Go Green Day is a national day of climate action organised by Size of Wales. Each year we encourage people, schools, policymakers, and businesses to join together and take positive actions to address climate change.
This year’s Go Green Day takes place on 25th June 2021 with events happening throughout that week. We are calling for people in Wales to take action against tropical deforestation.
Every year, the planet loses an area of forest equivalent to 9-times the size of Wales. This is caused by demand for everyday products, such as unsustainable palm oil, soy used in animal feed, beef, coffee, cacao, timber and paper. We want Wales to be part of the solution and become a Deforestation Free Nation.
Here are some of the ways you can get involved with Go Green Day 2021:
- Fundraise: Wear Green, hold cake sales or (Fairtrade) coffee mornings to raise money for tropical forest communities like the Wampis in Peru to protect forests.
- Take Action: Take steps to eliminate deforestation from your diet and from the products you buy and raise awareness of deforestation in work, school, or on social media using the hashtag #GoGreenDay21.
- Campaign: Contact your local Senedd Members and ask them to take action on climate change by protecting tropical forests.
The money raised throughout the week will go to supporting forest protection projects and communities in South America, Africa and South-East Asia. All the money raised will be matched, meaning every donation has double the impact!
Logo design: Samm Sage, Megan Herron, and Hayley Mumford
In the lead up to Go Green Day on 25th June, we have prepared a week of activities for you to get involved with.
Whether you’re attending an event or running your own fundraiser, make sure to spread the word on social media using the hashtag #GoGreenDay21!
Monday 21st June – Be inspired
Join our online panel discussion “Going Green in Wales and across the world” from 12-1pm. Speakers from Brazil and Wales share insights on how we can tackle the deforestation crisis. Register here
Watch the launch our Go Green Day video.
Tuesday 22nd June – Celebrate World Rainforest Day
Try your hand at making delicious deforestation free cake. You could even hold a cake sale and raise money for Size.
Schools: Be inspired and use our resources to create your own forest themed poem or because a Deforestation Detective.
Wednesday 23rd June – Make a pledge
Decide what action you can take at home, school or at work to be more forest friendly using our deforestation free guide.
Thursday 24th June – Take Action
Use our guide to contact your local MS and ask them to take action to protect forests.
Friday 25th June Go Green
Dress up in green and donate to Size of Wales. Each pound donated will be matched to have double the impact!
Go green with us and protect tropical forests!
For Go Green Day, take action by writing to your Members of the Senedd and ask them to take action against tropical deforestation.
Everyone in Wales has five Members of the Senedd who represent them: One for their local constituency, and four who represent the wider region. Find out who your members are by entering your postcode on this website.
Once you’ve found your members, write to them by email or by post and ask them to:
- Ensure public bodies in Wales only buy deforestation free food and products.
- Promote nature friendly farming to reduce soy animal feed linked to deforestation.
- Support communities overseas affected by climate change to adapt, prosper, and tackle deforestation.
You can learn more about deforestation and why we need to take action here.
Practical ways to protect tropical forests
Learn about the many ways you can take action to stop deforestation in your everyday life.
Blog: What Does Forest Protection Actually Look Like?
This blog explores just some of those activities your fundraising will support this Go Green Day.
Recipe: Forest Friendly Cake
Why not make this delicious Forest Friendly Cake to share with your family, friends and colleagues on Go Green Day?
Forest Friendly Recipes
Ideas for meals to eat throughout the week and for Go Green Day!
Schools:
Get Creative for Forests (Early years+
Creative activities to learn about tropical forests.
Get Creative for Forests (KS2+)
Creative activities to learn about tropical forests.
Deforestation Detectives part 1
This is a detective activity investigating palm oil and is suitable for Years 2 to 6.
Deforestation Detectives part 2
This is the follow up to Part 1. Detective activities investigating soy, beef and cocoa. Suitable for years 4 to 6.
Video: How to make Rainforest Greeting Cards
Join us to walk the “Size of Wales” this Go Green day to raise money for forest protection projects.
You could walk around your school field, yard, to the woods, a mountain or anywhere in your local area. Why not get creative and cycle, skip, scoot, dance or even conga your miles!
The distance from North to South Wales is 152 miles or 245km and you can choose whether to split the whole distance between your classes or just join us for a leg of the journey.
Perhaps you’d like to dress up in green for the event and don’t forget to tweet us @sizeofwales with your pictures and distance achieved using the hashtag #GoGreenDay21
You can donate using this website or through our JustGiving page. Good luck and we look forward to seeing your pictures.
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