Our planet, and with it, all living species, are in real danger. The ecological emergency is such that we can no longer ignore it. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounds the alarm: warming temperatures above 1.5°C will have very serious consequences on climate, species… The evidence is there, very tangible, and climate skeptics will soon run out of arguments.
New heat waves, deadly droughts, melting glaciers, rising waters, increasing natural disasters… global warming is the major challenge of our generation and, it is to be feared, of those still to come.
In addition, there are all the problems related to pollution, water scarcity, the use of pesticides in the food industry… It is our health and our survival that are at stake! It is therefore time to act and call on our governments and public authorities to confront the problem.
This is why Cartooning for Peace, an international network of press cartoonists resolutely committed to the fight for the environment, created for the start of the 2020 school year the travelling exhibition “Draw me Ecology” for middle and high schools in France with the support of MGEN.
Composed by 11 roll-ups, the exhibition also responds to requests from teachers who have informed Cartooning for Peace of their needs in terms of teaching resources on the environment. This exhibition is a playful approach to the issues related to pollution, waste management and biodiversity in order to raise awareness among young people and adults about climate change and to encourage them to become more committed to a sustainable world.
The exhibition is available only in French. If you are interested in using a Cartooning for Peace tool in English, please discover our “Cartooning for Peace and Democracy” educational booklet.
