1. Take a 10-minute walk in a green space. It can be a nearby forest, park, beach, or even your own garden or school grounds. For 30 seconds, close your eyes, stand or sit still, relax, breathe, and just listen to your surroundings.

2. Open your eyes and look around for a flower, plant, bird, or insect that you find beautiful or interesting. Stay still and observe.

3. After 10 minutes, try to reflect upon how being outdoors in contact with nature make you feel? Did you enjoy it or find it relaxing?

4. While being outdoors you can take a photo of your surroundings and share it later on FB/Instagram with the hashtags #GlobalActionDays, #MyActionsMatter, #GAIA2030, and #GenerationRestoration. Caption your photo with two words to describe how you feel after 10 minutes of nature dipping.

Native species are species that have naturally evolved in a specific area. They have been growing there naturally for hundreds or thousands of years. Contrary, non-native species, often also referred to as exotic or alien species, are those that are introduced to an area, typically by humans.

1. Do you know how important native wildflowers are for pollinators and many other species? Watch the following video to discover more about the benefits of wildflowers.

2. With this action, we invite you to get outside and try to identify some native plants and wildflowers from your country or region. While being outdoors, you can use some nature guides or identification apps such as iNaturalist. List the plants you have been able to identify and try to find out whether they are native to your country or region.

3. Take photos of your identifications and share some of them on FB/Instagram with the hashtag #GlobalActionDays, #MyActionsMatter, #GAIA2030, and #GenerationRestoration! Caption your photo with the name of the species and any other interesting facts you learned!

An endangered or threatened species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular area. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, pollution, or climate change.

1. Talk to your family or teachers about what animals might be endangered in your country or region. If you are not sure, you can have a look here.

2. Choose an endangered species and think about how you could help raise awareness about it in your local community (i.e., schools, classmates, co-workers, friends).

3. Now it’s time for action! Make an informative poster, a drawing, write a letter, or prepare a presentation or documentary that raises awareness about the endangered species you chose! You can also raise awareness by bringing up endangered or threatened species in a conversation with your friends, family, or co-workers.

1. Take a look around your kitchen and see how many environmental labels you can find on your food-products. You might find labels such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSP), Rainforest Alliance Certified, or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

2. Choose one label and do a little research on what it stands for – how does it help protect nature and biodiversity?

3. Next time you are in the supermarket, take a few moments to look if any of the available products have an environmental label. Are you willing to buy a product with an environmental label even if it is more expensive?

4. Take a picture of an environmental label and post it on FB/Instagram with the hashtags #GlobalActionDays, #MyActionsMatter, #GAIA2030 and #GenerationRestoration. In the caption, write one sentence about how this label helps support biodiversity.

1. Is there any better way to host a green party than by wearing something green? Pull on any green clothing items you might already have at home but DON’T buy anything new! If you need to, consider borrowing something green from a friend or family member.

2. Next, find a good spot for your green party on your balcony, in your garden, or in an outside common area. There are many ways to celebrate! You could:

   • Do a trash clean-up of nearby green space. It could be a forest, park, beach, or even your school grounds. Organise with your classmates, friends and co-workers and set up some time for a clean-up!

   • Set up a bird feeder with different kinds of seeds, make a water station for bees and other pollinators or plant some native wildflowers outside!

   • You can find more ideas here. It might take some time before your wild guests find their way to the party, so stay patient! 😊 When they arrive, take a photo of your outdoor biodiversity celebration and share it in your community. Remember to not frighten your guests and visitors!

3. Take photos of your green celebration and upload it on FB/Instagram with the hashtag #GlobalActionDays, #MyActionsMatter, #GAIA2030 and #GenerationRestoration!