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RESOURCES DEPLETION IN IVORY COAST |
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Ivory Coast, a western African country is not away from the resources depletion noticed today in the world. The country is losing several resources which the life of today and tomorrow of its population depends on. The worse is that it is the most vital ones which are disappearing. Which resources are going at extinction today in Ivory Coast? What efforts can be done to replenish the resources which we are losing today? In Ivory Coast the first resource which will certainly no longer exist in the ten upcoming years is the forest. In 1960, we were at 16 million hectares of forest in the country, but today we are at less than 2 million hectares of forest. This lost of the forest is seriously affecting people life like non productivity of crops therefore increasing poverty and hunger among the populations. The second major resource which is disappearing is water. In fact, the rain falling which highly depends on the forest is becoming scarce is many regions of the country. For in the northern, East-northern and West-northern parts of the country, it is almost impossible to get rain during one month in the year. Thirdly, there are several animal species which are becoming difficult to find. For example, the Elephants, the Rhinos and other species are disappearing at a high rate. And this affects the biodiversity of our nature. Therefore, we can still do something to avoid complete resources depletion in the nearest future. Due to the fact that every citizen will undergo the consequences of resources depletion, it is important to notify that despite our status in the community, we are all called to take action. As governors of the country, the government should restlessly get engaged in protecting resources. For example, the government can create more national parks to protect the species in danger. The government should also forbid totally corporate to stop cutting trees. Also, those corporate which have the license to cut tress shall plant one tree to replace each tree cut down. Finally, the government should encourage corporate to fulfill their societal responsibilities by investing mainly in the environment. In addition, civil society actors whatever their field of action should dedicate a time to the protection of the environment through at least sensitization activities. Individuals have to take care of their own environment where they live and use responsibly the resources they have access to. A national campaign about planting tree and taking care of planted tree should be organized each year by NGOs, environmental youth activists and the government. |
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Posted 03-02-2018 18:40
thanks for sharing
Posted 03-02-2018 18:39
good article
Posted 03-02-2018 18:39
Frederic, thank you for your report. It is a terrible fact that even Ivory Coast is having a trouble with the depletion of resources. What you have mentioned, what the government can do, are definitely some of the things to be done to deal with resources depletion. Why don't you pick one of the good examples of how a specific country dealt with the issue and tell us about it.
Posted 04-08-2017 01:04
I have once heard that Africa is facing deforestation and turns out, its right( We should find a sustainable solution for this
Posted 01-08-2017 21:14
Hi Frederic! Thanks for sharing informative report on resource depletion. Deforestation has huge and wide range of impacts in human life as well as our ecosystem. I strongly agree with that all bodies should take its own responsibility to improve the situation!
Posted 31-07-2017 19:41
Deforestation is being experienced in a lot of African countries. The need for infrastructure and economic advancement in Africa is causing African governments to sacrifice their forests for foreign investment. This trend needs to stop. We need to find a way to attract investments, without destroying our natural resources. Thanks for addressing this important issue.
Posted 28-07-2017 23:13
You are right Fredric,. Deforestation has to stop and national level tree plantations carried out to recover the forests. As I understand, Ivory Coast is a resource rich area, with the highest biodiversity in West Europe, with over 1,200 animal species and 4,700 plant species. The people and the government should work hand in hand to preserve and conserve this unique biodiversity of the region.
Posted 27-07-2017 13:11
In the name of advancement we cannot sacrifice forest, i really agree on all of your points, hope Ivory Coast will be greenery with the work from different NGOs and youth groups.
Posted 26-07-2017 10:32
Agree with you that all the stakeholders-governments, corporates and citizens have to act mindfully, plant more trees, protect the existing ones and consume resources optimally. Resource efficiency and Zero wastage should the guiding principle of our lives.Thanks for the report.
Posted 26-07-2017 00:10
Because of modernization, we are sacrificing our forest 😞
Posted 25-07-2017 20:28