The Protection of the Earth by Nicole Broer

Toprak from Germany

2021-04-29 12:25:16 UTC

Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gasas and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

Nuclear Energy

2021-04-29 12:30:09 UTC

Wind Energy
Hydropower
Natural Gas
Geothermal Energy
Bioenergy

Mert from Germany

Plastic pollution

2021-04-29 12:32:37 UTC

And every year, billions of pounds of more plastic end up in the world's oceans. Studies estimate there are now 15–51 trillion pieces of plastic in the world's oceans — from the equator to the poles, from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor

Written by Toprak from Germany

Yonca from Germany

2021-04-29 12:55:56 UTC

Deforestation is the second leading cause of global warming worldwide, and it produces about 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

GROUP 5 (SPAIN)

2021-05-06 06:29:36 UTC

It is the second leading cause of global warming, but anyway we don't give it the importance that we should. To help solving this problem we can do many things as reducing our use of product made from wood. Finally, this is a problem we must fight together!!!

Laia, Lucía and Goizane from Spain.

Group 4 SPAIN

maidergp — 2021-05-06 06:31:51 UTC

Clean Energy is energy that produces less pollution than energy from other sources, such as fossil fuels. Renewable energy is obtained from natural sources that are virtually endless, either because of the immense amount of energy they contain, because they are capable of regenerating themselves by natural means.

Maider, Maite and Marina from Spain.

Group 2 Spain

2021-05-06 06:33:39 UTC

This Global Change increase in temperature has disastrous consequences that endanger the survival of the Earth's flora and fauna, including humans.

Among the impacts of climate change, the melting of the ice mass at the poles stands out, which in turn causes sea level rise, causing flooding and threatening costal shores.In the last 10 years, no less than 13 million hectares have been destroyed.

Iker, Alba and Mikel.

Group 1 Spain

2021-05-06 06:35:16 UTC

Plants and animals maintain the health and the balance of an ecosystem. When these species become endangered, the balance of our ecosystem is broken.

Due to the developement of industrial activity, the levels of CO2 that we send out to the atmosfere are generating drastic changes in our ecosystem. Thus, a lot of species are being threatened by this.

Alejandro, Eder and Naia.

Group 3 Spain

2021-05-06 06:46:15 UTC

At least 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year, and make up 80% of all marine debris from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, which causes severe injuries and deaths. Our opinion is that people who throw plastics into the sea should be fined. Because when it affects ourselves, it is when we do more.

Gaizka, Ivan and Alain

2021-05-06 11:41:24 UTC

I think clean energy is important, because we can reduce the pollution of the earth and help the earth.

Lukas Sch. from Germany

How can we protect our species ?

2021-05-06 11:47:39 UTC

At first we have to educate ourselves about them and we should begin to recycle and buy sustainable products. We also shouldn't be buying plastic products and reduce out water consumption.

Dzeneta and Laura from Germany

Vivien from Germany

2021-05-06 11:48:01 UTC

Once in the Ocean plastic can take hundreds of years to degrade, all the while breaking down into smaller and smaller 'microplastics,' which can be consumed by marine animals, and find their way into the human food chain.

How does the plastic pollution affect the ocean?

2021-05-06 11:56:38 UTC

Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals can become entangled in or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation, starvation, and drowning.Plastic waste kills up to a million seabirds a year. As with sea turtles, when seabirds ingest plastic, it takes up room in their stomachs, sometimes causing starvation.

Dzeneta and Laura from Germany

We have to save sea turtles

2021-05-06 11:56:48 UTC

Warm temperatures control the gender of the hatchlings of sea turtles. When it get´s warmer and warmer, the sea turtles will get less.

Hendrik

Jolina from Germany

2021-05-06 11:57:59 UTC

Climate affects nearly every aspect of our lives, from our food to our transport , from what clothes we wear, to where we go on holiday. It has a huge effect on our livelihoods, our health, and our future. Climate is the long-term pattern of weather conditions in any particular place.

What makes clean energy clean?

2021-05-06 12:00:28 UTC

What is clean energy? NCSEA defines clean energy as energy derived from renewable, zero-emissions sources as well as energy saved through energy efficiency measures.The most common renewable energy resources are biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind.

Dzeneta and Laura

How human boats can be dangerous to whales

2021-05-06 12:06:58 UTC

The noises of a boat on the ocean can be very dangerous to whales. These animals live with their voice and hearing. They communicate with it and also find food, mates and avoid predators. So when there are other noises than the natural ones, they can't survive.

Katharina from Germany

There are numerous species currently in danger of extinction. Most of them are caused directly or indirectly by man: climate change, destruction of their habitat, illegal hunting.

