Thanks to the support of our incredible network and partners, the 2024 Global Action Days were bigger than ever!
For over 10 years, the Foundation for Environmental Education has organized Global Action Days. This annual, global campaign serves to inspire and engage our network in positive actions for our planet.
Students got to planting at the 1st Primary School of Peania in Attica, Greece.
This year’s Global Action Days was all about getting climate-ready. We curated five actions that anyone could do, whether they were an Eco-School, a Young Reporter, a Green Key hotel or Blue Flag beach managers. Each action was connected to a different aspect of climate-readiness, including the circular and bioeconomy, food, weather and ecosystems.
And it was a huge success! For the two weeks, from April 22nd to May 3rd, over 450,000 thousand participants from 117 countries took action. Participants shared their actions across social media, and it was amazing to see all the positive and creative activities that were done about bioeconomy, food, weather and ecosystem restoration. Below are some reflections from young people who participated in the Global Action Days.
"We can protect the Earth by not polluting, sorting waste, not picking flowers, but planting seeds and waiting for them to grow." - Student from Kindergarten Dobro Drvo, Croatia
“Now I understand that we are all responsible for preserving nature.” - Student from Primary School Radoje Domanovic in Kragujevac, Serbia
"Making these small changes in our everyday lives can help us to reduce our carbon footprint thus creating a greener world for the generations to come." – Student from Forest Heights Academy, The Bahamas
Students at Naša Radost Preschool Institution in Serbia learned about different species and ecosystem restoration.
At the end of the day, none of this would be possible without YOU! We’re immensely proud of the commitment from our partners and network of schools, students and teachers in the Eco-Schools, LEAF and YRE programmes.
Each of us has the power to take action, and each time we do, we’re working towards a more sustainable planet.
And we’re already looking forward to next year! The 2025 Global Action Days will run from 21 April to 2 May and we’ll be diving into ecosystem restoration and the bioeconomy. We can’t wait for you to join us again next year!
Thank you to our partners for supporting the 2024 Global Action Days!
