Jane Cooper

Waiheke Island Community

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162 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning

Jane's actions

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Explore Other Transport Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Jane Cooper 4/24/2019 11:35 AM

I learnt about the direct link between (lack of) transportation and poverty, particularly from the Philadelphia story about the effectiveness of carpooling schemes in giving people access to suburban jobs that are better paid than inner city ones, and thus increasing their opportunities.

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Jane Cooper 4/13/2019 12:28 AM

I joined the challenge because a friend in my environmental ethics discussion group emailed a reminder to me about it, and I realised that I need to back up words with actions! The actions I have chosen so far extend my understanding in areas I have not researched before in depth, and can be a useful talking point to help raise awareness in others.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Jane Cooper 4/13/2019 12:26 AM

I often go for the cheapest product so my coffee and chocolate purchases in particular tend to support unsustainable land use for producing these commodities. I will copy out the list of brands showing negative and positive (or less negative?) environmental impacts, so that I can be a more discerning shopper.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Jane Cooper 4/13/2019 12:20 AM

Somewhat difficult knowing that I will need to read the labels of certain products I buy to ensure I am not contributing to the destruction of tropical rainforests.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn More about Silvopasture

Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?

Jane Cooper 4/12/2019 11:41 PM

No, I hadn't heard the term before, and I have learned that it improves the health of both animals and the land by integrating forage, trees and grazing animals in a managed way. It seems to me to be a much more holistic approach to land management than the dominant Western model of monoculture and industrial agriculture.

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