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					Champions for Nature Challenge
Hello nature lover! Welcome to Champions for Nature, a challenge for Scouts who want to learn about and promote healthy plant life and wildlife. Thriving biodiversity is key to a healthy planet, so let’s learn more about what lifestyle habits we can adopt and promote as humans to build a better world for all living things.
To get started, check out the information below and speak with your Scout Leader about becoming a Champion for Nature!
  Champions for Nature Challenge SDGs
							
							
																	
																	
																	
																	
																	
															
						
In case you didn't know…
- The Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature currently identifies over 42,100 species facing the threat of extinction.
 - Biodiversity represents the variety of life forms on our planet, with each organism playing a key role in the balancing and functioning of our global ecosystem.
 - A healthy and diverse ecosystem is essential for human survival.
 
So how can we help protect it?
Take this challenge and you’ll be able to:
- Discover the connection between humans and nature and how ecosystems work.
 - Recognize the impact of your everyday choices on the environment.
 - Build new habits to save the environment, such as reducing carbon footprint, reducing, reusing and waste management.
 - Implement creative solutions for environmental issues in your community.
 - Adopt sustainable habits for an eco-friendly and healthy lifestyle.
 
8 steps to earn your digital badge:
- Agree with your Leader on the activities and community project you want to do.
 - Complete a minimum of 5 activities from our activity bank (next page).
 - Answer the reflection questions after each activity.
 - Complete your community service project related to eco-friendly lifestyles or healthy ecosystems.
 - Reflect with your Adult Leader on your experience during the challenge and how your project is making a positive change.
 - Share your project story on sdgs.scout.org.
 - Wait up to a week for the feedback email.
 - Congratulations on a job well done! Your digital badge is in your account.
 
Let’s choose some eco-friendly activities and make the planet smile!