Although I did not get a chance to go into talks with WWF, I have decided that I could still advertise a cause just as noble, only much, much smaller. In collaboration with Wanadri, a prolific environmental activism group in Indonesia, a group of people are currently working to replenish an area just south of Bandung, West Java, called Cicalengka, which is soon expecting to gain a status as a national park.
Back in its heyday, it was a lush forest and a thriving ecosystem. However, years of deforestation and over-hunting (deer was one of the most prominent species that had lived in the area) had devastated the area, leaving its future in the balance. Now, with the replenishment program being set in motion, the forest area of Cicalengka is on its way back. Tree adoption programs have been set and environmental seminars and activities have been organised in the area to promote awareness. Visitors can even stay in the reserve in treehouses in the middle of the forest (the houses are made of recycled wood, so no worries there). It's still going to take a lot of time, effort and external support, but hopefully, the area will make it.
Sunday 30 May 2010
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Hello, Welcome and Thank You
You may be wondering why I'm already thanking you in the title of the first post. Well, by visiting this blog, you have shown that you care, not only about our rainforests, but also for the future of the planet.
It is said that, at today's rate of deforestation, all of the world's rainforests will have been depleted by 2060, thereby depriving millions upon millions of animals of their natural habitat and sending the Earth into complete and utter chaos. Of course, it is not just the animals and plants that will be affected - the effects of this will get to us humans, too. Let's take a look at the Amazon Rainforest as an example: it generates a whopping 25% of the planet's oxygen. If that alone were to be wiped out, we would have a major influx of CO2 that would normally be converted into oxygen lingering in the atmosphere. More CO2 means more greenhouse gases; and more greenhouse gases mean an even hotter planet. Most living organisms, let alone humans, aren't equipped for that kind of terrain.
With all that said, all hope is not lost - we just need to start combating this issue as united and as urgently as possible if we were to have any chance of succeeding. This is my contribution. I know that I'm just a 15 year old with not much of an influence on the world, but I plan to include some bigger names to help me out with this project (I will be talking to WWF Indonesia about the possibility of mutual sponsorship). Hopefully, this will all work out and we can all find a way to pitch in so the world can last for a lot longer than just 2060.
Again, hello, welcome and thank you,
Adhit
Click here if you'd like to find out more about the importance of rainforests.
It is said that, at today's rate of deforestation, all of the world's rainforests will have been depleted by 2060, thereby depriving millions upon millions of animals of their natural habitat and sending the Earth into complete and utter chaos. Of course, it is not just the animals and plants that will be affected - the effects of this will get to us humans, too. Let's take a look at the Amazon Rainforest as an example: it generates a whopping 25% of the planet's oxygen. If that alone were to be wiped out, we would have a major influx of CO2 that would normally be converted into oxygen lingering in the atmosphere. More CO2 means more greenhouse gases; and more greenhouse gases mean an even hotter planet. Most living organisms, let alone humans, aren't equipped for that kind of terrain.
With all that said, all hope is not lost - we just need to start combating this issue as united and as urgently as possible if we were to have any chance of succeeding. This is my contribution. I know that I'm just a 15 year old with not much of an influence on the world, but I plan to include some bigger names to help me out with this project (I will be talking to WWF Indonesia about the possibility of mutual sponsorship). Hopefully, this will all work out and we can all find a way to pitch in so the world can last for a lot longer than just 2060.
Again, hello, welcome and thank you,
Adhit
Click here if you'd like to find out more about the importance of rainforests.
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