Make a difference and play an active part in improving the environment in your local area. Complete the badge and help protect the environment for future generations.

How to earn your badge: 

1. Find out about an environmental issue that is important to your local community.

It might be linked to:

  • recycling and conservation
  • energy efficiency in the home or your meeting place
  • the building of new homes and local land use
  • water, light, thermal, air or beach pollution
  • coastal erosion
  • the impact of tourism on the local environment.
2. Take part in an activity or project that improves local conservation.

It could take place during a weekend conservation camp or you could spread it over at least five weekly sessions.

You could look at:

  • recycling
  • reducing energy usage or renewable energy
  • protecting important habitats or wildlife
  • pollution
  • erosion
  • flooding
3. Get involved in a campaign to make others aware of an environmental issue.

You could write to your MP and other local agencies or speak to a community group.

Reproduced from the original post found on Scouts UK: https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/environmental-conservation/