WWF And The Living Planet Report

I have grown up with a mindset common to most of humanity, that the world is our property to rule and therefore we must conquer and control it by any means. With this mindset I and most of humanity view the earth as a tool for our satisfaction and a stepping stone to our self-defined greatness. Having read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, I have begun to challenge this belief as he explains this mindset through the concept of Mother Culture. Quinn describes a world of Takers and Leavers. Takers are people who mold the world around them for their own benefit, and Leavers are those who live in harmony with the environment, as part of the ecosystem. For the Takers, Mother Culture maintains a lifestyle that is proven to be unhealthy and self-destructive.

Culture is one of the most relevant elements that can define not only a society but also a country’s cumulative beliefs and system. Often noted as the origins of a country, culture is definitive in the sense that it harbors all the elements that can provide justification on the traditions and norms set by the society for its members. More often than not, the society members follow norms in order to create a harmonious community, and the beliefs and the traditions serve as the poles or grounding rules for each member to follow. Culture is very dynamic in the way that it can change over a variety of foreign influences but what is permanent about it is that original elements about it often lingers with the influences, therefore making it multi-faceted and broad. More importantly, culture serves as an individual and unique trait each society has, and therefore sets it apart from other countries and other societies.

Since the inception of human civilization there have been countless cultures and societies which have helped shape the current world today as we know it. The modern human race dates back more than 200,000 years and in that time frame many cultures have risen to great virtue and success only to deteriorate or cease to exist altogether. First before examining one of these cultures we must know what culture truly means. The Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Culture Center defines culture as a “dynamic social system,” containing the beliefs, behaviors, values and norms of a “specific organization, group, society or other collectivity” learned, shared, internalized, and changeable by all members of the society (Watson, 2010). In

Joel Sartore, photographer, is the main focus in this article. Over the years Sartore has created a collection of photos that he has taken of different species of animals. These animal photos have created a movement that’s goal is to inspire people and get their attention in order to help protect the lives of animals, especially those that are threatened. This organization, Photoark, is pushing the photography of zoo animals in order to get public attention. Animal play a huge role in the balance of our planet. What Joel Sartore is trying to do is save our biodiversity by protecting animals in order to preserve the environment. Throughout the article the author explains the goals of Sartore and explains the Photoark project that is growing wildly to save animals. The awareness of these animals may just be the thing to save them and our planets

Growing up in Switzerland and Oregon, I learned that nature is greatly valued and it is necessary to respect the environment to prevent impending environmental collapse. Living in a society whose morals and ethics include

A second understanding that is fundamental to thinking sociologically is a sensitivity to culture. Culture is the shared knowledge and schemes created by a set of people for perceiving, interpreting, expressing, and responding to the social realities around

Mckibben once again articulates his repetitive view that, “it’s a moral question, finally, if you think we owe any debt to the future.” (748). In many circumstances it is believed that if it had been done to us, we would dislike the generation that did it, just as how we will one day be disliked. The solution given in the essay on how to handle these environmental issues is to start a moral campaign. In other words, “… turn it into a political issue, just as bus boycotts began to make public the issue of race, forcing the system to respond. “ (748). As a part of the overall populist causing these issues, Mckibben understands that the hardest part about starting this moral campaign is identifying a villain to overcome. Briefly

Jane Goodall started the jane Goodall Institution which is dedicated to helping conserve the wild and helping animals.

These issues were explicitly incorporated in WWF’s 1990 Mission Statement, and have framed the organization’s on-the-ground and policy work ever since. Continuing the move from country-based projects to a targeted and more unified approach, WWF developed a global conservation strategy that focused efforts on the world’s most critical ecoregions and in six key areas – species, forest, marine and freshwater conservation, climate change and toxic chemicals. In addition to its long-standing relationships with traditional conservation partners, WWF also began to more actively engage with business and other new partners to promote sustainable resource management.

