops, schools, GP Practice, offices, gardens, banks,...). This could drastically improve people mental health (who has ever been happy being stuck in traffic?), drive the economy to favor local businesses, increase productivity, reduce overall waste...

For this vision to become reality, we have to re-imagine the way we see urban planning. From car-centered cities to people-centered cities

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Baya D 4/29/2021 8:11 AM

Last few days to complete your challenges all! We can do this :-) !

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Baya D 4/28/2021 2:00 PM

My team is having a office clearout and because we work in healthcare this involves a lot of medicines and food supplements samples that apparently can't go to charity...how to manage this as to minimise the amount of products to go to landfill? Thanks!

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Baya D 4/27/2021 2:21 PM

Elections next week in the UK, don't forget to vote and make sure your vote goes towards a candidate that supports sustainability!

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Baya D 4/26/2021 8:24 AM

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Baya D 4/26/2021 7:20 AM

Today is the start of the First Nobel Prize Summit Our Planet Our Future.

The first Nobel Prize Summit will convene talks from Nobel Prize laureates and conversations among experts from the science, policy, arts, and youth activist communities.

Virtual Event. Free to Join. 26-28 April 2021.

OUR PLANET, OUR FUTURE (nationalacademies.org)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Climate Resilience Express My Support For Walkable Cities

How could better walking infrastructure make your city both more enjoyable and more equitable?

Baya D 4/25/2021 8:40 AM

Walking infrastructures such as larger pavements to allow for communities to thrive. With great walking/cycling/public transport infrastructures, the need for cars is reduced which contributes to the environment. Walking is healthy and making the city more walkable can only reduce the burden on health services in the long term.
Good walking infrastructures look like larger pavements, ensuring cars don't park on them (which is so often the case in the UK), making the high streets car-free, car parks outside of the city at much cheaper rate for people visiting the city for the day,...so many possibilities

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