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Global Action Days
A Record-Breaking Year!
The Federation for Environmental GAD’s theme for the event focused
Education's (FEE) Global on encouraging people to reduce
Action Days (GAD) were held their pollution and consume more
between 18 and 28 April. mindfully and in a more sustainable
way. The five Rs were used to
This year, an impressive 217,300 structure the actions, each R was
individuals participated in ‘Global given an action to complete over a
Action Days’ , an increase of 44% two-day period.
compared to last year. This figure
includes students, teachers, and To find out more about the actions
parents from 87 countries around click here
the globe - if you were among those
217,300 participants, congratulations
on your contribution!
Refuse: Have a meat free day
Replace: Introduce eco-friendly products
Reuse: Book swap
Repurpose: Give something a second life
Recycle: Litter picking-nic
Were you one of the schools who got involved? Don’t forget to complete
the survey and download your certificate here
