The photo shows children between the ages of 9 and 13 who belong to 14 different indigenous communities in the middle basin of the Napo River, Maynas Province, Department of Loreto, Peru. They received recycling and environmental education classes from Green Gold Forestry S.A. (GGF) technical staff. The children awakened their interest in environmental preservation and care, developing environmental responsibility and responsiveness to their actions early, thus becoming "mini-agents of change towards sustainable development."
The students expressed their gratitude for the learning acquired in these workshops, which focused on correctly managing solid waste and recycling in their daily lives. They were also amazed to discover the variety of handicrafts that can be created from plastic bottle waste, highlighting the need to share and incorporate recycling practices with their families at their homes. This initiative proposed by GGF contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action, which promotes awareness and, thereby, understanding of the effects of pollution in the context of climate change.