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Earth Day network and the United Nation’s Environmental Programme (UNEP) – Tunza are getting creative to help the environment! Through the launch of their innovative new program, Adopt – A – Meter² , which combines both education and activism, youth from across the globe will learn about key environmental issues and will have an opportunity to use their imagination to improve the planet - one square meter at a time. Participants are instructed to adopt a square meter of land, but the direction of the program itself is flexible, and leaves plenty of room for originality. Whether it is through cleaning or planting, painting or researching, youth will have the freedom to choose their own unique method of activism. Involvement can be done on an individual basis or as a group by ‘combining’ meters to complete larger projects. In order to encourage environmental literacy, all participants will receive Earth Day Network tailored lesson plans that includes environmental curriculum and activities, as well as information on the history of the modern environmental movement. We can’t wait to see all of the unique ways in which students employ their square meter!