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title: "Learn how to protect our planet"
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space: "MyNews"
author: "Stephanie Conte"
created: 2022-04-21T12:29:43Z
updated: 2022-04-21T12:29:43Z
tags: ["student-news"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/6330/learn-how-to-protect-our-planet"
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# Learn how to protect our planet

As we celebrate [Earth Day](https://earthday.ca/), it’s important to learn about ways we can restore and protect our planet for future generations.

One of the ways you can help is by working on the United Nations’ \(UN\) [Sustainable Development Goals](https://sdgs.un.org/goals) \(SDG\). You can learn and contribute to the goals through the UN’s [SDG Students Program](https://www.sdgstudent.org/). It offers you the chance to learn more about actions you can take to be an effective changemaker and gives you the opportunity to complete a free certification.

You can also apply to participate in the World Wildlife Fund Canada’s [Designing Change for a Living Planet](https://campus.wwf.ca/event/designing-change-for-a-living-planet/) competition, which will be held on Saturday, June 11, Sunday, June 12 and Saturday, June 18. It’s open to postsecondary students from across the country who have ideas to help protect and restore nature in their communities. [Submit your application](https://campus.wwf.ca/register-login/?return_url=%2Fdashboard%2Fmy-activity-dashboard%3F) by Sunday, May 29.

If you have any questions about the application process, please email [Paula Echeveste Petrone](mailto:paula.echeveste-petrone@senecacollege.ca), Outreach & Engagement Sustainability Specialist, Office of Sustainability.

At Seneca, there are many sustainable initiatives taking place, including:

- Working towards Seneca’s first-ever [sustainability plan](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/seneca-news/sustainability-plan-charts-senecas-path-forward.html), which outlines steps to take through 2026
- Signing the SDG Accord, and joining a worldwide partnership to fight global injustice and advance the role of education in delivering the United Nations’ SDGs \( [One step closer to a more sustainable Seneca](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/4234/one-step-closer-to-a-more-sustainable-seneca "One step closer to a more sustainable Seneca") \)
- Receiving WWF-Canada Go Wild School Grants for student’s project ideas \( [Seneca receives funding for sustainability projects](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/4452/seneca-receives-funding-for-sustainability-projects "Seneca receives funding for sustainability projects") \)