Tag: Environment

10 International Environmental Institutions You Need to Know

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Being an environmentalist will not make you alone. In this world, there are many institutions that keep moving to prevent environmental damage from getting worse. The presence of these institutions is a blessing in itself for the continuity of life in this world.

Environmental damage has long been a concern of mankind. Humans worry that the environment is getting badly damaged, but they never fast damage it and don’t take care of it. Luckily, there is an institution that has donated itself to take care of the environment.

If you are interested in becoming a “hero” for the environment and feel that if you dive into it you will be alone. No need to worry or doubt, because these 10 largest international institutions or organizations can make my spirit thrive.

  • Greenpeace

This organization, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands is one of the most popular in the world and is considered the toughest against environmental destroyers. Especially with regard to environmental damage due to various pollution that threaten survival.

  • National Geographic Society

Founded in 1888, this institution or organization is one of the largest and most well-known environmental organizations in the world. The institution is very active and has even been involved countless times in environmental preservation. Never stop campaigning around the world to prevent further environmental damage.

  • World Wildlife Fund [WWF]

Environmentalists must be familiar and familiar with the organization with the panda logo. There are around 5 million members worldwide. The concentration of this institution is the preservation of animals from extinction. Imagine, what would this world be like if all the animals became extinct.

  • National Wildlife Federation

In 1938 Jay Darling founded this Society in America. And until now there are more than 4 million members. The most important activity is the preservation of animals.

  • Rainforest Action Network [RAN]

The board of directors is relatively small for an international organization, only 43 people, but volunteers number in the thousands. They focus on environmental campaigns and receive praise from various media as smart organizations in preserving the environment as a whole.

  • The Nature Conservancy

I do not know what inspired Richard Pough in 1951 so he founded this Institute in Virginia, America. This institution focuses more on environmental campaigns by utilizing online media, such as social media, blogs, and digital applications that are easily accessible in this millennial era.

  • Worldwatch Institute

Since its establishment in 1974, this institution has always been a reference for government policymakers, civil society, businessmen, and also academics. It is one of the world’s largest organizations for respect for the environment, its services, and research, which spread news online to more than 100 countries.

  • Forest Stewardship Council [FSC]

This organization is the largest in 46 countries. FSC often helps companies, governments, and residents in protecting forests from destruction. FSC has received many awards for its activities in the field of forest conservation.

  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]

This institute is run by hundreds of scientists to research climate change. They are very active in solving various problems regarding pollution due to fuel misuse.

  • Friends of The Earth

This institution carries out more programs related to human health, animals, plants, land, water, and air and focuses on stopping global warming which is one of the threats to the environment today.

So, those are the 10 largest institutions in the world whose focus is the environment. Of course, environmental institutions are not just those 10, there are many, which will make you feel less alone if you throw yourself into actions to care for the environment.

The Beauty, Real Picture If Garbage in the Sea is Breathing

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The sea without human intervention is heaven. That is, if heaven is described as full of beauty , then the natural sea is also like that.
Then how about the sea in 2050? You may answer them; Horrible. That is when referring to the predictions of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum in a publication entitled The New Plastics Economy in 2016.

By 2050, according to the prediction, there will be more plastic waste in the sea than fish. The light nature of plastic makes it possible to reach the sea quickly, even if it is dumped on top of a mountain.

When it reaches the sea, plastic can become smaller, only 5 mm in size. This mini size is known as microplastics.Currently, microplastics have been found in human blood.

Some of the plastics do not only become inhabitants of the sea but also become inhabitants of the stomachs of marine life. Is plastic waste that terrible if it reaches the sea, yes it is.

Who is behind the plastic pouring into the sea? The answer is not animals or plants, but humans. The most perfect creature created and has intelligence.

So, intelligence is what brought humans to discover plastic. The findings were initially predicted and glorified as a savior for the environment.

Disastrous savior

The existence of plastic aims to reduce packaging made of paper. Paper made from wood, the more massively used, the thinner the wood on earth.

That’s why when John Wesley Hyatt invented synthetic polymers in 1869. It was considered a solution to save the earth. However, as time moves on, plastic, which was originally a savior for the environment or the earth, has become a disaster. But the waste, especially the plastic waste that we throw away in Pascal Schelbli’s imagination and creativity, becomes a new life in the sea. The trash turned into living things.

Pascal Schelbli demonstrates just that in an animated short film called The Beauty. Where trash transforms into living things in the ocean replacing real fish, seaweed and coral.

At first, the short film, which was produced in 2019, did not show the horrors of plastic waste in the sea. Instead, we will find fish swimming happily, changing faces into flip flops, seaweed turning into plastic straws, and plastic spoons turning into coral.

Not only that, but spectators will also find eels from used tires swimming around. Pufferfish are made of plastic air bubbles, and plastic bottles turn into fish and plastic bags turn into jellyfish.

What Pascal Schelbli displays in his short film more or less describes sea conditions in 2050 which are predicted to produce more waste, especially plastic than fish.

Garbage breathes

The animated short film does highlight the issue of pollution in the oceans. The Beauty is a poetic journey across the ocean, which is astonishing and disgusting, which illustrates that the trash in the sea is not dead—they breathe.

“Sometimes I feel numb and helpless on the topic of marine pollution. So, I have an idea of what if plastic could be integrated into marine life? Apparently, this simple dream can actually be achieved. Through sweat, tears and the help of an extraordinary team, this (project) is something to be proud of and I want to share it with the whole world,” Schelbli told Bored Panda.

For those who watch the short film, it is possible that it will give birth to feelings of guilt because they have disposed of their trash irresponsibly.

Even though the duration of the animated short film is only 4:13 minutes, it takes up to 20 months in total to be made.

In making The Beauty, Schelbli was not alone, he was assisted by 9 core crew members. The crew came from Schelbli’s colleagues at film school. If in total there are 20 people involved in the film.“Through this film, I can inject a hidden influence on someone who watches The Beauty. So far I haven’t gotten any negative feedback. When someone tells me they cried after watching this film, I’m really impressed,” he explained. Anyway, green friend, The beauty has won the 2020 Student Academy Award.