Communication of climate change impacts on Amazonian ecosystems and the role of environmental management in providing solutions.
DE president, David Oswald, was invited to Brazil to participate in an educational program for exceptional high school students who had been chosen to learn about climate change and become ‘ambassadors of climate’ in their schools. This program, called “Olhos no clima”, or “Eyes on climate”, was created and implemented by the British Council.
David Oswald gave lectures on resilience of Amazonian forests to the students during a session in Rio de Janiero and another in Sao Paulo. In these sessions students were also challenged to perform an quick team environmental assessment to explore practical ways of addressing environmental problems such as climate change.
“David delivered an interesting lecture and engaged students through practical sessions. This allowed them to understand complex concepts and manipulate the data in a simple manner. Students were able to bring the issues home understanding their roles in the combat against climate change”
— Danielle Padula, Director Operations — Rio, British Council