Do you know that Australia has 444 threatened species, of which 121 are mammals?
Do you know that more than 46% of the world’s population is now younger than 25 years old?
Do you know that an estimated 650,000 people, of which 300,000 were children, were affected by back-to-back hurricanes in Haiti in 2008?
Do you know that children are more likely than adults to perish during natural disasters or succumb to malnutrition, injuries or disease in the aftermath?
Do you know that worldwide in 2012 there were more than 32 million people displaced due to natural disasters? This is 4 million more than the combined populations of Australia and New Zealand.
Do you know that worldwide there are more than 19 tons of toxic chemicals released into the environment every minute?
Do you know that trees play a specific and important role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, storing carbon above and belowground, and producing oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis?
Do you know that reforestation improves soil and water quality, reduces soil erosion, and helps to restore natural habitats?
Do you know that every year more than 4 billion plastic shopping bags are discarded which then causes the death of over 2,000 birds and mammals every minute?
Do you know that worldwide there are 25 hectares of fertile land being reduced to desert every minute?