2021-05-06 12:07:29 UTC

Top ten animals in danger:
Javan rhinoceros
Cheetah
Tiger
Red Tuna
Asian elephant
Vaquita porpoise
Mountain gorilla
Giraffe
Hawksbill turtle
Sumatran rhino

Mert from Germany

Luca from Germany

2021-05-06 12:07:52 UTC

Scientists believe that by 2050 more than 140 countries will use wind, solar and water as their only way to generate energy. This would prevent further dramatic consequences in connection with fossil or nuclear energy, and create a lot of new jobs.

2021-05-06 12:23:02 UTC

In recent decades, the consumption of plastic has risen sharply. Every individual contributes to this, for example with disposable products such as plastic bags or packaging. Everyone can change a lot by doing little things. For example, taking your shopping bag with you instead of using a plastic one.

From Merle from Germany

Irem from Germany

2021-05-06 12:32:59 UTC

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/

Lukas ST from Germany

2021-05-06 12:37:14 UTC

there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Yonca from Germany

2021-05-06 12:52:00 UTC

Deforestation:

Yonca from Germany

2021-05-06 12:56:32 UTC

Biodiversity:

What will happen if we don't fix ocean pollution?

2021-05-07 07:57:19 UTC

Shockingly, we might have sea levels rise by as much as 19 inches by 2050. Some species of marine life will continue to migrate, while others will be killed off. A contributing factor to this is that there'll be more plastic than fish in our oceans.
Kinga and Weronika from Poland

How many species are harmed by plastic pollution?

2021-05-07 07:58:56 UTC

44,000 animals are becoming entangled or swallow plastic debris, accounting for a total of 693 marine species. At least 17% of those affected species are listed as threatened or near threatened.
Plastic debris causes the deaths of more than a million seabirds every year, as well as more than 100,000 marine mammals.
Paweł & Julia from Poland

Stop elephant trophy hunting

2021-05-07 08:00:06 UTC

100 elephants are killed each day for their tusks to fuel illegal ivory trade. As a result, elephant populations are declining rapidly.
Zuzia P.&Klaudia from Poland

Scientists predictions

2021-05-07 08:03:59 UTC

A report done by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that there are over 150 million tons of plastic in the oceans today. That is about 1 ton of plastic for every 3 tons of fish. Keeping up a business-as-usual trend will have plastic outweighing fish in the ocean by 2050.

Julia Ż & Julita from Poland 🇵🇱

2021-05-07 08:04:16 UTC

Climate change can have really dangerous effects, so what can we do to stop the climate change?

Ride bike instead of driving the car – most of the cars release the CO2 and other greenhouse gases which makes the case even worse.
Don’t use plastic and disposable things. Think before you buy something you will have to throw away
Recycle everything you can – If you use something another time, you have another usable object for free and you do something good for the planet.
Buy used things instead of new – if you buy something used you give the new life to thing that could go to the trash, and save the Energy and sources that could be used to make another new object. Also you save money.

Wiktor, Tobiasz, Zuzanna from Poland

Klaudia Zyśk 30 Julia Zera

2021-05-07 08:13:13 UTC

Plastic waste never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces. A team was studying plastic pollution in the ocean and found that out of the 66,077 pieces of plastic collected in samples, 95% of it was millimeters in size. It is dangerous for marine life as it is often mistaken for food and causes animals to get tangled which affects their ability to swim. A 2009 study found that out of 408 leatherback sea turtle autopsy reports, plastic was found in a third of those cases.

Martyna from Poland

2021-05-07 09:40:01 UTC

2021-05-07 09:44:39 UTC

It is surprising that the percentage of air pollution becomes higher. I think that as humans we should start protecting our planet. Otherwise, the earth will be more and more devastated by inappropriate human behavior.
Patrycja from Poland

OlaP from Poland

2021-05-07 09:49:53 UTC

I'm so surprised because scientists said that more than 140 countries by 2050 will use solar panels, water, wind to get renewable energy. It's fantastic news for our planet and peoples. Renewable energy = less pollution and better living conditions.

Protect coral reefs

2021-05-07 11:14:17 UTC

It's not that hard to protect coral reefs. We can buy and use oxybenzone and octinoxate-free sunscreen to reduce using corals to produce products with this igredients. We can save this beautifull specimen of nature. You can help too!
Gabriela B. from Poland :)

American pollution

2021-05-07 14:49:15 UTC

We were shocked about the answer related to the U.S. We were surprised (in a bad way) to learn that the Americans were so polluting. They recycle only 9% of it's plastic, and use 500 millions plastic straws everyday and around 100 billion.
It's revolting...

