We are facing one of the biggest challenges in human history, the world is changing in a rhythm without precedents and most of us are unaware of the consequences and the danger we may face. Our behaviour is harming our world, the industry overproduces, over-extracts, over-pollutes and over-wastes to support our wealthy way of living. We have been so inconsequent in these past years, that we have started changing the ocean – which was thought to be far too big to be affected by us.
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ocean is where life started, the most diverse forms of life live there. More
than half of all oxygen that we breathe is from the ocean. It controls the
climate by distributing the heat and the global temperature by absorbing the
heat. Without a healthy ocean, there is no life on Earth. Yet, it is still an
alien in our planet, we put billions into exploring what is out there and we
forgot what our priority should’ve been caring for the ocean.
The Great Barrier Reef, one of the biggest structures made by living beings – seen by space and rich with tremendous beauty – lost 29% of the corals only in 2016, with an average of death in the North region of 67%, equivalent to losing most of the trees between Washington, DC and Maine. However, it isn’t only the Great Barrier Reef that was affected, this is a global massive event which had reduced the coral population to 50% only in 30 years. The responsible for this massive death event is the rise of 2ºC in the average temperature of the ocean due to global warming, related to the release of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Nevertheless,
we still can stop these changes and slow the pace of the devastation, we have
the power, the resources, and the capacity to do it. Simple behaviours such as
using more public transport or walking instead of using the car would have a
significant difference in CO2 emissions, buying time for living
organisms to adapt to the new climate changes and for us to find new solutions.
Sustainability
is not a utopia, it is a need.
Sustainability is the new salvation.
I based my post on two documentaries, Mission Blue and Chasing Coral bout a Netflix original Documentary. I strongly recommend you to watch it, the images are shocking! The links are the following:
- Mission Blue -> https://www.netflix.com/lu/title/70308278;
- Chasing Coral -> https://www.netflix.com/lu/title/80168188;
Thank you for reading! :)
We say Human kind has learned more about the space than it knows about the deep ocean. However, we still manage to "break" and damage whatever we can. It's sad and it'll probably lead us to a point of no turning back.
ReplyDeleteFilipa
One of the major causes for the increasing temperature of the oceans began in the 19th century, where it took place the industrial revolution. By 1840, this historical marker had ended, however, it was here that it all went down the drain.
ReplyDeleteOn one hand, the industrial revolution was highly important for the evolution of technology. On the other hand, it managed to kick off all of the issues that we have nowadays.
Our society has to pull their heads out of the gutter and start looking at our planet with different eyes. We have to try and revert all the bad that was already done and give Earth some love.
Márcia
This article shows how important it is to deal with environmental problems, especially the big issue of our oceans getting worse. Humans are causing a lot of damage by making too much stuff and polluting too much. This is not just hurting the sea creatures but also putting our whole planet at risk. The loss of coral reefs, like the Great Barrier Reef, is a big example of how everything in nature is connected, and when one thing gets hurt, it affects everything else. But even though things seem tough, there's still hope. If we start being more careful about how we live and make choices that are better for the environment, we can make a difference.
ReplyDeleteIt's a reminder that taking care of the Earth isn't just a nice idea—it's something we have to do to keep life going on our planet.
Margarida
It is sad to see such a rich environment such as the Great Barrier Reef being destroyed because of Humanity's greedy overproduction and careless pollution. But sadly, unless many things change and Humans acknowledge that they need to change their way of life, which is unlikely, very few things will change and the loss of such big Habitats is, unfortunately, almost inevitable.
ReplyDeleteDavid.
Sustainability can start in our homes with simple actions such as saving energy, water and reducing food waste and choosing for ecological products. If everyone does their part, we will take a big step forward.
ReplyDeleteThe sustainability of the oceans is fundamental to the health of the planet and depends on all of us. Today's oceans face threats such as pollution, overfishing and global warming. That's why it's more important than ever to promote ocean sustainability by protecting marine ecosystems, reducing plastic and other forms of pollution, and supporting responsible fishing practices.
ReplyDeleteWe as society must ensure coherence between industrial, comercial, populational, and environmental policies for an sustainable growth. An climate-neutral and circular economy, where the products and materials are maintained for as long as possible and recycle waste. The balance between raw material, production, consumption is our goal.
ReplyDeleteNP
All of us must to be more conscious about the future of our planet and try not to destroy the best it has to give us. Every day many animals and other species of living beings tend to disappear from our planet and will never return. All of them are very important for the ecosystem. Mainly in the ocean.
ReplyDeleteHowever, most of us forget that if we destroy the ocean there is no life on earth, because it started there and the most diverse forms of life live on the ocean.
Nevertheless, even if we think it's a simple behavior, it represents everything for our future and we still can stop these changes and we have the capacity to do it.
Life exists all over the planet and the most important thing is to protect everything and everyone, so that we can live in harmony.
See the link below for information on sustainability applied to hotels.
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