Biodiversity Campaign 2022
About the Campaign
With over 100 member organisations in over 79 countries, FEE is the world’s largest Environmental Education organisation. Through our five programmes, we strive to make a difference every day. Green Key, along with the other programmes (Blue Flag, Eco-Schools, Learning about Forests, and Young Reporters for the Environment) adopts a solution-based approach to empower people to create a more environmentally conscious world.
To disseminate our principles and encourage communities to take an active part in supporting and saving our natural environment, we take part in a large Biodiversity Campaign, encompassing a set of activities targeted at different stakeholders to emphasise the importance of protecting nature. The campaign is open to the entire FEE network.
Together, we can change the world!
Campaign Activities
Green Key’s GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Campaign runs from January and until August 2022.
Check out our activities below and join the campaign!
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Ongoing
Curious about different biodiversity subjects?Find out what you know and what you don’t about threatened species, ecosystem services, sustainable tourism and the natural environment with our 15 questions!
The GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Quiz is also available in multiple languages!
Click on the links to start playing:
English version (simplified) - This version contains only 8 questions and the language has been simplified for younger players.
Other languages
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Ongoing
Best practices that restore and protect biodiversity at the awarded establishments are being collected and will shortly be made available via a Green Key best practices toolbox for others to learn and implement too!Creative and eco-friendly solutions will also be featured in the news at greenkey.global, for tourists and other establishments who are interested in learning how the hospitality sector contributes to the conservation of species and biodiversity.
The best practice examples will cover biodiversity topics, such as:Limited use of pesticides and/or alternatives to the use of pesticides
Creation of pollinator-friendly green areas.
Protection of coastal habitats and their biodiversity.
Green Infrastructure models/solutions (green corridors, “re-wildering”, etc.).
For more information about the best practices collection, please contact Green Key International or your National Operator.
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Ongoing
Green Key, together with the other programmes from the Foundation for Environmental Education, contributed to design a Biodiversity Course that is now available on FEE Academy.Topics covered in the course include:
What is biodiversity? Why is it important?
What is causing biodiversity loss?
Examples and solutions for protecting the biodiversity
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During the Biodiversity Campaign in 2022, Green Key International planned a series of webinars devoted to spread knowledge about synergies between biodiversity protection and the tourism sector.
1. The importance of biodiversity to the tourism industry (April 5, 2022)
Click here to watch the recording
2. Welcoming nature as your guest - biophilic design in the hotel industry (April 25, 2022)
Click here to watch the recording
3. My establishment in action - how to support biodiversity in the tourism industry (May 12, 2022)
Click here to watch the recording
4. Tourism - a force for good for biodiversity (May 24, 2022)
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The GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity #SpottingNature challenge aims to share some of the great biodiversity examples from the Green Key network with our social media followers. Every week in June, one best practice from a Green Key-certified establishment will be shared on Facebook and Instagram.
Supporting the United Nations
We align our campaign to the UN Decade’s goals and vision and we strive to support and help implement #GenerationRestoration. More information on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) are available here!
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created by the United Nations, presents a plan for peace and prosperity for both people and the planet, starting today and leading in the future. The following SDGs are directly supported by the campaign’s activities:
Quality Education (Goal 4)
Climate Action (Goal 13)
Life Below Water (Goal 14)
Life above Land (Goal 15)