Issue Nº 503

Tuesday

In today’s issue, we’ll take a look at:

• Throwing greener kids' parties

• New tech for tracking polar bears

• Amazon Prime perks you need to be using

• The benefits of rewilding

True or False?

There are 3 times more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.

Scroll to the bottom for the answer.

Throwing An Eco-Friendly Kids Party

Kids’ parties can be chaotic, fun - and, unfortunately, totally wasteful. But by taking some mindful steps, you can reduce the environmental impact of your little one’s big day. Plus, you’ll be setting a great example for both your child and their friends - who might also be inspired to go green when it’s their turn.

Here’s how you can celebrate sustainably:

1. Cut Out the Main Culprits

Bye-bye balloons, glitter, and disposable cups! All things plastic are a no-go for a young eco-warrior’s party.

Of course, that doesn’t mean your party has to be drab - why not decorate with flowers and plants instead? You can even craft decorations with your child to use again and again - for extra points, give a new life to material that would otherwise go to waste, like cereal boxes or old comics.

2. Send a Virtual Invite

Rather than using up paper, send an email invite to parents instead - as well as being better for the environment, this method is much more efficient and easy to track.

3. Make Snacks at Home

Instead of buying snacks coated in plastic packaging, consider home-baking some simple but tasty treats.

4. Go Green With the Entertainment

A kids’ party doesn’t have to be all about sugar highs and making a mess. Why not host the party at a sustainable cafe, arrange a tour of a farm, or head to a nature reserve? If the kids have fun while learning about the environment, they’ll be encouraged to take care of the world around them.

Following Bears’ Footsteps

A breakthrough in tracking polar bears will give scientists crucial insights into how the animals are coping with melting ice.

Historically, collars embedded with GPS tracking devices have been used to track polar bears and show how they’re adapting to their changing environment. However these collars could only be fitted on female adult bears, so researchers missed out on valuable information about young and male bears.

But now, new tags that simply stick to the bears’ fur will enable researchers to track all of these animals, helping their mission to conserve these animals. Polar bears are incredibly vulnerable to climate change because as ice melts, they’re forced to come closer to human settlements, which puts them at risk. This tech is a vital tool in the researchers’ arsenal, allowing them to step in and protect the bears if needed.

10 Amazon Prime Perks You Need to Be Using!

For many of us, the free shipping perk and access to exclusive shows and movies is enough reason to fork over the $14.99 per month to get Prime. But if those reasons haven't been enough to entice you to join Prime, maybe some of these lesser-known incentives will tempt you to signup. Here are 10 of those perks.

Rewilding: Let Nature Take Back the Reins

Who knows what nature needs better than nature itself? For too long, humans have tried to bend the natural world to their will, and we’re now reaping the consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss. But the damage we’ve done is reversible, and one way to help nature recover is through rewilding.

One way to think about rewilding is as a step up from conservation - rather than protecting nature as it is, rewilding means letting it roam free. By trusting nature to do its thing, ecosystems can get back to how they should be. Species that were going extinct can bounce back, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, and communities can reconnect with nature in its true form.

In practice, rewilding can include actions like carefully reintroducing species that were going extinct, replanting forests, or getting rid of dams so fish can swim free. One major success story came about when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone Park in 1995. This rebalanced the populations of deer and elk, so trees - which were being overgrazed - could recover, and the entire ecosystem thrived once more.

Final Thoughts

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Reflections:

• 🌎 True or False: False, there are 12 times more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.

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