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The
young green consumer: the citizen of tomorrow
Our
way
of living, working, studying, having fun with friends, and consuming
things, has an enormous impact on the earth's natural resources.
The actions and choices we make every day are linked to the rest of
the world and the environment. Consequently, each and every one of
us has a role to play in ensuring that the earth is a healthy place
for all living things!
Do
your bit in saving the world!
Be a
green consumer!
From
July 2003 the Greek Cypriot youth board "SOMA AKRITON" and the
Turkish Cypriot youth board "HASDER" worked in close cooperation,
for the realization of the bi-communal project "The Young Green-
Consumer, the Citizen of Tomorrow".
The
scientific
consultant
of the program is
AKTI- Project and Research Centre.
The
target of the programme
is
to contribute to
efforts of changing the consumption behavior of the
Cyprus youth,
to the direction of green, sustainable consumption.
Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots between 6 and 25 years old
participated in the implementation of the project and had the chance
to be involved in environmental training through experience. The
children and youth were challenged to think before buying a product,
to recycle, to prefer products that respect nature and adopt
consumer habits which improve their quality of life and their
health.
The
main activities that have taken place during the implementation of
the project were the following:
· 1.
Ecological
camping.
The eco-camp
took place at Liso
and Peristerona villages, at Paphos district in August 2003. The
children and youth had the chance to enforce some good environmental
practices.
· 2.
Visit
to
Brussels.
In
December 2003, young
people
from
Soma Akriton traveled
to Brussels and visited European Commission's offices. They got
informed on several matters dealing with green consumption and the
European Union environmental legislation.
· 3.
Field Visits.
Groups
of
children and youth
visited
an
aluminum
recycling
factory, the
Kotziati's landfill and several supermarkets. In each of these
visits, the children and youth had the opportunity to attend a
special environmental training on each matter.
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4.
Research
for
the
consumption
habits of the Cyprus
youth. A
special
questionnaire
was
prepared
by
the
scientific
team of AKTI,
according
to
the
international
standards, aiming
to
identify
the
profile
of
the
young
Cypriot
consumer. Some very interesting results came up.
Download Report.
Do
you want to learn how you can become a green consumer?
Learn more
about green consumption by downloading the
followings:
They are really
worthwhile! They will definitely change your lifestyle!!
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