April is Sustainability Month

Cornell University celebrates the 12th Annual Sustainability Month, with educational events exploring fashion, art, wellness, social justice, climate change leadership, food, energy, and more. This year includes a special opportunity to participate virtually in an "ecochallenge" celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd.

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View more Sustainability Month events in the Cornell Events calendar.  

Participate in the EarthDay EcoChallenge 

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with a global community of changemakers by committing to concrete actions that improve our global health and sustainability. 

The Earthday Ecochallenge connects you to other advocates and changemakers, each doing what we can, in ways that are most relevant to us, to make this great spinning dot we call home a healthier, more equitable, more sustainable place.

Here's how to participate:

• Join the Cornell Earthday Ecochallenge by creating your own login at earthday.ecochallenge.org
• Search for Big Red Goes Green or Cornell to find the team
• Use the password  ONECORNELL to join 

• For more instructions visit this blog post 

Climate Adaptation Data Week – April 13-17

This week-long briefing series will explore programs around the country that have been collecting and using geographic and climate data to inform adaptation planning, and how federal action can help or hinder those efforts.  Every day from Noon to 12:45pm EST.  Features Cornell speakers.

• 4/13: Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers
• 4/14: Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?
• 4/15: Coastal Historical Sites and Climate
• 4/16: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making
• 4/17: Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives

Climate Change Webinar Seminar Series 
Every Monday starting at 2:55pm via Zoom Webinar

• 4/13: Carbon in the Built Environment
• 4/20: Tropical Land Use, Carbon Emissions, and Indonesia's Oil Palm Explosion
• 4/27: What Can We Do to Save Coral Reefs When It's Too Damn Hot Already?
• 5/4:   Climate Change Policy: Dynamics, Strategy, and the Kyoto Protocol

Spend Time Outdoors for Wellbeing 

Get some "Nature Rx" in your month by spending time outside. Studies show that spending even a few hours each week in nature can improve mood, cognitive ability, alertness, ability to concentrate, social connection and overall sense of well-being.

• Walk the Sustainability Landscapes Trail
• Cornell Botanic Gardens & trails
• City of Ithaca Parks

Take an Online Course on Climate Action

• 4/7 - 5/12:  *Network Climate Action: Scaling Up Your Impact (Online Course)

Plant Rich Diet Webinar Series
Live every Thursday through May 7th, most events begin at 8am (*for members of *Network Climate Action Course)

• 4/9: Menus of Change: Bringing the principles of Health & Wellness to Life
• 4/16: Sustainable Diets and the EAT Lancet Report
• 4/23: Cornell Dining: Menus of Change Principles reflected in our culinary program
• 4/30 8pm: (Evening Webinar) How Climate Behaviors Spread in Networks
• 5/7: The Sustainable Tapas Project: Complex Behaviors and Social Mobilization Approaches to Climate Action

Webinar recordings on YouTube