One day, Kate saw her grandmother staring out to the lake.

"What are you doing Grandma?", she asked.

"I'm watching the birds, Kate", said Grandma. "They are flying unusually low. How strange! Something happens."

Kate looked at her granny and said:"Maybe they are showing us that there is a treasure hidden somewhere"

People can learn a lot from animals, especially from birds.

Kate asked her granny: "Why are there less birds than last year?"

"Well, it is probably due to climate change."

"Climate change? What is it?"

"Well dear, climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas."

Kate thought for a moment. "What can we do to help the birds?" she asked. Her grandmother smiled and said, "There are many small things we can do. We can plant trees, recycle, and use less electricity. Every small action helps the planet." Kate felt hopeful. She decided to tell her friends at school. Together, they could start a project to protect nature and learn more about climate change.

'' That is horrible that humans can cause such a big disaster on nature! '' said George.

'' Yes, but humans can solve the problem as well.'' said Emma.

'' That is why we should start a project about Climate Change at our school and let our friends and teachers learn more about it. '' said Kate.

As a start they decided to lay out the problems world is facing because of climate change. They found visuals about temperature rise, animals' habitats destruction, droughts, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and so on.

They realized this world is ours and we should take action about sustainability and leave a clean world to next generations. Change has started at school and will spread throughout the world.

“I have a question.” I said.

“Why when I go to the beach, I always find glasses and plastics? I mean, one day in summer I went there, and I saw someone trying to help a fish to get rid of a plastic it had in its body.”

“I know. Unfortunately, there are lots of reasons that cause trouble to the sea, its vegetation and animals. For example, factories, climate change, maritime traffic...”, the teacher replied.

“Is there something we could do to change that?”

“Well, I think we could do a Green Committee about it and organise actions that we could do to recycle the plastics, glasses, etc.”

“Oh, I know how the Green Committee should be called: "Swimming in plastic!” I said with enthusiasm.

“Far away in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, floats a massive island — but it is not made of sand or palm trees. It is made of plastic. Millions of tons of discarded bottles, bags, fishing nets, and microplastics have gathered together, swirling in the ocean currents. This floating 'island' is larger than the country of Turkey. It is harmful to marine life, dangerous for birds, and it slowly breaks into smaller pieces that spread across the sea. Scientists and environmentalists are working hard to clean it up and prevent more plastic waste from reaching the ocean.”

The Sunny Forest

Once upon a time, there was a place called Sunny Forest, full of lush green trees and chirping birds. Right in the heart of the forest lived a curious little squirrel named Minik.

One morning, Minik woke up and noticed the weather was hotter than usual.

"Strange," he said. "It’s not supposed to be this warm during this season."

To find an answer, Minik went to Owl Dodo, the wise old owl of the forest.

"Owl Dodo," he asked, "Why has the weather changed so much?"

Owl Dodo shook his head and replied,

"It’s because of climate change, Minik. People drive too many cars, cut down forests, and pollute the air with factories. This ruins the balance of the Earth."

Minik looked worried. "Is there anything we can do?"

“We have to do something,” said Minik. “We can’t just sit and listen to bad news!”

Big Ear the rabbit perked up his ears. “Maybe all the animals in the forest can come together and make a plan. We can raise our voices together.”

The next day, a big meeting was held in the forest. Owl Dodo, Fox Bombo, Camel ChiChi and many other animals came together. Each one shared the changes happening in their own habitat. They were all worried because nature’s balance was being disrupted.

At the end of the meeting, the animals made a decision. Letters would be sent to animals on all continents, each one describing the problems they faced and calling on humans:
“Let’s protect nature together!”

The letters were tied with colorful ribbons, and the pigeons once again soared into the sky. This time, they were full of hope.

Minik thought to himself, “I hope the humans will hear us.”