Sustainable Generation Week: The Ecoverse
Hello there!
Welcome to
The Ecoverse!

Loading 3D Model

Explore and discover the many hidden knowledge of The Ecoverse. Enjoy this immersive web experience!

DID YOU KNOW?

Reports suggest that around 1/3 of the world’s animal species might become extinct by the middle of the century if human activity continues to release harmful greenhouse gases at the current rate with 1 million species now at risk of extinction due to climate change. Climate change is increasingly becoming a bigger force in putting certain animals on the endangered species list. Both scientists and U.N. reports agree that this loss of biodiversity does not only encourage tragic losses, but also has huge potential ramifications for human life as it puts food, water and resource supplies that humans rely on for survival at great risk. Don't Choose Extinction!
Tyrannosaurus rex
• Habitat: Forests and near Rivers
• A meat-eating theropod dinosaur
• Classified as Extinct
Around 65 million years ago
• Fun fact: The largest T. Rex tooth found is 12 inches (30 cm) long.

Loading 3D Model

Rigged T-Rex Fabulous by TAREK SAAD licensed under CC BY 4.0

African Elephant
• Subspecies: 2
• Habitat:
- Savanna (planes and woodlands)
- Forest: Central & West African forests
• Inability to adapt to rising temperatures
• Sensitive to heat
• Global warming dampens reproduction
• Need freshwater
• Classied as vulnerable

Loading 3D Model

Elephant Animation Idle by GremorySaiyan licensed under CC BY 4.0

Polar Bear
• Habitat: sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
• Melting ice is a threat to survival
• Dependent on ice to survive (for all of their activities, such as hunting, reproducing, and migrating).
• Classified as Vulnerable

Loading 3D Model

The-disappearing-polar-bear by eyork4633 licensed under CC BY 4.0

Giant panda
• Habitat: bamboo forests
• It is a longtime logo of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
• Rising temperatures destroys it's food source (bamboo)
• Classifjed as vulnerable

Loading 3D Model

Giant Panda by GentryHS EAST licensed under CC BY 4.0

Cheetah
• Habitat: sub-Saharan Africa
• Rising temperatures is impacting it's ability to reproduce.
• Climate change affecting it's good supply (gazelle).
• Classified as vulnerable

Loading 3D Model

Cheetah by Moshe Caine licensed under CC BY 4.0

Penguin
• Habitat: ice in the polar region
• Classified as endangered
• Climate change destabilising it's ecosystem

Loading 3D Model

Penguin by Mateus Schwaab licensed under CC BY 4.0

Hippopotamus
• Habitat: along the rivers and lakes of sub-Saharan Africa.
• Rising temperatures drying up water bodies diminishes freshwater supply and food.
• Classified as Vulnerable

Loading 3D Model

Hippopotamus by Mateus Schwaab licensed under CC BY 4.0

Leopard
• Habitat: temperate and broadleaf forests of far eastern Russia.
• Colder temperatures and forest fires have diminished it's habitat.
• Classified as endangered
• Fun fact: can jump as far as 19 feet horizontally and 10 feet high.

Loading 3D Model

Leopard Animation Run by GremorySaiyan licensed under CC BY 4.0

Rhinoceros
• Habitat: tropical and subtropical grasslands in the north of the Indian subcontinent.
• invasive weed, nicknamed “mile a minute weed,” destabilises it's food supply.
• Rising temperatures reducing pools of water it relies on.
• Classified as vulnerable partly
• Fun fact: Though miraculously brought back from the brink of extinction a couple of decades ago, the animal is still flagged as vulnerable partly

Loading 3D Model

White Rhinoceros by SDPM Esare licensed under CC BY 4.0

Koala
• Intense droughts and bushfires threaten to alter it's habitats.
• Little tolerance for extreme heat and lack of water.
• Threats: habitat fragmentation, commercial hunting, and wild dog attacks
• Classified as Vulnerable.

Seal
• Dependent on ice to survive.
• Spiking temperatures and melting ice affecting habitat and survival rate.
• Fun fact: Several types of ice seals are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

SOURCES
Check out the information sources HERE

The Sustainable Generation Week is an initiative of Sustainable Solutions for Green Growth focused on promoting environmental sustainability and raising awareness about climate change. The initiative includes a series of events and activities that are designed to engage and educate young people, children, women, people affected by conflicts, and marginalised communities among others about the practical ways to reduce their environmental impact and promote sustainable practices. The events are targeted towards individuals and groups of people who are interested in taking action to protect the planet and promote environmental sustainability.
Meet the Developers of The Ecoverse

Sustainable Solutions for Green Growth (SSforGG) is a leading youth-led initiative creating change since 2020 by finding sustainable solutions to climate and sustainability challenges at the grassroot through innovation, technology, policy and advocacy methods. We want to build the resilience of local communities by supporting them via capacity-building. Our methodology is to tap into the power of young people, supporting them to use data-driven analyses and evidence-based research to inform policies and seek urgent action from the government on key climate and sustainability issues. SSGG aims to leverage strategic partnerships to scale its impact, creating more safe and climate-resilient communities in Africa and across world. Send feedback to info@ssforgg.org