ough there is a common understanding that climate change is a global issue, the ability to adapt
these policies to individual nations is crucial. Creating and maintaining national parks is a means
by which we may battle climate change in
a manner specific to unique geographical
and sovereign systems around the world.
In countries such as Peru and Ghana, there
exists an overwhelming need for the
creation and protection of national lands and
waterways. Support in the form of human resources, technology, and public-private partnership
must be part of the solutions considered. In this way we may protect what we have not yet lost, and
secure the survival of the world's irreplaceable natural resources.
Prevention and adaptation is just the beginning of our responsibility to our earth - we must also
restore what has been destroyed and heal what has been damaged. By establishing conservation
foundations along with reforestation and land reclamation programs we can turn back excess
urbanization and co-exist in a more sustainable manner. Existing reforestation programs, such as
the National Integrated Protected Areas System in the Philippines, provide a solid foundation that
could be extended to reclaim abandoned or unused urban territory. Countries such as Australia
and Taiwan have similar policies (Conservation Volunteers Australia, National Reserve System,
20 Million Trees Program, etc, etc) on which other countries can model solutions, meeting their
unique needs.
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"All the countries of the world have to
come together to resolve issues. No
nation can choose to be indifferent."
Yadavindra Public School - Patalia, India