Aurore and Aloys, France

Julia P from Poland

2021-05-08 17:25:24 UTC

Julia L from Poland

2021-05-08 20:10:24 UTC

In my opinion, clean energy is a really important thing and we all should focus on it more. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that nearly 140 countries could run on energy created solely from wind, solar and water power by 2050. That's fantastic news especially when this could help avoid more dangerous global warming and preventing millions of premature deaths.

Fight with deforestation

2021-05-09 18:19:39 UTC

We can help fight deforestation by leaving forests standing, planting more trees, reducing your use of products made from wood and demanding forest products from sustainable sources.
Ola Sobieska from Poland

2021-05-09 21:42:33 UTC

With renewable energy, our world can avoid more global warming. It is more healthy and efficient than coal, for example, which pollutes the environment. Renewables also take up less space and can be used all the time. It is comforting to know that more and more countries are starting to take advantage of the sun, wind or water. Magdalena from Poland

2021-05-09 22:07:51 UTC

In the last 50 years, human activity has led to a situation in which the population of wild animals on Earth has decreased by 58%. People not only hunt animals but also destroy their habitats by cutting down forests. In addition, the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere leads to catastrophic climate changes that disrupt the environmental balance and entail entire populations of different species of animals. Wild animals also die due to the need for their skin or blows.
Oliwia from Poland

2021-05-09 22:30:05 UTC

OLA K FROM POLAND

I understood that it is only up to us, people, what will be the world and climate in the future. Our task is to protect the planet. Let's do this together. Let's take care of our planet...

The importance of the bees

2021-05-09 22:40:02 UTC

Bees have always been an important and integral part of the ecosystem. However, with the development of civilization, this harmonious symbiosis is gradually deformed by changes in the environment caused by the presence of people. Albert Einstein said that after the bees become extinct, humans will have 3-4 more years of existence.
Kamila from Poland

Wasting less food!

2021-05-14 12:00:41 UTC

More than a third of the food produced in the world never ends up on the table! :o Food loss and waste account for approximately 8.2% of total man-made greenhouse gas emissions. Maybe one day it will be possible to prevent it. 🥦🥬🍟🥗🥩❌❌❌❗️
Lidia from Poland 🇵🇱

2021-05-17 09:17:18 UTC

Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gasas and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

Too much Wast are thrown away, and with the Pandemy of Coronavirus, people throw away their masks in the nature and after their masks are found in the ocean...

2021-05-17 16:15:02 UTC

Youenn Rollin, Français bebew

Noé, Arthur and Edgar from France

2021-05-18 18:49:19 UTC

Here is a video explaining globally how to use and how work the different energies against climate change so we can know what is the fight we must take part of. It is really interesting because this channel put a lot of work in their videos and only explains the facts, putting the opinion part away.

Unauthorized dump

2021-05-24 14:09:56 UTC

Something that impacts a lot the biodiversity is unauthorized dump. Indeed every year thousands tons of rubbish are thrown in the nature in garbage dump that are illegal. It is a huge problem because a lot of the waste are toxic and they need to be trated by professionals.
All those trash are destroying the spot and the vegetation dies.
Olivia from France.

Amira from Germany

2021-05-27 11:57:14 UTC

Plastics consistently make up 80% of all marine debris studied. There may now be around 5.25 trillion macro and microplastic pieces floating in the open ocean. Weighing up to 269,000 tonnes. 100,000 marine mammals and turtles and 1 million sea birds are killed by marine plastic pollution annually.
For me it is a very important topic, everyone should help a bit in order to have a better world for all human beings and animals.
the website:
https://www.sas.org.uk/our-work/plastic-pollution/plastic-pollution-facts-figures/

Oil spill

2021-05-28 14:52:20 UTC

Oil spill can be very dangerous for the ocean, many species can be intoxicated by oil. Moreover, it stays in the sea for a long time, and it's very hard to extract it from the water.

Alban.M and Matheo.SM

plastic waste & turtle's death

2021-05-28 14:57:06 UTC

by throwing plastic in ocean we kill billions of turtles every second .
We could avoid this by reducing our plastic consumption and buying packaging-free food, or using reusable packaging.

canel, gwen, jb,romane

Poaching

2021-05-31 13:40:40 UTC

I want to speak about poaching. I think it's abnormal to kill animals for their skin, for their tusks, for their organs. Each year, 600 milions of sharks are killed by the poachers. You have to know that this is not just in African countries. In France there are an illegal business of reptiles, 2 milions of them are victimes of poaching.
Cléa

How much plastic gets into the ocean every year and where is plastic affecting the ocean?!

