project Ideas

Replant Green Spaces

One project to consider taking on is converting any bare soil or asphalt you see going unused in your community to a green space, whether that is an edible garden, a perennial plant garden, a native plant garden, or even a single tree. Remember, any bare dirt or unused asphalt could be a place to revive the soil and draw that much more carbon down into the ground. Make sure you are aware of your community’s laws and regulations before taking any action. Once you’ve read up on what you need to do to stay within the law, go make sections of your streets and schools more soil-friendly and productive. You can even try to find a group who is doing this work already and join in with them! A bonus of this approach is that whatever soil you start building by vegetating these spaces will take up water and reduce flooding and erosion in your town or city. If there are any hills or slopes you see bare of plants, planting trees, shrubs, perennials or native plants there is even more important, since erosion is much more likely to happen there than on flat ground.

Relevant United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG's) are a list of projects and actions that all countries can take on to improve their economies and reduce poverty while also protecting the planet. If you choose this project for your Quest, you will help address climate change through the goals listed below:

Relevant Drawdown Solutions

Drawdown solutions are a list of actions and technologies that draw down carbon from the atmosphere and benefit people and communities at the same time. By choosing this project for your Quest, you will be helping decrease carbon in our atmosphere in the following ways: