Project Drawdown 225d ago

Parker Do is a Teaching Fellow with New Roots Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation with knowledge and training to help end factory farming. New Roots Institute has delivered over 10,000 lessons in high school and college classrooms, fostering an understanding of the importance of plant-rich diets and climate change. Their curriculum also builds critical skills such as dynamic discussion, critical thinking, mobilizing others, and engaging in advocacy, specifically to end harmful industrial animal agricultural practices. Parker’s work through New Roots Institute has helped to shift cultural practices at UCLA around embracing plant-rich diets, which also support their broader sustainability goals. Shifting your diet can be a powerful climate solution – one that can significantly benefit both planetary and personal health. Widespread adoption of plant-based diets could significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and reduce land and water use, while also lowering the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Another important motivator is the devastating impacts of industrial animal agriculture and factory farming. Positioning plant-based options as the default, and learning how to make and discuss those choices with confidence and ease, can be a meaningful step toward creating a more just and sustainable world. For more on New Roots Institute: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/ *** Want to discover your role in stopping the climate crisis? Drawdown's Neighborhood, presented by Project Drawdown, is a series of short documentaries featuring the stories of climate solutions heroes, city by city. Join host and Project Drawdown storyteller Matt Scott on a journey to "pass the mic" to climate heroes whose stories often go unheard and elevate climate action. Drawdown's Neighborhood showcases the diverse community of leaders working to advance climate solutions. This edition takes place in the Los Angeles area, known as the entertainment capital of the world and home to Hollywood, it is a vibrant hub for arts and culture. But LA is also home to a rich and diverse natural ecosystem. Its varied landscapes include mountains, wetlands, beaches, deserts, and more, supporting a wide range of plant and animal life. As one of the largest urban regions in the United States, the greater Los Angeles area has a population of over 18 million people. It is also one of the most racially and culturally diverse cities in the nation. The combination of creative energy, ecological richness, and community power makes LA’s growing leadership on climate solutions especially impactful. The Los Angeles Area is a model for how cities, residents, organizations, and businesses can work together to respond to the intensifying impacts of climate change on the region, including wildfire, heat waves, flooding, rising sea levels, mudslides, and poor air quality. The land known as Los Angeles is the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Native homelands of the Tongva People. Drawdown's Neighborhood: Los Angeles features the stories of seven change-makers who demonstrate resilience, and are building momentum to stop climate change and create a healthier, more just future for all. Watch and share this short documentary series, created by the Drawdown Stories team in collaboration with adventure filmmaker Erik Douds. Interested in leveling up your climate journey? We encourage you to discover solutions and characteristics of your climate story using the discussion questions and resources accompanying each film, developed in collaboration with Jothsna Harris of Change Narrative. Project Drawdown is the world's leading resource for climate solutions. To learn more, please visit www.drawdown.org. Twitter: www.twitter.com/projectdrawdown Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectdrawdown Facebook: www.facebook.com.com/projectdrawdown Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/projectdrawdown LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/project-drawdown #climatesolutions #climatejustice #climateaction #climatechange #passthemic #DrawdownsNeighborhood