As a Western consumer, we have much more impact than we think. Not only with the ‘classics’ like our transport, heating or electricity, but also on the other side of the world, when producing and transporting all the things we buy every day. This lecture will show you where most of our impact originated. This could make you more effective in implementing a sustainable lifestyle
How do we create a safe, stable world in which we can wish each other a heartfelt happy 2050? That is the main question for ‘Think Big, Act Now’. Most of our impact is hidden and they are here to show what your true impact on our planet is. This wake-up call could individuals to live as sustainable as possible.
Center for nature and environmental education De Ulebelt
Estella Franssen (1967) is project manager for the Center for nature and environmental education 'De Ulebelt' in Deventer. She helps all kinds of groups in society, from citizens' initiatives to companies, to carry out a more sustainable lifestyle. She studied Environmental Science and worked for Jane Goodall's international environmental organization. At home, she is involved in the realization of the most ecological residential area in the Netherlands, the Earth House (Aardehuis) Project in Olst. This neighborhood was built by the residents themselves. Estella is a spokesperson there and often gives tours. For this neighborhood, she has studied the impact of all parts of the construction of a house and found alternatives, such as demolition materials and tree trunks from the neighbourhood. She has worked all her life to inspire and mobilize people for their own living environment and is committed to bringing the skylark back in her own neighborhood.