On the 14th of september we had a very in interesting day at pay which was alot of fun for me and my fellow participants.. Firstly we got to see how the soil is prepared and what chemical fertilizer and non chemical fertilizer is used in order for the soil to be mixed properly and […]
Tag: COP 11
George: what COP 11 taught me
Yesterday was the UNCCD COP 11 and was under the theme Bio Diversity and we at had same wonderful activities first was the visited the garden I was a bit late but got a thing or two. Plants are an important aspect of the environment. Well after the garden we had built a water filter […]
Shawn: I hope things like these can happen more often
In the beginning, we had to do an activity whereby we had to make a water-fill, and the winning group gets a price… Which obviously was my group who won, with Petrus Kunamwene and Selma Mawano being my team mates. With all the disturbance in the room and around, iv’e been taught what Desertification is […]
What I learned about desertification
by Martin Sheya We watched several movies about deforestation and desertification. Those movies made us aware of desertification and deforestation especially what they are, what they can affect, how they can be prevented. What they can lead to. ThenI ALSO learned that deforestation can later lead to desertification if it is not taken care of […]
Peter: What I learned about desertification
I liked learning about plants and how the biodiversity is affected by desertification which is caused by deforestation. I also learned how people transplant seedlings and the different methods used to plant trees, flowers and herbs. I also learned that plants grow according to the weather conditions they are used to and also that some […]
Jenny: COP 11
• I have learnt about interesting plants that are in the garden • Plants are difficult to study, especially the watering and non-watering plants. • I have learnt that when you want to plant you need good soil from a riverbed. • Plants are mixed with manure for them to grow well. • Some plants […]
Today was so much fun!
by Petrus First we had to make water filters which was so much challenging but I learned that making clean water is very inspiring just to see how water changed from dirty what to clean water was a reword in it self. We watched a film on how desertification can harm our biodiversity which made […]
Today was amazing because I learned a lot!
by Jasenda Linus (grade 10) Firstly I learned about types of soil, such as clay soil, loam soil, sandy soil and stony or rough soil. I learned that not every soil is a healthy and fertile enough for plants to grow in. Mostly use river soil because the river cleans the soil naturally by rinsing […]