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🌱 Part 1: Understanding Environmental Advocacy

1. What is environmental advocacy?
2. Which of the following best describes community engagement in environmental protection?

Only government officials making decisions about the environment

Local people working together to protect and care for their environment

Scientists conducting research in laboratories

International organisations making global policies

3. Match each New Zealand environmental advocacy group with their main focus:
Forest & Bird
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Local iwi environmental groups
350 Aotearoa
Climate change action
Kaitiakitanga and traditional environmental stewardship
Native species and habitat protection
Anti-nuclear and ocean protection campaigns
4. What is kaitiakitanga and why is it important in environmental advocacy?

🤝 Part 2: Advocacy Strategies and Influence

5. List three strategies that environmental advocacy groups use to influence policy or community behaviour:

a) _________________________________

b) _________________________________

c) _________________________________

6. Which of the following are effective ways for advocacy groups to engage communities? (Select all that apply)

Organising community clean-up events

Educational workshops and presentations

Social media campaigns

Ignoring local cultural perspectives

Petitions and letter-writing campaigns

Peaceful protests and demonstrations

7. Explain how environmental advocacy groups can influence government policy. Give one specific example.

🌟 Part 3: Personal Reflection and Action

8. Describe two ways that young people like yourself can participate in environmental advocacy:

Way 1: ________________________________________

Way 2: ________________________________________

9. Think about an environmental issue in your local community. How could you and your classmates work together to address this issue?
10. Reflection: What is one way you could participate in environmental advocacy or support your community? Explain why this appeals to you.

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