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Bangkok, Thailand

1. CONNECT
- This is about upcycling common waste and convincing people how their waste materials such as bottle caps and computer keyboards can be made into something even more useful, like a bag which can be sold up to 60 USD.

2. EXTEND
- Thailand is the 6th biggest contributor to marine plastic in the world
- They generate up to 25 million tons of plastic waste on average per year, which fills up almost 175 garbage trucks

3. CHALLENGE
- People's mindset on throwing away used waste could not be easily changed, hence educators will have to teach young children about the 3Rs, so that they will start practising the 3Rs from young, and for adults, through creating beautiful art pieces using wastes

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Indonesia
1) planting bamboos to reduce carbon emissions and deforestation so reducing climate change. bamboos being used as materials for making villages and a source of income
2) create a way that is more sustainable than cutting trees for timber and they are able to influence others to bring awareness to bamboo planting and climate change
3) would take some time for the whole country to adapt to this strategy and idea and it would take some time for the bamboo to grow, would also need a lot of space

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thailand
1. in sec1 and sec2, we learnt that by throwing away things, it will contribute to greenhouse gases which leads to an unsustainable country

2. there are many things i thought is useless after i used it but it can actually be recycled into useful items (computer keyboard)

3. how did she manage to show her work in the public and how does she promote her work

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Indonesia
1. Bamboo reduces carbon every year because they are able to grow fast and absorb more carbon dioxide.harvesting and growing bamboo allows them to sell it for income or it can even be used to build houses.
2.bamboos can be a new plant that can help the word alot since it can be used for many things
3.is there any negative effect when the bamboo is used as a material for building houses

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Indonesia
1. Deforestation was a problem in Indonesia therefore the village locals resorted to planting bamboo forests as these bamboo forests are sustainable and they can earn income from planting bamboo. To protect the forests, unsustainable harvesting of bamboo is illegal and the locals hope to be able to grow up to 1000 hectares or more of bamboo in the future.
2. These bamboo forests are great sinks for carbon and can help reduce carbon emissions in Indonesia. Mass deforestation will cause excessive amounts of carbon dioxide to be released therefore the felling of bamboo must be controlled. Bamboo also are easier to harvest and more environmentally friendly than regular timber.
3. Some people might still prefer timber or other materials over bamboo as they are more used to it, or might still resort to illegal harvesting of bamboo.

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Indonesia
1. Using of bamboo trees and sea grass to trap carbon while creating materials for the people, thus making good use of limited land space
2. Although bamboo may take a long time to grow, it can help to make good use of space while helping to conserve the environment
3. The bamboo forests and sea grass could take up a lot of space that can be used for the people

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they grew and harvest bamboos to help industry and income but also helps reduce carbon footprint

bamboo can absorb a lot of carbon

can they build the bamboos on the sea grass in the sea

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Thailand
1.Reducing waste by banning use of plastic bags at major supermarkets.Major supermarket chains play a big part in producing plastic waste as many people shop there which causes an unnecassary increase of plastic waste and carbon footprint.The government is trying to promote environmental sustainability by the 3R's ,recyle,reuse and reducing
2.Environmental sustainability can be promoted by art. Huge displays can be showcased with plastic trash and even made into clothing.Plastic trash can be upcycled to become more durable and applicable to daily life
3.Cutting down on plastic totally would be very hard to achieve because of its convenience and cheap price

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Thailand

Q1. Sustainability. In the video, they show how to recycle used and unwanted waste into something useful. In sec 1 we learnt about greenhouse gases. So to connect those things together, when we throw away for example plastic, we will contribute to the greenhouse gases as when they burn the plastic, toxic gases are released into the environment.

Q2. I realised that a lot of things can be recycled into something else. For example, I would have never thought of using computer keyboards to make a bag like the one in the video.

Q3. What happens if the world still doesn’t change even after showing them how to?

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Malaysia
1. Thw sea grass readuces carbon levels even more than raunforests
2. Sea grass can reduce carbon emissions
3. How to plant sea grass in singapore

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1. Growing bamboo sustainably to give people with better income. Bamboo can grow up to like 20m so the locals can use it for many sustainable uses rather than using other materials such as trees
2. Bamboo is a more sustainable option than trees as they can defend their surroundings. Bamboo can also grow up to 1m a day which is very tall
3. Is growing bamboo expensive and is it good in the long run

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thailand

1 | connect:
- when plastic is burnt it contributes to the greenhouse gasses produced
- turn plastic waste into products (upcycling)

2 | extend:
with lesser plastic production there will be less waste

3 | challenge:
- people might still prefer to use plastic products as they are cheaper and more easily obtainable

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1. selling bamboo sustainably to provide locals with better and more income. Bamboo can grow up to 20 m so residents  can utilise them for many sustainable uses instead of using trees
2.Bamboo is a lot more sustainable than trees and can protect the environment
3.Can bamboo be better than trees in sustainability in the long run

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Thailand

1 Connect:
strategy used was to use upcycling to advocate about enivonmental issues and to persuade people to cut down on waste materials. one of the evaluation srategy was to have the government to educate people about the importance of environmental sustainability and hold volunteering work to work towards a common goal of reducing plastic waste.