At just 12 years old, this girl is amazing she addressed a room of delegates and left them all speechless. She was pointing out that the decisions that they are making are going to affect our future and the generations to come. She together with the other girls played as a conscience and a reminder to the world’s decision makers, who their decisions would truly affect.Her six-minute, intensely passionate, personal and a provocative plea not only to the delegates but to us all revealed her fears over the state of the environment and her concerns for the generations to come. Policy makers from around the world gave her a standing ovation and one of them even told her that she made the best speech at the summit, but this conference in Rio happened 25 years ago and the reality is that many things still haven't changed since. And I guess the reason why people listened to her back then in 1992 is that she was young and because she reminded people what truly was at stake. And what truly is at stake. And that is us the youth.

This speech was given in the UN, to tell adults and people all around the world to change their ways of living, save the countless animals dying across the world because they have nowhere left to go, children who are in a poverty and dying from hunger and the next generation that is still yet to come. Severn Suzuki describes the ethos by telling people's her own personal story which claims that the “animals are in danger they are slowly getting extinct”. She is not only speaking for herself and the people who are sitting there, she is speaking for all the people who are living all around the world, present generation and the next generation. She also appeals to pathos by striking straight to the emotions and admitting with all the people who are there “Here you maybe delegates of your government, Business people, organizers, journalist or politicians, but really your mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles and all of you are someone’s child”.

One of the most vigorously debated topics is the issue of sustainability. These include climate change, overpopulation, pollution, and ignorance to the damage being done to the environment. The climate that all living things have come to rely upon is changing because of global warming. Today, sustainability has become a focal point and a significant part of life. Sustainability is defined as the ability to meet current environmental, ecological, economics, social and cultural needs without risking the ability of future generations to meet those same needs. What does the Best American Science Wtg. 2014 teach us about sustainability, and what makes the paradigm shift to a sustainable planet? These different authors explain with example how sustainability can be achieved and also the different points of views that exist. “TV as birth control,” by Fred Pearce, “Why the brain prefers paper,” by Ferris Jabrs, “Bringing them back to life,” by Carl Zimmer and “A race to save the orange by altering its DNA”, by Amy Harmon’s – reveals that cultural sustainability involves efforts to preserve the actual and evasive cultural elements of sociality such as heritage, educational opportunities and public policies, in way that promote environmental, economic and social sustainability.

The World Wide Fund for Nature or WWF for short has worked at reducing our carbon footprint for over 45 years. Even since 1985, the World Wildlife Fund Network has invested over $1.165 billion in more than 11,000 projects. According to the WWF website, their mission is to conserve nature which they are actively doing in 100 countries with 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. There are several ways that everyone can do their part in supporting WWF. Supporters can donate money, adopt a species, or take action and directly help conserve our environment. I am going to discuss WWF’s cause and importance, how they are working to conserve nature, and how all of you can help support the cause.

If we want to pass a living planet on to our children, then we need to realize that our actions matter. WWF is a wonderful organization that is dedicated to preserving the environment and our planet. WWF is different from other environmental protection organizations. What makes WWF so unique is that it is a non-profit organization meaning that all of the money earned goes toward accomplishing their mission. WWF does not even spend a penny on advertisement. They rely on their volunteers to advertise the organization to their friends and families. WWF has been around for a long time. People have known and trusted this organization since 1961. This means that WWF is an old and reliable organization which uses our money wisely. Lastly, this organization offers grants and scholarships to financially challenged high school students who want to attend college and fulfill their dreams. The people who belong to this

There is a myriad of varying definitions for the word ‘culture.’ Instead of defining culture in general terms, it is often defined by how it is related to the environment; and consequently, how it is affected. Culture provides direction, and reason. Throughout history, people have remained stalwart and true to their roots and traditions. However, it has become evident that, with the changing environment, many traditional practices have had to adapt. Climate change is a key component causing this adaptation. Through reflecting upon environmental relativism, and cultural aspects, such as subsistence patterns, economic systems, and religion and world view, it can be concluded that the natural environment influences culture by causing