The young environmental activist Francisco Vera Manzanares will share his efforts at the Infanta Leonor Auditorium (Los Cristianos), at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, in a meeting with 560 6th grade students from schools Luis Álvarez Cruz (Las Galletas), El Fraile, Chayofa-La Camella, Valle San Lorenzo, La Estrella, Buzanada, Oscar Dominguez, Playa de the Americas and Perez de Valero. In addition to reflecting on climate change, he will present the work he is developing to create a network of environmental schools around the world.
The act is part of the ninth edition of Arona SOS Atlántico, where he will share the messages of the book What is Climate Change?, illustrated by Lwillys Tafur, in which he explains what it is and how it affects this great environmental problem.
The environmentalist leader is, at the age of 13, a member of the United Nations Commission on the Rights of the Child. The way of talking about her, clearly and effectively, and of connecting with minors and adults, has made Vera Manzanares a referent disseminator and very present in the media. In this sense, El Gran Wyoming decided a few months ago, after interviewing him, to include the young activist in El Intermedio, where he carries out the El Niño y la Tierra section.
From the hand of Arona SOS Atlantic Festival, Francisco Vera Manzanares was able to approach, in the 2021 edition, the marine wealth of the canary waters and learned about the importance of cetaceans for the oceans and life on the planet, since they are “walking purifiers” of the air, due to their ability to generate plankton and eliminate CO2.
The young activist has endorsed the motto of this ninth edition of the festival, Ballenas de Vida, in keeping with the always optimistic spirit that Vera Manzanares adopts when facing the defense of the environment.
Arona SOS Atlántico delves into the role of the arts and cultural and creative activities and processes in sustainability, especially in the oceans and seas.
