The Big Picture

Which of the following is the most important environmental issue facing the world today?

• 14% Water resources
• 15% Energy resources
• 16% Wildlife conservation
• 55% Global climate change

Read "Climate Change Tops the Big Picture List"

Oceans

What's your biggest environmental concern about ocean life?

• 20% Global warming
• 15% Over-fishing
• 58% Pollution
• 7% Ship and boat traffic

Read "Pollution the Top Concern for Ocean Life"

Wildlife

What would you do to protect wild plants and animals?

• 13% Put birdhouses and birdbaths in my schoolyard to support local birds.
• 24% Help clean up and protect beaches and parks where wild plants and animals live.
• 9% Don't collect or bring home wild plants and animals. Instead, observe them in nature.
• 54% I'd like to do all of these things! This is a high priority for me.

Read "Protecting Wild Plants and Animals"

Coral Reefs

What should be done to protect the ocean's coral reefs?

• 59% Stop pollution that's killing reef animals.
• 11% Reduce over fishing that's damaging the reef's ecosystem.
• 14% Address global warming! Rising temperatures are a major threat.
• 16% Stop cutting down rainforests to keep soil from running into the ocean and damaging the reefs.

Read "Curb Coral-Killing Pollution, Kids Say"

Madagascar

Forests on the island of Madagascar are disappearing. What should be done?

• 27% Put all the remaining forest in reserves and keep people out.
• 25% Stop cutting down trees to make firewood and for farmland.
• 4% Nothing — people need to make a living and eat!
• 44% Find a balance between the needs of people and the needs of nature.

Read "Finding the Middle Ground in Madagascar"

Water

How important are environmental issues about water, both fresh and salty?

• 51% Extremely important! It's one of my top issues.
• 34% It's a concern, but other issues are more important to me.
• 12% I don't know enough about it to say.
• 3% Not important at all.

Read "What's the Worth of Water? Kids Decide"

Coastal Erosion

What should be done about increased coastal erosion along shorelines?

• 43% Don't make it worse: Rethink new construction projects.
• 51% Rebuild it: Plant trees and erect walls.
• 4% Evacuate it: Move people away from the coast.
• 2% Live with it: Residents must deal with the consequences.

Read "Keeping up With Coastal Erosion"

Celebrating Earth Day

How would you like to celebrate Earth Day?

• 2% By writing letters to my local politicians and business leaders
• 30% By cleaning up my local parks and shore area
• 16% With a huge free concert in a public park with all my friends
• 52% I celebrate Earth Day every day by reducing, recycling, and reusing

Read "Every Day is Earth Day, Say Scholastic Kids"