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TheFrogisConnectedtotheAppleisConnectedtoYou
Published 19th October 2010 - 8 comments - 577 views -
Thefrogisconnectedtothesparrowisconnectedtotheappleisconnectedtotheoakisconnectedtothetunaisconnectdtothesquirelisconnectedtoyou.
With a climate that changes both because human exploitation and natural causes, there's no wonder our biodiversity is affected: some birds lay eggs earlier than usual every upcoming year, some others no longer migrate because the year round temperatures are warm enough to make them keep their grounds and preserve their nests, mammal species come out of hibernation earlier, a 50cm rise in the sea level would cause tortoises to lose the Caribbean beach they use as homes in the nesting season and so on.
Changes in the migration behavior, distribution and other long term effects that could be related to half of the current species extinction can't be solved unless people reduce greenhouse emissions drastically. In order to find a response and discuss possible solutions to this ardent matter, the European Comission's annual environmental meeting during Green Week (1-4 June 2010) focused on biodiversity.
More details about the event and Green Week's video sessions are available here.
Anyway, revenons à nos moutons, turning biodiversity perspectives into an important point of the policy maker's agenda is great, but it's not enough as good practices start at the individual level and raising citizen awareness in order to educate the public and expand the need to protect our biodiversity becomes at least as important. Back in June, an ad campaign a love story was circulated around the internet.
This is the story:
A month before Cancun, we should remember that climate change is not just about us humans (although it's always reduced to us). It's also about birds and bees, bears and badgers, berries and bluebells. We can't let the issue of biodiversity become a secondary matter because we are all in this together.
*Read more on the relations between biodiversity, climate change and culture in one of Hussam Hussein's articles on Th!nk 3 platform.
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I love this love story. I saw this on http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/ You have right, that is not just about us, but many people thinking just on myself.
I followed Th!nk3 but missed the article you mention, let me know the link and I can edit my post to include it here, too.
And yeah, I agree people are selfish - but I don’t think being selfish is the problem, I think being ‘blind’ is. If you’re selfish, it means that, in theory, you’d do everything possible (including saving other species) to save yourself. But if you’re blind, you can’t see the big picture - how all species are interconnected and how much we depend of one another.
I can’t find it
Sorry…
You have right with selfish and blind terms… But what can we do, people to see? This video?
Thanks for taking the time to search for that post and for both your comments.
To answer your question, I believe in individual awareness a lot. When all you can work with is knowledge, you can start by telling your friends what you know, and they can tell their own friends and family and so on. I’m not saying this will save the world, or quickly solve the climate issues, but I can guarantee it’s going to make some changes at least locally, within your community.
A local NGO here does exactly this - holds free environmental workshops, gathers volunteers to plant trees and always shares a little bit more info about sustainable development, climate risks and other similar issues. And guess what? People who would otherwise be completely ignorant, open eyes and start to be more careful, begin to recycle and reuse what they can from their household and even tell their neighbors to do the same.
As long as you believe in what you do and you’re persistent, something will change. As for the video - it’s doing its little share, too, because it reaches out to the large internet community and makes us discuss, debate and seek for better solutions while pursuing with acting individually.
Hi Adela,
thanks for your post. As you said, not only humans will be affected by climate change, but also biodiversity. Have a look to my post on the specific case of the biodiversity of the Rift Valley: http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think4/post/help_the_biodiversity_of_the_great_rift_valley
as well as to my other post on the relation between climate change, biodiversity, and local cultures: http://development.thinkaboutit.eu/think3/post/wanna_save_local_cultures_and_local_languages_then_preserve_biodiversity
@Hussam I knew it! I thought that this video was in one of your articles.
@Hussam - Thanks for the comment. I’ve linked back to your related post.
Thanks Adela!