The United nations summit on sustainable development is happening in Rio De Janeiro
World leaders, Representatives of all nations and the most diverse participants from different parts of in the world are united discuss one thing; Our Planet. How to continue to develop and the progress being less harmful to our planet.
The event is called Rio +20 because it marks the 20th anniversary of similar event in Rio 20 years ago.
And what have we learnt from the first summit 20 years ago All the discussions, ideas, promises from World leaders one question; What has happened to preserve our planet? How serious was it taken? What actions were taken?
Following a Brazilian journalist who is blogging from the event a simple idea caught my attention; a simple idea that can change the whole world environment and it can start as from now; not having to be decided by world leaders but by us, human beings like you and me. The idea is; Think Green. Don't print paper. Email instead. Don't send couriers on their motorbikes out to deliver a single piece of document (diminishing street traffics, pollution etc..). Re-use, re-utilize things as many times as you can.
I know there are so many and many companies out there that work with the logo; 'Don't print this email, save a tree' - and many other logos - I know there are so many programs of recycling everywhere though...Do we really think Green? Do we really do our very best? In my building for example; our housekeeper was saying yesterday; I don't know why you bother recycling. When I go to the rubbish downstairs to throw the garbage I realise that no one else in the building use the correct bins. True. Shame.
For experience I come from a massive mega city (Over 20 million people inhabitants) and every rainy season (and I am talking about tropical storm rain) the city has several floods. Floods everywhere that affect millions of people. Main cause? The main cause is rubbish that is thrown in the streets! And You would believe the population, the people would learn after their first horrible flooding experience? No! The flooding problems go on and on for years! And the people continue to throw rubbish anywhere, everywhere....
Sometimes we know the right. But it seems like it's time to educate our neighbors (my case in my building) that we need to change otherwise consequences will catch up somehow at some point.
Anyway... The planet is our home and we got to change our mentality
The guardian has a dedicate page with blogs and articles all about the Rio +20 summit here
