CHILDREN and young people in Warwickshire will be most affected by the impact of climate change on our planet, even though they bear little or no responsibility for it.
That is the subject of the latest episode of Warwickshire County Council’s (WCC) Sustainable Warwickshire podcast.
In the episode – entitled Engaging Children with Nature, the Environment and Climate Change – three guests talk about their work with Warwickshire children.
They are Kristie Naimo, who leads on a Children’s Forest project in Radford Semele, and Diane Compton-Belcher and Sarah Gittins, who have created an outdoor education space for pupils at their school in Nuneaton and embedded nature into their curriculum.
They all agree that the more connected children are to the natural environment, the more likely they are to take part in activities to protect it.
Kristie said: “Being able to be out and spend time in nature and plant trees, and then come back and care for those trees, is a really important way of tending to ourselves as well as tending to the natural environment.”
WCC’s environment, climate and culture spokeswoman Coun Heather Timms said: “Our next generation of Warwickshire residents will be living with the impact of climate change for decades to come.
“Involving and inspiring them to get involved in finding ways to reduce carbon emissions is critical, as is showing them the wonders of our natural environment.”
All episodes of Sustainable Warwickshire are available to download now. Search for Sustainable Warwickshire on Podbean, Spotify or Apple.
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