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Choice!
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In
order to sustain the survival of life-forms on our planet, given
the current consumption patterns prevelant in developed countries
alone, we need to either find four extra planets Earth, or to reduce
consumption and production efficiency by 4 to 10 times!!
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YouthXchange
is a training kit on responsible consumption, produced by the UNEP-UNESCO
Partnership on Youth & Sustainable Lifestyles. The kit is made up
of a guidebook and a website, highlighting the interrelated nature of
sustainable consumption using a multi-disciplinary approach convering
issues on environment, ethics, and economics. The kit provides young people
with tools and resources that allow them to network towards sustainable
consumption.
The UNEP / UNESCO partnership was formed in 2000 and aimed at addressing
the issue of Youth and Sustainable Life Styles. The partnership produced
a research project; a questionnaire; a brochure entitiled "Is the
future Yours" introducing the concept; and an Expert Workshop, where
the survey results were introduced. The recommendations from the workshop
mandated the development of a youth training kit on sustainable consumption
under the title of YouthXchange.
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