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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

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Malyla Vazquez

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 80 THIS WEEK
  • 226 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    21
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    43
    minutes
    spent learning

Malyla's actions

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 43 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Sinks Research Peatlands
    Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?
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    Malyla Vazquez 4/30/2024 6:33 AM
    You can reduce the amount of products you use that contain paper. You can also reduce the amount of products you consume with palm oil products.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
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    Malyla Vazquez 4/25/2024 5:41 AM
    People in richer countries consume meat more than other places because meat is so cheap and mass-produced in places like America. Eating meat can be good for your body, but if it's greasy, it can be really bad. Eating a lot of meat can be bad for the planet because cows produce methane and animal waste which can get into water sources.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Food Waste
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
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    Malyla Vazquez 4/23/2024 6:18 PM
    I would rather spend my money on buying clothes, shoes, and gifts for my friends and family. In addition to that I would also like to spend that money on a Lemonade stand.
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