Protecting our environment
Supported by WWF
WWF's newsletter for 13-17 year olds
WWF-UK have just launched a brand-new newsletter, especially for 13-17 year olds. It's great for if you need some ideas for how you can work towards your Community Impact Staged badge and to find out more about how you can support WWF in bringing our world back to life.
Sign up to the newsletterStep one: identify the need
Habitat hunt
Explore the effect of habitat loss in this fast-paced game.
Ages: 4 to 10½ | Takes: 25 minutes
Play habitat huntSeek out nature
Get outdoors and find out more about the creatures living on your doorstep.
Ages: 6 to 18 | Takes: 1 hour
Seek out natureDouble trouble
Pair up to prosper in this climate change challenge as we explore the effects on planet Earth.
Ages: 4 to 10½ | Takes: 10 minutes
Run double troubleFly your flag for the planet
Flag up issues and share your promise to help improve the natural environment in your local area.
Ages: 4 to 18 | Takes: 30 minutes
Fly your flag for the planetPlastic or prey?
It’s dinnertime at sea, but someone has put plastic on the menu! Can you pick the plankton from the pollution?
Ages: 4 to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Play plastic or prey?Tomato journey
Embark on the journey of the humble tomato and learn more about how far our food travels to get to our stomachs.
Ages: 4 to 10½ | Takes: 30 minutes
Run the tomato obstacle courseStep two: plan action
Build a sustainable future
Create a positive vision of your community in the year 2023, as we learn about how to make where we live sustainable.
Ages: 4 to 18 | Takes: 1 hour 30 minutes
Build a sustainable futureNurture nature
Come up with ways to give something back to nature in return for all it gives us, by encouraging local biodiversity.
Ages: 6 to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Run nurture natureFocus on nature
Take or make pictures that capture nature at its best, as we learn about connecting with the natural environment.
Ages: 6 to 14 | Takes: 1 hour 30 minutes
Go on a photography nature huntColour-palette places
Capture the colours of the rainbow in local wildlife, as we examine nature in all its forms.
Ages: 6 to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Run colour-palette placesPlan for change
Saving the planet? Sit down and plan it, as we look at the local and global challenges and how to address them.
Ages: 6 to 18 | Takes: 1 hour
Plan for changeStep three: take action
From grey to green
Encourage your community to grow their own herbs or wild flowers, provide wildlife-friendly spaces and spread happy messages.
Ages: 4 to 14 | Takes: 1 hour
Run from grey to greenGift for the garden
Design and make some super seed packs to make your local community greener!
Ages: 4 to 14 | Takes: 1 hour
Give out seed packets to your local communityPlastic is not fantastic
Plastic isn’t fantastic! Work together to get your meeting place and local community to go single use plastic free.
Ages: 6 to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run plastic is not fantasticCarbon conscious
Find out how lifestyle choices impact our planet and raise awareness in your local community.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Be carbon consciousGet growing with recycled planters
You don’t need a garden to get growing – make some recycled planters to turn even the smallest space green.
Ages: 8 to 18 | Takes: 1 hour
Get growing with recycled plantersOur wild community garden
Create a new garden or area for and with your local community.
Ages: 4 to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Create a wild community gardenStep four: learn and make more change
Wise up to waste
Rubbish doesn’t disappear when it’s thrown away. Find out how long it takes to break down and how you can help.
Ages: 4-18 | Takes: 45 mins
Run wise up to wasteAll you seed is love
Spread wildflowers and encourage wildlife with homemade seed bombs, then share them far and wide.
Ages: 4-18 | Takes: 30 mins
Make wildflower seed ballsWild walk
Plan a walk to highlight the work you’ve done to improve nature in your local area, then get exploring.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 2 hours
Take a wild walkFood for thought
Learn how to eat more sustainably and create a book of recipes to save the planet.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run food for thoughtPaper makers
Find out why we reuse and recycle, then make your own recycled paper.
Ages: 4-18 | Takes: 30 mins
Run paper makersStep five: tell the world
Multimedia scrapbook
Explore different ways of documenting your A Million Hands project then share your creations with your local community.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Make a multimedia scrapbookSpread the word with a community talk
Inspire your local community to take action by talking to them about everything your group’s achieved.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Host a community talkSpread the word with a short film
Edit your own video to tell the story of how you protected our environment, show others, and inspire them to do the same.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 1 hour
Make a short filmSpread the word with an eco camp
Share what you’ve learned about saving the planet by hosting an environmentally friendly camp.
Ages: 6-18 | Takes: 4 hours
Host an eco campGreen hearts
Go green and share your ideas for the environment with this fun craft.
Ages: 4-18 | Takes: 20 mins
Run green heartsThemes
Partnering with Crisis and Simon Community NI, we’re enhancing young people’s understanding of the many factors that contribute to homelessness, and showing them how they can help end the problem for good.
We’re partnering with Save the Children to combat stereotypes, raise awareness of the issues displaced children face, build welcoming communities, and connect with Scouts in conflict-affected areas.
We’re working alongside Mind, SAMH and Inspire, to empower Scouts to take good care of their mental health, now and in the future.
With support from the National Autistic Society, we’re helping our young people to become advocates for inclusion and build a more considerate world.
Supported by the British Red Cross, we’re showing kindness to those who most need it at home and overseas – and we’re encouraging others to do the same too.