This document outlines environmental issues and proposed projects from various regions. Issues addressed include deforestation, light pollution, air pollution, waste management, water conservation, and vehicle emissions. Proposed solutions generally involve raising awareness, community engagement activities like tree planting, and reducing consumption. Many projects aim to educate the public and influence policymakers. Evaluation of past efforts is recommended to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to improving environmental goals over the next two years.

2. A. Identify one or two environmental issues
B. Briefly, defined the main causes of the problem?
C. What will be the major effects if this problem is
not solved?
D. What can be done to solve the problem?
E. Is the solution being achieved? If not, what seem
to be the major factors preventing this?

3. AFRICA
ISSUE: DEFORESTATION
PROJECT: REFORESTATION
- Tree planting of endangered species
- Increase awareness
- Fund raising

4. ASIA
 HONG KONG
ISSUE: LIGHT POLUTION
- Start Hunters – video clip for promotion
- Carnival for public to educate them about light
pollution
- Sign-up campaign
- Increase public awareness
- Reflect- public concern to the goverment

5. ASIA
 JAPAN
ISSUE: GLOBAL WARNING
PROJECT: UCHIMIZU PROJECT
- Water in front of houses or building to cool air
temperature down
- Water from shower or cleaning can be used
- Due date: September 30th
- Done by groups such as Y’s Youth Clubs,
YMCA, and school.

6. ASIA
• KOREA
ISSUE: AIR POLLUTION
PROJECT: SAVING LIVES
- Tree planting
- Making posters to increase awareness

7. ASIA
• SRI LANKA & THAILAND
ISSUE: UNSORTED WASTE
PROJECT: WASTE DISPOSAL
MANAGEMENT
- Create awareness by launching pilot recycle
projects
- Measuring their effectiveness and improving
on the initial ideas

8. ASIA
• TAIWAN (1)
ISSUE: WATER POLLUTION BY
CULTIVATION, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES,
AND FAMILY WATER
PROJECT: STOP POLLUTION
- Reduce use of chemical fertilizer
- Reduce use of herbicides and pesticides
- Recycle
- Use natural detergent

9. ASIA
• TAIWAN (2)
ISSUE: BEET CEMENT & OVER
DEFORESTATION
PROJECT: SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION,
ADVOCACY OF TREE ADOPTIONS
- Cut less trees
- Stop building more
- Refuse buying houses on mountain sides

10. CANADA & CARIBBEAN
ISSUE: WATER CONSERVATION
PROJECT: EDUCATING CITIZENS
- Partner with local agencies to increase
awareness
- Hold interactive sessions with teachers and
youth leaders
- Hosting competitions (quiz, posters, song
writings, poetry, etc)
- Use of media technology

11. EUROPE
ISSUE: GLOBAL WARMING
PROJECT: GREEN DAYS
- Make 1 or more days a year where we would
inform people e.g. that recycling is good
- Use own bags instead of plastic ones
- Make joint works together with local people
- Joint works can be cleaning the nature or talk
about the issues that the local city would have
- Appeal to people through posters and
assignments.

12. INDIA
ISSUE: DEFORESTATION, SOLID WASTE
HAZARDS, INCREASING PLASTIC USAGE
PROJECT: REVIVING EDEN
- Reforestation
- Solid Waste Management
- Reusing and reducing plastics

13. LATIN AMERICA
ISSUE: WASTE POLLUTION
PROJECT: RECYCLING
- Reduce use of plastic bags
- Increase use of cotton bags
- Recycling bottles, caps, and paper
- Education for increasing awareness

14. SOUTH PACIFIC
ISSUE: WATER SHORTAGE
PROJECT: INCREASING AWARENESS OF
WATER CONSERVATION
- Organize for Y’s Men to visit water treatment
facilities
- Invite guest speakers to club meetings to talk
about advances in water conservation

15. USA
ISSUE: VEHICLE EMISSIONS
PROJECT: PROJECT MINIMIZE
- Carpooling
- Bicycling
- Using Public transportation
- Walking
- GOAL: AT LEAST ONE DAY PER WEEK

16. - REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
- DO A “SWOT” ANALYSIS
(Strenghts,Weaknesses,Opportunities and Threats)
Or sucess and challenges on the area
enviromental goals for the past 2 years.
- PRESENT an “ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN” with
an action plan and use of crafts and waste
materials