Roots & Shoots Young Leaders Bring your spark to a globally-recognized youth leadership program. Become a Member Now Roots & Shoots is a powerful way for you to make a difference, and a great addition to any resume or application. Directly address the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental inequity. Design your own project based on what your community needs and what you’re passionate about. Lead by example, and make the change that previous generations couldn’t. There are 4 steps to every Roots & Shoots project. Get Inspired Map Your Community Take Action Celebrate Your Impact! How It Works Become a Roots & Shoots member (it’s free!) using the form below. Let us know if you’re going to do your project with friends, on campus, in a classroom – whatever excites you. We’ll email you a welcome package with a link to our Roots & Shoots online guide. Complete the 4 steps at your own pace. Share your Roots & Shoots story with us to inspire other groups across the country. Change the world. Be proud. Questions? Email rootsandshoots@janegoodall.ca. How Will You Make a Difference? Hear Jane speak about the difference we all make every day, and how we can harness that influence for good. Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any Roots & Shoots project! Discover Resources Current Projects Climate Change (Environment) Drought Tolernat Watersmart Landscaping and Land/ Watershed Field Study with Indigenous Perspective With Battle River Watershed Education- Fish, Water & Climate Change ideas 1. Field studies; Understanding Riparian Work with City of Lacombe partners -education of our local wetlands 2. Indigenous Water Story/Elders 3.Drought Tolerant Plantings – Water Smart Native Planting Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Eat Clean Toronto! Eat Clean Toronto is a project that aims to reduce food-related harm to the environment by educating and empowering youth to incorporate sustainability in their eating habits. Our mission is to reduce food wastage, reduce emissions, and protect wildlife through education. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Ecosystem Restoration Students have a strong desire to restore ecosystems in and around our school. We are proud to have started a Native Plant and Pollinator Garden that serves as a hub for these activities. Students will continue to grow this garden space, plant more native species and learn plant knowledge from elders Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Empowering marginalised youth as environmental stewards Toronto has a large population of marginalized youth who are new immigrants, people of colour & are economically vulnerable. Through workshops & a field action campaign this project will engage, educate & empower these youth to become environmental stewards within their local communities. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment) Environmental Sustainability of Beauchemin Park The area around some of the trees in our park are eroding and becoming compacted. We want to let these areas rest for a full year in order to observe the land resting and regenerating. We want to use the knowledge we gain to examine other well-used areas of the park, and help restore those […] Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Establish In 2020 with funding from the APE Fund, Shake Up The Establishment launched Establish, a podcast by youth for youth centred on amplifying youth voices in climate justice conversations. In 2023, we will continue to host experts across so-called Canada to educate youth on politics and the environment Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Establishing a Land-Based Indigenous Ecology teaching and learning project in the Orchard Garden The Orchard Garden Land-Based Indigenous Ecology Lab will create a culturally-appropriate place for Indigenous knowledge keepers to teach UBC students via hands-on experience of traditional land stewardship, building food systems sustainability and resilience through nature-based climate solutions. Environmental Inequity (People) Food Insecurity in Urban Settings We are facing many global pressures, namely the fractured state of agri-food systems. It is critically important to transform how we think, communicate, and how we engage with the rest of the world. An issue I am addressing is food security, by hosting workshops I hope to educate and inspire Environmental Inequity (People) Food is Life! Nature is Wellness! Food is life. Nature fosters wellness. The food we eat and time in nature have a powerful impact on our health and wellbeing. Our project will focus on organizing a hands-on community event to teach families about farm to table meals and how to explore nature as a form of healing and wellness. « 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 »
