Hello Local Guides! 
Have you ever noticed how a clean, green park instantly makes you feel energized and at peace? 
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about why that is. Looking at the world through my medical background, I always find myself returning to a simple but powerful truth: human well-being is deeply interconnected with the health of our environment. For me, the ultimate equation is always Healthy Planet = Healthy People! 
This exact idea is the common thread behind our “Local Guides Green Talk” series. Over the past few months, we haven’t just been marking random dates on the calendar; we’ve been building a fun, practical eco-toolkit to help our neighborhoods thrive, step by step:
🌍 Progress Beats Perfection this World Recycling Day ♻️ We started small, looking inward at our daily waste habits and recycling foundations.- [HERO Part 6] Who Knew Mapping was a Science? Let’s Stand with Science 🧬 in World Health Day! Starting small by looking inward at our daily waste habits and recycling foundations.
Recap: [Virtual] Indonesia, April 26, From Concern to Action: A World Earth Day Special 🌍💧 and World Earth Day 2026: Our Power, Our Planet – Mapping the Heartbeat of a Healthy World 🌍💓 Expanding our view to appreciate and map the ecosystems supporting us.- World Environment Day: Bringing it all together to turn awareness into action with a deep dive into local composting!
As Local Guides and individuals, we can do so much to protect our environment! Every single action contributes to a healthier planet:
Shaping the Map: Adding eco-friendly filters to help others locate sustainable choices.- Guiding the Community: Reviewing and updating local recycling points so our neighborhoods know exactly where to go.
Making Personal Strides: Reducing our own daily personal footprints and waste habits.- Every Contribution Counts: and so on … every single edit, photo, review, or mindful choice we make moves us one step closer to a sustainable future!
Connecting the Dots: HERO and ACCESS
Caring for our green spaces naturally goes hand-in-hand with how we support the people living in them. That is why Green Talk fits so naturally alongside two other ongoing series I’ve been sharing here on Connect, which many of you might already explore:
- The Health Edu Series on Connect (HERO): A space where we look at simple ways to uplift the well-being and health awareness of our communities.
The Accessibility Edu Series (ACCESS): A collaborative effort where we focus on mapping accessible infrastructure so no one gets left behind.
Ultimately, whether we are talking about health, accessibility, or the environment, it all connects back to the same goal: sharing local experiences so we can learn from each other and build better neighborhoods together. 
Keeping the momentum going tonight!
To keep our Green Talk conversations moving forward, we are putting our ideas into tangible action tonight! I am absolutely thrilled to share that our community efforts have been officially registered on the global United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Environment Day platform!
Seeing our Local Guides community activity registered on such a massive global stage is a huge proud moment for all of us. 
You can check in on their official website 
World Environment Day 2026 events and activities
Our special celebratory meet-up with the special guest, a Local Guide from Jakarta, our very own community composting expert! He is the driving force behind rumahhijaunet and will be dropping some serious knowledge on how to do composting at home! 
@Andito_PW is happening tonight! 
It would be an absolute honor to have your unique local perspective there. Let’s hang out, chat casually, and share what we’ve learned along the way. 
Let’s keep sharing, learning, and nurturing a healthier world together in this supportive and energetic community! 
#LetsGuide!
dells 