2021-09-10 08:24:59 UTC

88% of the sea's surface is polluted by plastic waste. Between 8 to 14 million tonnes enters our ocean every year.

Plastic in the Ocean has a vast and detrimental impact on Ocean wildlife and habitats and is found in every corner of the Ocean, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Small pieces of plastic are eaten by fish, turtles and seabirds, often resulting in their death.

source:
https://www.condorferries.co.uk/plastic-in-the-ocean-statistics

source:
https://www.oceanunite.org/issues/marine-plastic-pollution-2/

by Marlon Bruns from Germany

Climate Change stop!

2021-09-10 08:28:58 UTC

In 2040 it will be 3 degree Celsius warmer than today. The polar caps will melt and the sea level will rise, coasts will be flooded. Many people will be refugees.

Chiara/ Germany

Climate change is a big problem

2021-09-10 08:30:42 UTC

Climate change is a very big problem.
The sea level is rising,
storms and droughts are becoming more severe.
It is very important to reduce greenhouse gases.
One of the risks and impacts of climate change is that hunger crises are on the rise in developing countries driving people from their homes.

Anna from Germany

Plastic Pollution

2021-09-10 08:32:59 UTC

Plastic Pollution is one of the biggest problems our modern society is facing today. The text by Laura Parker made me really thoughtful. I was inspired by her ideas about what the world would like if plastic would have been invented earlier. If you have time and if you are interested in the topic take a look at the following source to read the text yourself

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis

Mark from Germany :)

Cross River Gorilla

2021-09-10 08:39:59 UTC

Habit: Nigeria, Cameroon (Africa)
Number of animals: 100-250,
the Cross-River-Gorilla belongs to one of the two species of the western gorilla. He lives near a river called "Cross River". This runs in the border region between Nigeria and Cameroon.
Threats to the Cross River Gorilla:
-lose of habitat
-hunting

(Nelli from Germany)

Plastic dark side

2021-09-10 08:40:27 UTC

Plastics revolutionized medicine with life-saving devices, made space travel possible, lightened cars and jets—saving fuel and pollution—and saved lives with helmets, incubators, and equipment for clean drinking water. But the dark side of the material is the thrown-away culture-singel use plastic accounts for 40 percent of the plastic produce every year. Plastic bags and food wrappers don´t have a long lifespan but yet they persist in the environment for hundreds of years.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-pollution

Letizia from Germany

What is climate change?

2021-09-10 08:45:47 UTC

Climate change is the long-term concequence of temperature and weather patterns in a place.The cause of our current climate change is largely human activity, like burning fossil fuels, like natural gas and oil. Burning these materials releases what are called greenhouse gases into the earth atmosphere.
Jana from Germany

https://www.nationalgeographic.org

Plastic Pollution

2021-09-10 08:51:27 UTC

Millions of tons of plastic are disposed of in the environment across the EU, up to 500,000 tons of which end up in the oceans. Among the most common plastic items found in the ocean are plastic bottles and bags, food packaging, straws and plastic cutlery.The remnants of our throwaway society kill up to 135,000 marine mammals and a million sea birds each year.

https://www.duh.de
https://www.science-intermedia.de ›

Kira from Germany

Save the turtles

2021-09-10 08:51:36 UTC

Our plastic can cost sea turtle's life. For us it is carelessness but for sea turtles it's deadly. They often mistake plastic with their staple food. This "food" in the turtle's stomach imitates the sensation to being full. So they neglect their regular food and also can die from starvation. Think about before using plastic and let's save the turtles.

Kevin from Paderborn

Justus from Germany

2021-09-10 08:57:19 UTC

What about hydrogen cars? There is a procedure to construct thinner plates for the fuel cell for more power and a higher reach. That kind of car which uses water as clean energy is definetely better than normal e-cars with their batteries which become toxic waste once they are out of use.

Consequences of global climate change

2021-09-10 09:00:42 UTC

It´s no secret that climate change is a huge problem. The temperatures are rising as well as the sea level. Due to climate change many extreme weather events happen like bush fires in Australia, heat waves as well as droughts, heavy rain falls and floods in Germany. As a consequence animal and plant species are dying out.

