Mridu Sharma

WSP USA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
302 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

105

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

Mridu 's actions

Action Track: Social Justice

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

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

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?
Mridu Sharma 4/24/2019 4:45 PM
The economics and the way food is marketed by the food industry. North American values are very dependant on the way food is marketed and it is a capitalist economy which profits from selling meat.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!
Mridu Sharma 4/24/2019 3:34 PM
I learned that empowering women to decide when they want children can help in
Population control- which will help with sustainability, reduction of emissions and lesser demand on the resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Mridu Sharma 4/24/2019 3:09 PM
I learned that eating beans, chickpeas and soy also increases my footprint as much as chicken and being vegan actually reduces even my water footprint compared to eating meat.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice

Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
Mridu Sharma 4/24/2019 3:07 PM
It only makes sense that restoring balance fosters sustainability. The earth has existed for millions of years. The nature has been responsible for restoring balance and that is why the earth has sustained for so long. Whenever humans have disturbed the balance, nature has taken its course in the form of famines, droughts, storms, hurricanes, etc. If we don't take steps to restore balance, nature will.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
Mridu Sharma 4/24/2019 3:03 PM
I think being able to use the same land which is such a limited resource for both plants and trees and livestock. It is sustainable and helps economically too.

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