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by Bwalya Bwalya | 02-03-2018 06:35
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Biodiversity loss is one of the huge environmental problems faced in Zambia. There exists the challenge of illegal wildlife poarching as well as trade. This is because the majority of people especially those living in rural areas are very poor and unemployed. This therefore moves them to look for easier means of income generation. Laws about poarching are not very strict and punishment for law breakers is not stiff enough so people do not fear to be found wanting. With the come of the rains, our electricity generation company : ZESCO, often cuts electricity supply when rains are heavy and also just in order to save energy at times. This makes people to cut down trees in order to have energy needed for domestic purposes. Excess trees are sold out as charcoal and also as timber to furniture companies. The act of cutting down of trees minus replacement is a huge problem as it not only displaces so many animals and insects that live in trees, reduces the availability of trees that can be used for medicinal purposes but also makes areas less fertile as trees help store nutrients on the earth. Amongst the resources Zambia is blessed with is an abundant water supply that is from rivers, lakes as well as wetlands. However, the biodiversity in these water bodies face threats such as pollution, poor fishing methods, overfishing but to mention afew. People who are the closest to nature in terms of food security, medicinal products or protection from natural hazards are the ones that suffer the most because of biodiversity loss. And most of the time such people are the poorest and these do not have people to stand up for them. I personally feel many people destroy the environment out of ignorance. They do not understand how certain habits they have affect ecosystems. Environmental programmes as well as adverts must be produced so as to educate people about environmental issues, their effects and what each of us can do in order to conserve our resources. With knowledge comes responsibility. Our ecosystems are changing at a very high rate and we cannot afford to just sit back, relax and assume everything will be alright. We as youths need to be the change we wish to see in our communities.
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8 Comments
@Gyeongrin thank you.. This calls for alot of work on our part. We just cant allow people to live in ignorance because at the end of he day, we will all suffer the effects of destructive habits on our planet. 'An inch of movement is better than a million intentions of action.'
Posted 05-03-2018 08:42
Hi Bwalya! I think you are very right about the biodiversity problem. People do lack the information about biodiversity, and this is a big problem. When a tree is cut down, it affects the environment more than what people commonly expect. Every insects and animals that used to live there lose their habitat, and if this continues, it might even affect the food chain. Also, as your report says, less nutrient can be stored in the soil and trees come to shortage when they are actually really needed. Therefore, I agree that education should be done form an early age so that people could be more aware of this problem! Thanks for this great report :)
Posted 04-03-2018 22:57
@Rosa thanks.. you are so right about that: children must be taught from infancy how to jealously guard this planet and how doing the opposite can not only affect this generation, but the future generation as well. Children have creative minds and as such would eventually find innovative ways to get rid of some of the environmental problems faced.
Posted 03-03-2018 17:23
Education should be placed to a child's mind already about the possible threats to the environment as well. As the youth and children stand in the forefront of the future. I think we'll do well, if not better, to lessen the gap between the ignorant rich and the uneducated poor. Good report!
Posted 03-03-2018 09:09
@Dyah you are so right about that.
let's give this our best shoot.
Posted 03-03-2018 06:11
Couldn't agree more! It reminds us that there's a lot to lose if we don't step up our conservation efforts.
Posted 02-03-2018 15:15
@Kushal thanks.. you are right about that. We are not supposed to wait for the government or stakeholders to rise to the challenge. We ought to take the first step ourselves for we only have one earth and as such, should jealously guard it.
Posted 02-03-2018 13:58
Awareness campaigns should be provided among all people about biodiversity. Good report @Bwalya .
Posted 02-03-2018 13:13