{"id":49914,"date":"2020-09-17T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/young-earth-warrior-tackles-plastic-pollution-20200916-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:52:19","slug":"young-earth-warrior-tackles-plastic-pollution-20200916-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/young-earth-warrior-tackles-plastic-pollution-20200916-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Young \u2018Earth Warrior\u2019 tackles plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_ba232d3b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10420\/cc13dd82da134740a8d12edc85a8e99f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10497\/2d273ee9a04047bcb08b63c5f39f5354.jpg\" title=\"Sara Gopal, a young environmentalist from Uitenhage, has been selected and invited to participate in various virtual environmental events, both nationally as well as internationally.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sara Gopal, a young environmentalist from Uitenhage, has been selected and invited to participate in various virtual environmental events, both nationally as well as internationally.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>HUMANS operate on earth in an extremely selfish and short-sighted manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to a young environmentalist from Uitenhage, Sara Gopal (16), whose project \u201cPollution: A matter of life and death\u201d has been shortlisted in the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) international competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to consider the repercussions of our actions on the world around us, especially for future generations,\u201d said Sara Gopal, a Grade 11 learner at Riebeek College Girls\u2019 High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following her project being shortlisted, Sara has been selected and invited to participate in various virtual environmental events, both nationally as well as internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople need to be more environmentally conscious. Small changes can make a big difference, if we all work together,\u201d said Sara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like the people from Uitenhage, South Africa and the world to work together in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030 to secure a better and more sustainable future for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara\u2019s journey as an \u201cEarth Warrior\u201d began when she joined the school\u2019s Going Green Club. She has since left the club and now continues to do her bit for the environment by doing solo clean-ups and raising awareness of pollution and illegal dumping and its detrimental effects on the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUitenhage needs to implement a \u2018Litter Less\u2019 campaign and elect a steering committee to oversee it. But all residents, the municipality, schools as well as community organisations should pool their resources together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the absence of local campaigns like these, Sara suggests that the public can start getting involved to combat plastic pollution at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAvoid using single use plastics, invest in reusable items like shopping bags, straws, water bottles and coffee cups and buy products made from recycled materials. Remember always to practise circular economy and reduce, reuse and recycle,\u201d said Sara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a1342f7e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10497\/8d487c649fa443fdb7240ea35619848b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10497\/72e65e540d464732bdd3a1d9d38b581e.jpg\" title=\"Sara Gopal on one of her clean-ups and raising awareness of pollution and illegal dumping and it\u2019s detrimental effects on the environment. PhotoS:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sara Gopal on one of her clean-ups and raising awareness of pollution and illegal dumping and it\u2019s detrimental effects on the environment. PhotoS:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Virtual environmental events<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She currently participates in the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) European Union Climate Diplomacy Week, a virtual global event which is being held September 15 to 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe themes include circular economy, biodiversity, climate adaptation, just transition and sustainable energy. I will be working behind the scenes, creating and sharing content, driving people to join the conversations on various social media platforms,\u201d said Sara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara has also been invited to join the Sustainable Seas Trusts (SST) African Youth Waste Network Eastern Cape Committee which is an active platform for youth between the ages of 15 and 24 to collaborate in order to achieve the ultimate goal of Zero Plastics to the Seas of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these environmental campaigns, she also is participating in the Growing Foxes Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Education, which is done through a web-based platform from 14 \u2013 28 September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All who share Sara\u2019s concern about our planet are invited to vote for her article \u201cPollution: A matter of life and death\u201d by clicking the ENJOY button on the top right hand corner on the link: 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