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Introducing sustainability with Lyfta

Half of humanity now lives in cities - around 3.5 billion people. It is expected that within the next decade almost 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. Cities across the world occupy just 3% of the Earth's land, but account for 60-80% of its energy consumption and for more than 70% of its damaging carbon emissions. This rapid urban growth is putting pressure on fresh water supplies, waste, the living environment, public health and much more.

Sustainable development can be difficult to teach and get a handle on. However, everyone has a responsibility to understand how their actions affect people, the environment and the natural world both locally and globally. While facts and figures can give an impression of the scale of the issue humanity faces, they can sometimes leave us overwhelmed. In order to bring data to life and get a grasp of what's going on, hearing individual human stories can make a difference.

Lyfta has several human stories around the theme of sustainability. These stories can be explored through short films, 360° photos and rich media articles. Individual learning resources sit within wider contexts and can lead to further class discussion or activities. Tackling sustainability requires curriculum resources which are impressive, intentional and invite engagement from learners. Seeing where someone lives or works, and listening to how they have made changes in their own life to exist in a more sustainable way, can provide real inspiration.

Lyfta is delighted to highlight a selection of our storyworlds below which include powerful resources to introduce sustainability and can be slotted straight into lesson plans, assemblies, schemes of work and school curriculum.

Lyfta storyworlds around sustainability

One Billion Trees

Trailer to One Billion Trees Storyworld

Meet Ambassador Kwon, and discover why he is helping to fight desertification and climate change by planting a billion trees in the deserts of northwest China. Discover the amazing desert ecosystem and learn how species have adapted to survive in harsh conditions. Learn about the destructive impact of deforestation and what we can do to help.

Mother of the Forest

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Meet Nay Elaine (Mother Elaine), a wildlife conservationist working in the remote and ancient forests of Mount Apo in the Philippines, Southeast Asia to protect rare and highly endangered Philippine Eagle and its habitat.

High Water

Trailer to High Water Storyworld

Meet Carlos Humberto from Guatemala, a nurse, photographer and member of the Maya Q'eqchi' community. Follow Carlos as he records the effects of flooding following two devastating hurricanes.

Kihamba Life

Trailer to Kihamba Life Storyworld

Meet Simon, who practices Kihamba farming, using a sustainable method called permaculture that supports the natural habitat. Kihamba farms are the plots of land passed down from generation to generation of the Chaga people of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Amazonian Treats

Trailer to Amazonian Treats Storyworld

Explore the Amazonian rainforest in Peru and meet some of the indigenous people of the Matsigenka tribe who live there. See how they harvest food sustainably from the forest with great care and sensitivity, maintaining the rainforest's rich biodiversity.

Phone Box Saviour

Trailer to Phone Box Saviour Storyworld

Explore Tony's work site, where he restores old phone boxes near London. Look around and you will see this exciting location where you can learn more about Tony's work. In this story you can explore ideas around what things are made from, sharing resources and recycling materials.

Andrea's Yard

Trailer to Andrea's Yard Storyworld

Join Andrea from Argentina as she separates usable materials from waste. Discover Andrea's backyard and the treasures she has collected from the landfill. From Andrea's yard you can visit the garbage dump in her hometown of Libertador, learn about the upcoming clean-up process and admire the rich nature of Northwest Argentina, which can be better protected by sorting waste.

Beachcomber

Trailer to Beachcomber Storyworld

Meet Rob who, in order to take care of nature, collects plastic waste that washes up on the seashore. From this collected plastic rubbish, Rob creates artwork that raises awareness of plastic pollution and inspires people to think about littering and choices they make as consumers.

More Lyfta storyworlds exploring sustainability

Other storyworlds which look at the theme of sustainability are available on the Lyfta platform including Beekeeper's Garden; featuring Malte, an urban beekeeper in Berlin, and our Fish Tales series exploring sustainable fishing in USA which includes The Fish Champion, The Fish Chef and The Last Trawler storyworlds.

We only have so much time in school, and whatever is offered must have an impact on learning and on us as human beings. Lyfta storyworlds are a curriculum resource which can introduce the theme of sustainability in an exciting, memorable and impactful way.

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Lyfta storyworlds for sustainability

Introducing sustainability with Lyfta

Lyfta storyworlds around sustainability

One Billion Trees

Mother of the Forest

High Water

Kihamba Life

Amazonian Treats

Phone Box Saviour

Andrea's Yard

Beachcomber

More Lyfta storyworlds exploring sustainability

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