Lenka Karetkova
POINTS TOTAL
- 60 TODAY
- 142 THIS WEEK
- 364 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO17plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO14plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO7.0poundswaste composted
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UP TO7.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO540minutesspent outdoors
Lenka's actions
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Seek Alternative Gifts and Souvenirs
When traveling, I will seek souvenirs that support local communities and do not cause harm to the environment or wildlife.
Land + Forests
Zero Waste Day
The impacts of our waste are far reaching. I will create zero waste for an entire day and share my reflections and learnings on the feed.
Land + Forests
Plant Trees
Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant 4 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Freshwater + Oceans
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When marine wildlife ingest plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Freshwater + Oceans
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
Itr's estimated over a billion water bottles are thrown away each year. Even if they were recycled, that still uses energy and resources from the earth. I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Freshwater + Oceans
Go Plastic-Free
Millions of tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide. Each day, I will conduct a plastics audit of what I buy and use throughout the challenge (kitchen, bathroom, personal care products, etc.), to see how single-use plastic shows up in my life. I will find plastic-free alternatives to these products and advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, product manufacturers, at work, or on campus.
Land + Forests
Compost Food Waste
Food in the landfill is one of the main sources of greenhouse gasses. I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.
Land + Forests
Personal Waste Audit
The waste we create daily can go unnoticed. I will track the waste I create in a day and post a photo log on the feed to see how much I create and where I can make different choices to reduce my waste going forward.
Action Track: Community
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
Land + Forests
Planting a garden
I want to teach my kids how to plant veggies, eat the food you seed in your garden, buy less in supermarkets, focusing on bio
Action Track: Community
JOIN OR CREATE A GREEN TEAM AT EMERSON
I will continue to contribute to Emerson's environmental sustainability goals beyond April by learning more about the Global Green Teams Network, joining a team near me, or maybe even creating a new team.
Action Track: Community
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT EMERSON
I will sign up to the Sustainability Aficionados distribution list to receive global news on sustainability at Emerson, including world news and Greening OF, BY, and WITH news.
Action Track: Community
TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE ON LINKEDIN
I will take at least one photograph that is connected with this year's theme of Nature Conservation & Biodiversity (for example an urban park, bee hives, birds and other animals...) and I will post it on LinkedIn with the hashtags #EarthMonthEcochallenge #EarthMonthAtEmerson.
Action Track: Community
ATTEND THE ECOCHALLENGE CONSERVATION WEBINAR
On Wed 24th April, I will attend the Earth Month Ecochallenge Webinar on Conservation to learn about what individuals, companies and other organizations can do to promote biodiversity and nature protection.
Land + Forests
30 for 30 in Nature
Studies have shown that when we spend consistent time in nature, our health improves, our creativity increases, and our connection to the planet gets stronger. Each day of the Ecochallenge, I will spend 30 minutes outside (in a large or small patch of nature), then share my observations, reflections, and learnings on the feed.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Lenka Karetkova 4/23/2024 3:52 AMPhoto of Gacel, part of Dolny Kubin, river called Orava, Slovakia:
Here are some ways to spend more time outdoors (borrowed but very true tips from Dr.Google :) ):· Make nature a priority
· Ask yourself what you love about nature
· Make it easy to get outside
· Make nature part of your lifestyle
· Focus on quality, not quantity, of time outside
Why?:
· It can help improve your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing
· It is linked to a lower risk of early death
· It can help you live a happier life
· It can improve attention, lower stress, better mood, reduce risk of psychiatric disorders, and increase empathy and cooperation
· It can relieve stress and anxiety, boost immune system, creativity, and focus, and teach us to live more in the present
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Anna Selders 4/23/2024 8:56 AMGreat statement -
Ioana Blidarean 4/23/2024 6:46 AMI like the 5 Why arguments list, especially the risk reduction of psychiatric disorders. If I think more, nature was always part of the medical treatment programs. -
Balaji Selvadurai 4/23/2024 5:08 AMNice message -
Ramachandran T 4/23/2024 4:45 AMGreat message...!
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Lenka Karetkova 4/21/2024 11:25 PMHi all, let's get some inspirations from other countries ❤🍀💪🏻
New Zealand has become the first country to ban thin plastic bags commonly used by supermarket customers to collect fruit and vegetables. This ban, which went into effect in 2019, also extends to plastic straws and silverware, as part of the government’s campaign against single-use plastics
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Shyamaladevi Samraj 4/21/2024 11:28 PMInspiration to others -
Shijumon Viswambharan 4/21/2024 11:26 PMGreat National Policy
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Lenka Karetkova 4/15/2024 12:54 AMIn Dolny Kubin city centre, river Orava :) and beautiful nature
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Lenka Karetkova 4/12/2024 3:47 AMFood waste getting ready for the compost :)
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Ioana Bontas-Pop 4/12/2024 4:37 AMThat's great, Lenka! Turning food waste into compost is such a brilliant way to reduce landfill use and enrich your garden soil naturally. 🌱🌍 Keep up the good work!#CompostMagic #EcoFriendly"
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Lenka Karetkova 4/08/2024 7:12 AMWe spent most of our weekends in our family cottage in the middle of the mountains, in the middle of nowhere ;) , as it is quite high above sea level (860m), gardening is not always succesful :), we have there many visitors, like deers, moles, foxes, but we keep trying every year at least to have our own bio spring onions, herbs, when we roast or grill our "klobasky" (sausages)
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Lenka Karetkova 4/07/2024 10:46 PMHi, this is the beauty of the nature in Orava's region, Slovakia, teaching also my kids to love outdoors and boost the energy from the forests, nature...-
Meg Aleria 4/07/2024 10:48 PMBreathtaking view!
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Lenka Karetkova 4/05/2024 1:48 AMBeautiful nature in Slovakia, Orava region, where we spend almost every weekend in the middle of the mountains, forest, we all boost our energy here, positivity and enjoy it so much!-
Ioana Blidarean 4/05/2024 7:28 AMNot to forget Orava river: bold and stately. -
Raul Poias 4/05/2024 4:34 AMSounds amazing Lenka, post some photos of the region, it would be great to see this through your lenses.
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