World population reaching seven billion is a great opportunity for you to incorporate environmental education and global studies into your classroom.
Education and understanding of the impacts of over-consumption and population growth is essential in making progress towards a sustainable future. Our children deserve the opportunity to make informed decisions about their future.
Some very good education resources are described and linked to below.
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The testtube with David Suzuki is an excellent interactive that can be used to provoke discussion.
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Population Connection has some excellent teacher resources in their world of 7 billion site.
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The UN 7 billion actions website has a number of great resources for young people.
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Kea Conservation Trust has many useful resources on the State of our Planet page.