RSPB NI launch online pop-up store with a difference
Grocery shops of the future will look very different
Last updated 7th Jul 2021
RSPB NI, as part of the leading charity’s Revive Our World campaign, has launched an online pop-up store with a difference, taking members of the public on a unique shopping journey.
Check out ‘The InConvenience Store’, a free online shop, which shows a future in which nature has collapsed, our skies have fallen silent and entire cities have disappeared under rising sea levels.
Stocking everyday essentials such as sandbags and fresh air canisters, The InConvenience Store paints a bleak picture of what our world would look like without nature and the essential services it provides. This includes clean air and drinking water, flood defences, productive soils to grow food, and a home for wildlife.
This campaign certainly makes a statement! As a region without its own climate laws, Northern Ireland sits in 229th place out of 240 countries for the amount of nature it has left.
The charity is calling on the public to visit The ‘InConvenience’ Store and send a free basket of products to political leaders in Northern Ireland to demonstrate that now is the time to take action and forge a better future.
John Martin, Head of Policy and Advocacy at RSPB NI, commented, "Without nature, instead of fresh vegetables, meat and dairy, honey and fruit, supermarket essentials will include cans of breathable air, precious bottles of unpolluted drinking water and sandbags to protect our homes from constant flooding.
"The InConvenience Store is really a stunt designed to get people in Northern Ireland to think about just how crucial it is to care for the environment in which we live.
"We need everyone’s help to spread the word and are encouraging the public to visit the store and send a free basket to Northern Ireland’s leaders. We want them to match their words with action by committing to targets in law to save nature at every level of government, delivering against their New Decade New Approach commitments and demonstrating that Northern Ireland can be bold and ambitious in securing a climate-safe and nature rich future."
If you'd like to get involved, visit the online pop-up store rspb.org.uk/reviveourworld
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