Eco-Generation Street Campaign

Today, we participated in a large street campaign with other Eco-generation ambassadors. This two-and-a-half hour long activity took place in Itaewon, a small part of Northern Seoul. The campaign began at 1:00 P.M. From then to about 2:20 P.M. we all ate a nice, fulfilling lunch at a nearby Outback Steakhouse. Since there were almost twenty people, we had to use about ten connected tables and eat from about forty different plates.



During the massive lunch, all of the eco-generation ambassadors discussed how to promote environmental awareness through campaigns, green articles, videos of interviews with environmental experts, and possibly advertisements. We stood out in the cold weather on a raised platform next to a major metro station. There, we handed out pamphlets about our organization and gave an explanation to each passerby. Although some of those around us ignored us and rejected our offers, we were still able to raise awareness among many other people. During this time, I learned many different creative ideas on ways to raise awareness among the general public about all the environmental issues we are facing with every day and in the near future.



 The most important part was the street campaign since I felt many different emotions. Many foreigners seem to care more about the environment compared to the passing Koreans. Out of about fifty passer-bys, only twenty took interest. We seriously need to work on raising awareness.







(In the left photo) This is me standing next to my teacher, whom I surprisingly met at the metro station by pure chance. We took a photo together on the raised platform.

Biodiversity survey results

  We have gathered all our survey results, based on a public of about age ten to twenty, and have analyzed them by making three circle graphs. The first graph (Q1. What is biodiversity?) apparently shows us that the general public does not know about the biodiversity that well; only a third of the people polled knew what it was or heard about it. The second graph (Q2. What is biodiversity related to?) is at least good news since everybody can infer what biodiversity is related to. The last graph (Q3. How much of the world’s plant diversity for food and agriculture has been lost during the 20th century?) brings the worst news for only 15 percent of the public could answer the question correctly. Therefore, in the next meeting we are going to decide what to write in our personal letter to UNEP Korea or possibly the Seoul Metropolitan Government. An option we are considering is to convince the organization to include environmental awareness in the regular school curriculum.

Meeting on Biodiversity Survey

Biodiversity hotspots, such as tropical rainforests in South America, coral reefs of the Equatorial Pacific, and river ecosystems, have been gradually fading away over the years. Even in Korea, the precious wildlife around the Han River, Nakdong River, and many other major rivers are being destroyed every time a factory is built around it. Therefore, in order for us to take action on preserving biodiversity in these areas, we have decided to take a short, but crucial poll. This survey will help us determine how much of the general public knows about these issues.

Therefore, we have decided to have several online meetings amongst ourselves. In the process, we will make graphs and decide on an action plan to help relieve this perilous and aggravating situation, including writing a personal letter to UNEP Korea.