Gabriela Martinez
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 676 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO11meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO14plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0educational videowatched
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UP TO113minutesspent learning
Gabriela's actions
Health and Education
Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series
Family Planning and Education
I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.
Health and Education
Learn about the Need for Family Planning
Family Planning and Education
I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn About Aquaculture
Improved Aquaculture
Each day, I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.
Land Sinks
Learn More about Silvopasture
Silvopasture
I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Learn about Biochar
Biochar Production
I will spend 10 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.
Land Sinks
Learn about Temperate Forests
Temperate Forest Restoration
I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.
Industry
Recycle Everything I Can
Recycling; Recycled Metals; Recycled Plastics
Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, including electronics and metals.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.
Industry
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics
I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.
Industry
Practice the 5 Rs
Recycling
I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.
Industry
Go Paperless
Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions, and opting out of junk mail.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Gabriela Martinez 10/11/2024 6:26 PMAfter doing a quick read, I learned that biochar is a carbon-rich, highly stable soil amendment created as a by-product of pyrolysis, which is a process that generates energy from biomass in the absence of oxygen. Both of these concepts "biochar" and "pyrolysis" were new to me. -
Gabriela Martinez 10/10/2024 4:50 PMOne of the things that I had not noticed was how high the net first cost is to implement aquaculture. -
Gabriela Martinez 10/06/2024 10:29 PMAfter a few minutes of reading, one of the things that stood out to me was how currently, agricultural and forestry activities account for nearly 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Gabriela Martinez 10/04/2024 12:33 PMAfter reading the article "It's a miracle crop: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed," I learned that kelp has the potential of a sustainable resource that can address climate change and water pollution in New York. -
Gabriela Martinez 10/03/2024 3:22 PMI was shocked to learn that in developing countries about 257 million women who wish to prevent pregnancy are not using safe planing methods. -
Gabriela Martinez 10/02/2024 11:47 AMI was able to learn that improving infrastructure for storage can help reduce food waste in low income countries.