The Role Of Environmental Volunteering Opportunities In Dealing With The Climate Crisis
We are going through tumultuous times when it has become more critical than ever to be more considerate and mindful of our environment’s needs. Our environment is what our entire surroundings are made up of. Even though every tiny organism is not visible to the naked eye, the environment has more contributions to our well-being than we give it credit for. This makes it paramount to acknowledge the presence and importance of environmental volunteering and how this will help in bettering our environment in the long run.
We are all well aware of how the destruction of nature has a direct impact on the climate. Our actions are causing the earth to heat up faster than we ever imagined. However, by being a part of green volunteering, there are certain small steps that you can begin with that will bring big changes in how our environment is taken care of.
Benefits of Green Volunteering:
1. Protection of forest cover and ecosystems
As a participant of environmental volunteering – your foremost job is to actively promote the need to protect our ecosystems that make up the majority portion of the environment. Rivers, oceans, forest covers and wetlands – they all are responsible for controlling climate change and hence need to be protected. Forests help absorb carbon, while wetlands are responsible for absorbing excess amount of water generated from floods. If these elements of ecosystems are not protected, then the climate crisis will soon reach a breaking point.
2. Support sustainable practices
Choosing sustainable eating habits is extremely important. As mentioned in an assessment paper by FAO, the meat industry is responsible for 15-18% of greenhouse gas emissions. We all are aware of how these greenhouse gases are the perpetrators of the climate crisis. Therefore, going for local producers and greener and sustainable eating practices is a start to controlling the release of such emissions, which is harmful to the climate.
3. Choose the use of green energy
As the world is developing, there are better options to choose for energy productions. The amount of global emissions from energy production is strategically increasing in our country. Therefore you must opt for sustainable practices such as solar energy, wind energy, oceanic or even geothermal modes of energy that help curb the impact of global emissions that are harmful to the climate crisis.
4. Short-lived climate pollutants can be beneficial
As mentioned in a blog by AIDA, carbon dioxide is the most toxic and long-lasting greenhouse gas in the environment. However, there are certain short-lived climate pollutants such as ozone, black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons and methane who also have a part to play in climate change with as much as 40% of carbon emissions that propagate global warming. However, unlike carbon dioxide, which exists in the air for a much longer time causing the climate crisis, these short-lived climate pollutants can be effectively mitigated a lot sooner, thus reducing the chances of climate destruction.
In Conclusion
With solid technology and analytics to present facts and figures on the importance of taking care of our environment, green volunteering is the need of the hour. It is our duty as well as our responsibility to actively come together and make sure that our environment is well taken care of as it is the biggest part of our living habitat. Without a healthy environment, all life on planet earth is in jeopardy, and it is up to us to undo the havoc we have wreaked on Mother Nature.