2. Extend
Theartist mentioned used a lot of plastic waste which can be easily reused into art pieces and also items like bags. Many people throw away their trash without caring asit is convienient. 25 million plastic waste = 175 gabage trucks only 25 percent is recycled

3. Challenge
many people will find disposing plastic waste or using plastic waste more convinient and somemay not understand the severity of how the excessive use of plastic waste will contribute to climate change.

draft notes (IGNORE)

Reusin upcycling
educating others of climate change
large amount of plastic waste due to pandemic
using trash to make art
manying stuff which are thrown away can be reused into useful stuff
many people dont think twice bf
25 million plastic wate
175  garab trucks only 25percent recycled
leave impression toeducate people - influenece others to reuse their trash
find ways to upcycle people use in daily lives
durable andapplicable
spendsa lot of time to make art
generate a lot of unesscessary waste
gets smaller -lesser waste materials avodcate aboutenvironmental problems

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Indonesia

1. In Indonesia, people illegally deforest just to get money. The club would like to have 1000 bamboo villages by 2029 as bamboo takes in alot of 50 tons of carbon dioxide per 50 hectares per year.
2. We actually do have a solution to climate change, its just that we need to change peoples’ mindsets.
3. How may we influence the world for them to take action to slow down global warming?

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Indonesia
1.Unsustainably harvesting bamboo is illegal. Sustainable harvesting of bamboo uses the strategy of restoring deforested areas.
2. Bamboo grows very fast and are strong so they can be used as a more sustainable version of wood to be used in products.
3. Bamboo harvesting can take up a lot of space to grow and manage sustainably to act as a good replacement for regular wood in products.

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Indonesia

1. Bamboo helps to reduce a decent amount of carbon emissions produced by Indonesia as Indonesia produces more than 20million tonnes of carbon every year. This will help to improve the living conditions.

2. Plants such as bamboo can be used in many ways, it can store a lot of carbon and can also be harvested. Bamboo also grows very quickly, making it a very good way to slow down global warming as it means that it can take in more carbon way quicker than other plants.

3. How much more space do they have to plant more bamboos?
How do they plan to reduce their carbon emissions further since they cannot keep replying on bamboo?

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Indonesia
1. Deforestation in order to gather more resources such as timber for housing or furniture
Harvesting and growing bamboo allows locals to sell them for income and use the bamboo to build housing for the villagers to reside in, instead of chopping down trees in the other forests.
2. Bamboo forests are able to absorb a few tons of carbon per year, which can act as sustainable carbon sinks, reducing the amount of carbon footprint that people leave, and mitigating climate change.
3. This method of harvesting bamboos, may not be accepted by everyone as some may still want to harvest timber from conventional forests.

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1.Too much plastic wastage.The person,"A" makes things out of waste and try to promote sustainability to people.Major Thai corporations and the government started to reduce the production of plastic bags
2.Reducing plastic bag production means less waste
3.However,this unorthodox method means that some people remains skeptical of the effectiveness of the method and some stubborn people refuse to follow the rules and regulation

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Indonesia
1. they use the strategy of planting little bamboo then transport them to bigger land once it grows such that it can survive on themselves  (I forgot the name of the strategy)
2. Bamboo can absorb 50 tons of carbon per year and bamboo is a type of grass that grows up to 1 meter a day.
3. If the people they patner with live in different countries, they will think that the bamboo should be sold at a different price as they do not consider the maintainance etc. so at what rate do they sell the bamboo for such that both parties agree?

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Indonesia

1.CONNECT:
~Tropical Rainforest
-National strategy to get more people to get into the bamboo industry
-Discussing with stakeholders
-Restoring deforestation
-Selling of bamboo is a source of income for locals
2.EXTEND:
~Bamboo stores a lot of carbon. Therefore, it can help climate change.
-Cutting down of bamboo is easier and does not take a very long time unlike other trees
~With more countries inline with the idea of a more sustainable way of getting ‘wood’, there would be less of burning down of trees. So, there would be less fossil fuels used.
3.CHALLENGE:
~What is the downside of bamboo on the environment and on the people?

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Indonesia
1. Illegal deforestation. Growing bamboo sustainably and selling them for money which gives the locals income. The community is promoted by the government which might influence other communities to do the same. The bamboo is used to the maximum. National strategy to develop the bamboo forests and create 10000 bamboo villagers
2. Bamboo forests are carbon sinks and absorb 50 tons of carbon dioxide per year. There can be role models from villages which can influence other villages.
3. The no. of bamboo villages the country aims to build is a bit too many and may not be possible due to the ever-changing climate.

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Choose 1 of the country discussed and answer the following questions:

1. How are the ideas presented in the video about the country's policies/strategies CONNECTED to what you have learnt in Sec 1 & 2 Geography?

2. What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or broadened your thinking in new directions?

3. What CHALLENGES or puzzles have come up in your mind from the ideas and information presented?