Sources:
-Website of the EU
-DW

Lisanne from Germany<3

Effects of climate change and global warming

2021-09-10 09:01:30 UTC

Climate change destabilises the Earth’s temperature equilibrium and has far-reaching effects on human beings and the environment. During the course of global warming, the energy balance and thus the temperature of the earth change, due to the increased concentration of greenhouse gases, which has a significant impact on humans and the environment.

https://www.myclimate.org/information/faq/faq-detail/what-are-the-effects-of-climate-change/

Kevin from Germany

Monoculture as a big problem

2021-09-10 09:08:48 UTC

Monoculture is to cultivate the same type of plant over several years on the same area.
The following problems are just some examples:
*Erosion
*pest infestation
*a one-sided nutrient depletion of the soil

That is why farmers are increasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides. Fertilizers and pesticides are also really bad for nature and animals.
Therefore, farmers have to plant different types of plants on an area over a long period of time, to solve the problem.

Marie from Germany

https://www.quarks.de/umwelt/landwirtschaft/darum-schaden-uns-monokulturen/

Are Endangered Species Worth Saving?!

2021-09-10 09:09:34 UTC

Why should we care if a species goes extinct? Moral and ethical arguments to try to prevent species extinction include reasons like all life has a right to be here, or that we owe it to our grandchildren to protect species so they can see them in the wild. Species also impact the ecosystems they are a part of; plants and animals depend on each other in an ecosystem for things like food and shelter, so if one species dies out, then that could affect other species in an ecosystem. For example sea otters live in kelp forests and eat sea urchins, and when they were hunted almost to extinction the sea urchin population increased and ate all the kelp-- destroying the kelp forest habitat.

source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5eTqjzQZDY

Marlon Bruns from Germany

8 ways to protect wildlife!

2021-09-10 09:10:13 UTC

The wildlife is very important. So there are many ways to protect the wildlife. here are some ways how you can make a difference!
1. adopt animals from a wildlife organisation
2. Volunteer or donate money
3. Visit Zoos, Aquariums and national parks
4. Speak up!
5. Buy responsibility
6. Throw your trash away
7. Recycle
8. join organisations
Jana from Germany
https://share.america.gov/top-10-ways-save-wildlife/

Clean energy from Wind Turbines

2021-09-10 09:10:14 UTC

Clean energy stands for forms of energy that are sustainable and also climate-friendly. Another advantage is that the clean energy is available indefinitely.Wind energy is the use of the kinetic energy of air currents to generate electrical energy. ... Wind energy is one of the renewable energies and is used to generate electricity by means of wind power plants (also: wind turbines).

https://www.entega.de › blog › saubere-energie
https://www.interconnector.de/wp-content/uploads/windenergie-wissen-und-details-teaserbild.jpg

Kira from Germany

save the bonobos

2021-09-10 09:11:04 UTC

Our closest living relative the bonobos is threaten by exstinction. It is on us to save them from ourselve because the humanity is the biggest factor for this trend. Under the following link you can send some money to an organisation rescuing bonobos and help the most human animals in the world
https://donate.bonobo.org/

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

2021-09-10 13:16:08 UTC

The Pacific Garbage Patch it is considered to be the largest garbage vortex in the world.
There is a lot of plastic waste, caused by humans for example Plastic bags, fishing nets, bottles and other plastic parts. The plastic is dangerous for sea animals,thats why we have to avoid plastic.

Marie from Germany

https://utopia.de/plastik-muell-strudel-pazifik-ocean-cleanup-84256/

Clean energy is important, because this is the only way to help the earth and we can reduce pollution. Wind turbines can be built in all climate zones and so can every country came down from here emission value.

2021-09-17 08:23:26 UTC

Chiara from germany

How to safe endangered animals

2021-09-17 08:30:28 UTC

1.Buy smart- avoid harmful & black market products
2.Get in touch with your local representatives
3.Avoid harmful pesticides & herbicides that damage native plants & wildlife
4.Learn local- volunteer at a Wildlife Center or visit a State or National Park
5.Plant native- Help replenish the local ecosystem
6.Drive safely
7.Support accredited zoos & aquariums
8.Reduce your consumption & pollution
9.Donate to a wildlife organization
10.Spread the word!
Letizia from Germany
https://www.safariltd.com/blogs/toys-that-teach/top-10-ways-to-save-endangered-species

Oceans

2021-09-17 08:32:11 UTC

We pollute the ocean with oil, plastic or other pollutants. With a behavior like this we kill billions of turtles and fish. We should live more responsibly and take care of the ocean.

Stop hunting and protect the animals

2021-09-17 08:38:00 UTC

Endangered species are hunted all over the world. That's a very big problem and we have to change it!
In Africa, more than 18,000 people go on a big game hunt each year, killing more than 120,000 wild animals.
The most endangered animals are elephants, leopards, lions, cheetahs, rhinos, brown bears, hippos, zebras, monkeys, wolves and wild cats.
Trophy hunters often target rare species!
Anna from Germany