What do we do for the ENVIRONMENT?
Assignment
You have to create an international ecology organization from all our project partners. Create a slogan and emblem. We will give you a set of words related to the ecology. You can use them to create the slogan or to explain the main idea of your created organization.
Environmental activities in
our gymnasium
"Clean-up days"
Recycling points
Various environmental campaigns are organized
in our school. It usually takes place in spring and autumn. We rake the leaves, collect rubbish.
There is "BATTERY BOX" , where we can
throw batteries, which are not used anymore.
We are collecting various waste of household, which are transported by special companies. Our school students create various crafts from different types of waste and decorate our school with them.
The Baltic sea
Activities about ecology
Baltic sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world. There is the "International Baltic sea project", which takes care of the Baltic sea environment. Volunteers organise beaches cleaning campaigns. ES funds support Beach cleaning projects.
In our school are organized different lessons about the environment, rubbish recycling and other interesting things related to the ecology.
Recycling
There are many waste sorting and recycling companies in Lithuania. We have sorting containers in the cities and "batteries boxes" everywhere.
Ecology organisations in Lithuania
"Atgaja"
Friends of the Earth
www.atgaja.lt
„ Friends of the Earth “ is an international network
of environmental organisations in 74 countries
also in Lithuania. This organisation is engaged in international equities.
"Atgaja" is one of the first environmental organisations in Lithuania. It organizes various ecological actions, protests against destructive actions of environment.
"For the Nature"
"Let's do it"
The aim of the movement - to rescue Lithuania nature.
"Let's do it" organisation runs the campaign throughout Lithuania when people gather to clean our environment. The campaign involves more than 150 000 people of Lithuania.
During the "Let's do it" campaign are collected and recycled 5000 tons of waste.
What environmental issues do we face in Lithuania?
Ecology in Lithuania
There are more than 12% of protected areas that cover the territory of Lithuania.
Žuvintas Biosphere Strict
Nature Reserve
Aukštaitija National park
Trakai historical National park
Ecology
Dzūkija National park
The Curonian spit National park
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
Ecology includes biology and Earth science.
Lithuanian scientists
Prof. dr. Birutė Galdikas
Prof. dr. Ričardas Kazlauskas
The word "ecology" was coined
in 1866 by the German scientist
Ernst Haeckel.