Marianne Léger

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    Meet the educators & class

    Hi I'm Marianne from France.
    Since I'd start to pracricing running I seen a really good impact on my psychologic well being.

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    Sport and disability

    Many Paralympic athletes have overcome their disability, after an accident, through sport

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    “Leave no one behind” and cross-cutting themes

    It's important to make sure the initiative 'll have a positive impact for everyone and not digging inequalities.

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    A balanced view of sport

    Sport can be use as a way to change the world in a specific context, but it has not this "power" by itself.

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    Defining sport and development

    I think sport includes competition.

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    Introduction

    Hi, I'm Marianne from France.
    I practice running (5 and 10km) with a regional level. This sport gives me a lot of self-confidence and well-being.
    I've also a great interest about sustainable development, so I hope I'll learn how I can contribute myself.

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    Welcome to the course

    Hello, I'm Marianne from France.

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    How do you study populations and communities?

    Orangutans are threats by deforestation for palm oil culture in Indonesia. Their living habitat reduce and orangutan populations declines.

    https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bornean-orangutan

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    Over to you!

    Reduce my use of plastic.
    Reduce my wastes.
    Buy sustainable produts...

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    100 Resilient Cities

    Paris needs to reduce air pollution and their is a flood risk of the Seine river

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    What does a 'Sustainable City' look like?
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    Building design near you!

    In Créteil (France), thé Néo-C neighbour's been design with well insulation, green areas watered by rainwater re-use and it's providing biodiversity.
    https://94.citoyens.com/2016/eco-quartier-neo-c-un-nouveau-morceau-de-ville-pousse-derriere-pernod-a-creteil,28-01-2016.html

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    Do your bit!

    Reduce plastics

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    Can you help?

    She can educate her tourists and create a fundraiser for a local environmental protection association. Her tour operator society can use non polluting boats.

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    Can geoengineering buffer ocean acidification?

    I think it's not a good idea

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    What are the big threats facing our oceans?

    Coral bleached, rise in sea level, plastics wastes. The most important is maybe rise in see level because it's already affects the population of low-lying small islands so we have to take actions against global warming.

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    Taking action in your community

    I live in France and it's difficult to find palm oil free products. And I also heared that some cosmetics and household products (with sulfate) are bad for environment

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    Biochar and BECCS

    Biochar seems easier to achieve and more natural.

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    How can you help?

    I think we have to reduce our meat consumption and food waste. We can also buy organic fruit and vegetables (and even organic cotton clothes).

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    Which is best?

    I think solar is the best for the future, but what will become of nuclear plants?

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    Find an example near you

    In france the minister of ecological transition proposed in 6 july 2017 the "Climate plan" wich includes several measures aimed at accelerating the energetic and climatic transition: the closure of sales of diesel or gasoline vehicles on 2040, the end of electricity production by coal power station on 2022, greenhouse gas capture by forest...

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    What are the big threats?

    Climats change effects are more important in poor countries. For example the advance of the desert in sahel.
    Sorry for my English, I'm French.