00:00The theme for World Environment Day 2025 is beat plastic pollution, as plastics have polluted almost every aspect of life, seeping into our water, food and bodies.
00:13Talia Mohammed, sustainable development strategist at the IDESI Foundation, wants consumers to stop using single-use plastic.
00:22Plastic, it's all around us. It helps make our lives so convenient. It's done wonders for medical advancement.
00:30However, the issue with plastic is not plastic. It's us as humans and consumers and how we treat plastic and dispose of it.
00:39It's caused major problems across the globe with pollution. And even right here in the Caribbean Sea, there's a growing Caribbean garbage patch.
00:47Miss Environment TT 2025 Rebecca Batiste uses pageantry to promote the three R's.
00:54By choosing to recycle and adopting eco-friendly alternatives, we can create real, lasting change.
01:01In collaboration with the Save Soil Movement, we're bringing our mission to schools.
01:07Teaching students the value of healthy soil and how they can take simple steps to better the environment around them.
01:14World Environment Day isn't just today. It's about every day we live on this planet.
01:19For those like chemist Lionel Cicharan, using problems at hand can fuel the change we need.
01:26He tackled his issue of wood waste from a nearby sawmill to start his organic mulch business.
01:33Cicharan is all about getting persons like you and me to join the Green Revolution.
01:38I want to challenge all nationals of Trinidad and Tobago.
01:43What do you have in your hand that you may consider garbage?
01:49That which contains within it, with a shift in mindset, perhaps the next installment in the Green Revolution story that is unfolding in Trinidad and Tobago.
02:02Look closely at what you have around you with a new perspective and let's continue this Green Revolution.
02:11Nilesh Budusing from Save Soil International is promoting soil revitalization through vegetation cover and organic inputs.
02:19In Trinidad and Tobago, the Save Soil Movement addresses a pressing issue, soil degradation.
02:25The Food and Agriculture Organization reports that 30-40% of our soils are degraded, threatening food security and livelihoods.
02:34Depleting soils lead to reduced nutritional value in our food.
02:37Today's fruits and vegetables contain significantly fewer nutrients, contributing to health issues for millions.
02:44If you ate an orange 20 years ago, you have to eat 8 oranges to equal the same nutrients.
02:49Poor soil health also exacerbates water scarcity, droughts and floods.
02:53Healthy soils can retain water effectively, mitigating these challenges.
02:58Moreover, soil plays a crucial role in carbon sequestration.
03:02Without revitalization, soils could release vast amounts of carbon dioxide, intensifying climate change.
03:08Activist Delano Rapsi of Green Heart shares his wish as he puts his passion into song.
03:14My wish for World Environment Day is for the Caribbean to come as one in such large numbers that they inspire governments to take action against single-use plastic.
03:30And let me tell you something else.
03:31We're blessing up the Christians that are fighting for life.
03:35We're blessing up the people who resist in the fight.
03:38And if you're not fighting, remember one thing.
03:41The life that we breathe in is the life that we live.
03:44We're letting you live.
03:44We're obviously going to be a baby too.
03:46Because people are going to be a boy.
03:46So far, you can't see it.
03:49We're going to be a woman who lives in aחene Пом
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