Highland Radio are delighted to partner with Coimisiún na Meán in launching a new series dealing with various topics on sustainability.
Donna-Marie Doherty of Highland Radio will have a weekly feature on Tuesdays at 12:30 covering a real mix of different topics and interviews with businesses and experts who have a common interest on expertise in sustainability.
Coimisiún na Meán stated; ‘”Ours to Protect”, is a unique and exciting audio project – a collaboration of local and regional broadcasters from across the country who have come together to tackle climate change, champion climate action, and inform and educate audiences all over Ireland about how they can make a difference.’
This week Highland Radio spoke to Gary Jones, Programming Manager of PickerPals
Did you know?
PickerPals is a free school programme that gets children excited about climate.
Participating classrooms get one pack that one child gets to take home each week to go a litter-picking adventure with their families
The class also gains access to a wealth of resources at no cost as well as year round activities
Why it’s important!
118 classrooms from 81 schools in Donegal have taken part since 2020.
Nationally, over 360 tonnes of litter has been removed through the programme.
2.4 million hours of environmental learning has taken place through the project.
Learn more:
Ours to Protect Survey – Closed
Ecological Footprint Calculator
