Tuesday, May 26, 2009

What is currently being done to address the problem? Is it working? What progress has been made?



People are beginning to take action into solving the issue of habitat destruction in several ways. Many citizens are offering to monitor the environment around their homes by reporting water quality and any damage being done to the land around them. By providing this information, policy makers are able to identify the causes and find more solutions to prevent any more damage to the environment. Policy makers have limited land use, created marine reserves and approved and banned fishing in certain areas to slow the destruction that is being done to the environment.
Many organizations are currently working to ensure that the planet is healthy by conserving its natural habitats. Organizations like World Wildlife Fund and the National Wildlife Federation help to preserve species that are becoming endangered due to habitat destruction and loss. Many animals lose their homes from natural causes as well as causes influenced by humans every year. These organizations step in to help and take action in caring for our earth and its creatures. Other organizations like the Wilderness Society and the Environmental Defense focus on the well-being of the earth’s ecosystems. They try to set good examples as to how stewards of the earth should really be. Through their work, the Wilderness Society passed the Wilderness Act that protected at least 107 million acres of nature around the world.



Sources:
"About Us | The Wilderness Society." Homepage | The Wilderness Society. 31 May 2009 .

"Habitat Conservation - MarineBio.org." MarineBio.org - Marine Biology, Ocean Life Conservation, Sea creatures, Biodiversity, Oceans research... 31 May 2009 .

4 comments:

  1. I choose planting varieties of trees, plants, shrubs and perrenials on our land at our home. this helps attract small animals and birds into the newly created, and ever expanding, habitat. We also maintain over 50 birdhouses, 6 bat houses, man made perches and other structures in and about our landscaping. Water source, ground and hanging Feeders, are an important part of sustaining and luring birds to your habitat. Also as a result is bug control by the birds. To cut down on spray chemicals for weeds, i put down additional mulch.
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  2. We are definitely a HUGE recycle family! We recycle everything from paper, plastic, oil and have paid extra to have two yard debris containers. Love the website girls!

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  3. Thank you for this informative blog. Another way help ensure that forests around the world being protected is to use our consumer purchasing power. When you buy paper and wood products, make those purchases from businesses that source products from forests that have been third-party certified as being sustainably managed. There are several credible third-party certification programs that you can seek out in the stores where you shop. They include the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) http://www.sfiprogram.org, the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) http://www.treefarmsystem.org and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) http://www.fsc.org. If the store that you shop at does not carry certified paper or wood, they ask them to start or find a store that does carry these products. Together we can make a difference for our forests.

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