World Affairs Challenge
WAC Additional Student SDG Resources
Looking for more ideas and research related to this year’s theme? Take advantage of the resources below to enhance your WAC research! Resources are grouped by SDG.
SDG 12
- Upcycling vs. Recycling
- https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics-and-benefits
- https://www.nature.com/articles/531435a
- Impact of Mining
- Rare Earth Elements
- Brazilian Carnival Says Stop Illegal Mining
- Impact of Global Waste Trade
- Changing International Waste Trade
- The plastic waste trade-in
- Sustainable Agriculture/Food Waste
- Podcast
- Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Farming
- 5 facts about food waste
- Food Waste facts you should know
- Sustainable Agriculture/Food Waste
- Podcast
- Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Farming
- 5 facts about food waste
- Food Waste facts you should know
SDG 13
- Ocean Conveyor Belt
- Gloomy Climate Claculations
- Young People Taking Action on Climate Change!
- UN SDGs + youth
- UNDP: The power of young people!
- UNICEF Young climate activists
SDG 14
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
- Our World in Data
- Diverse tribal nations' fishing practices
- Indigenous environmental knowledge
- Indigenous fishing practices hold promise for future
- Fishing methods of Polynesia
- Intro to Aboriginal fishing culture
SDG 15
- Species reintroduction programs
- Wolf recovery program
- Reintroduction around the world
- Reintroducing endangered species
- Benefits and risks of "rewilding"
- Reforestation programs
- Greenbelt reforestation
- More than just planting trees
- Wildlife corriders/crossings
- Corridors vs. crossings
- Animal crossings save lives + money
- Intro to wildlife corridors
- Corridor examples