Jacqui Miranda

I will spend 30 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

I will spend 30 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will set up or join a recycling program at my workplace or school.

I will spend 30 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Each day, I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.