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Sustainability and scouting. How do these relate?

 

Scouts believe in putting nature first. We want to protect the environment that we enjoy while camping, hiking, playing, and learning in the great outdoors. In a world facing a climate crisis and alarming rates of wildlife and nature loss, Scouts are leaders in sustainability and climate.

  

Imagine 50 million Scouts working as active citizens to leave this world a little better than they found it. That’s the power of our ground-breaking project: Scouts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015, is set of goals which we all must aim for if we want to ensure peace and prosperity for people and for the planet, now and into the future.


Here's how scouts can be involved in and contribute to some of the SDGs:



Environmental protection: Many SDGs, such as Goal 13 (Climate Action) and Goal 14 (Life Below Water), focus on environmental sustainability. Scouts can contribute by engaging in tree planting, clean-up initiatives, and habitat restoration projects.


Health and Well-being: Scouts can promote health and well-being by organizing campaigns on sanitation, hygiene, and healthy living. This aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being).


Quality Education: Scouts can support educational initiatives, tutoring programs, and awareness campaigns to contribute to SDG 4 (Quality Education).


 Leadership and Life Skills: Scouting activities inherently promote leadership, teamwork, and life skills development, contributing to SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).


Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution: Scouting promotes values such as peace, tolerance, and conflict resolution, aligning with SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).


Innovation and Creativity: Scouts can engage in innovative projects and activities that address local challenges, contributing to SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).



By incorporating sustainability principles into scouting activities, young people can develop a strong sense of environmental responsibility, leadership, and a commitment to making positive contributions to the world around them.

 



Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 24, 2024 at 8:31 AM

    Scouts are a great example of sustainability, as they enjoy and discover the world with minimal damage to our nature. We should all learn something from them, and make this world a better place!
    Filipa

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  2. LaylaOctober 24, 2024 at 8:01 AM

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  3. LaylaOctober 24, 2024 at 8:03 AM

    This article was very elucidative to me, iniciatives as scouts arent comun in southamerica. I believe that if we had information about how can we contribuite to mainteing our envrironment safe since we are kids, it will be much easier to compromite as adults in sustantability lifes. Developing the sense of comunnity and how little acts can improve our planet is essencial to assecure the next generations.

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