The one thing that strikes me after climate change conferences is that for all the big and really important talk about the impact of things like the use of fossil fuels, population pressures on the world's resources and regional inequalities is the small things that we all could change such as desposing our waste and litter is something literally right on our doorsteps is something all too many of us are not doing properly.
I don't have to go far here to see litter strewn in the street or alongside principal roads or the boundaries of wood or heathlands and yet it is not difficult to find a bin to put it in or if on a journey to take it back home to bring it home for your own bin.
When we camp we should Leave No Trace, ensuring that when we've had our fun other people will not have theirs spoilt by our thoughtlessness, never mind the impact on any wildlife which is why in Scouts we do place a great emphasis on this whenever we are about and often scouts will be involved in community tidy ups as much as doing things like planting trees together with other conservation activities.
Environmental activism starts on your own doorstep.
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