Over the past centuries, mankind has committedunprecedented technological breakthrough. There are technologies that can significantly change the world. If earlier the human impact on nature could not upset the fragile ecological balance, then new ingenious inventions allowed him to achieve this regrettable result. As a result, many species of animals were destroyed, many living creatures are on the verge of extinction, large-scale climatic changes are beginning on Earth.
The results of human activity causesuch an enormous damage to the environment that more and more people are beginning to worry about the future of our planet. The result of the growing concern was the numerous public conservation organizations. Today, they conduct their activities everywhere, monitor the preservation of the unique natural heritage, bringing together millions of enthusiasts across the globe. But this was not always the case, a long way was made by the pioneers of the environmental movement to achieve the current state of affairs.
Началом создания международного экологического Community can be considered the year 1913, when the first International Conference on Nature Protection was held in Switzerland. It was attended by 18 countries, but the meeting was purely scientific in nature, without suggesting any action to protect the environment. After 10 years, the first International Congress on Nature Protection is held in Paris. Then in Belgium opened the International Bureau for the Protection of Nature. However, it did not attempt to somehow influence the ecological situation in the world, but simply collected statistical data on reserves and environmental legislation.
Then, in 1945, the Organization was createdUnited Nations, which has taken environmental cooperation between nations to a whole new level. In 1948, a special department was created at the UN - the International Council for the Protection of Nature. It was he who was responsible for the international partnership in the protection of the environment. Scientists suddenly began to realize that it was impossible to solve environmental problems at the level of one country, because an ecosystem is a delicate mechanism, full of unobvious, intricate interrelations. A change in the natural balance in one place of the planet can catastrophically affect other, seemingly very distant places. The need for a joint solution of environmental problems has become apparent.
In the future, the international environmental protection becameone of the most important topics for discussion at major scientific and cultural events. In 1972, a UN conference on the environment was held in Sweden, in which 113 countries participated. It was at this event that the foundations of the modern conservation movement were laid. This day has become an international holiday - World Environment Day.
Then in the ecological movement came the yearsstagnation, when environmental protection organizations began to receive less and less funding, and the popularity of their ideas began to decline. But in the early 1980s, the situation began to change for the better, resulting in the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil. This event took place in Rio de Janeiro and continued the work begun in Sweden. The conference adopted the basic concepts affecting the theme of the further harmonious development of mankind. The model of sustainable development considered in Rio offers a completely new look at the further development of human civilization. It assumes controlled development within certain limits in order not to harm the environment. The conference in Brazil outlined the activities of conservation organizations to the present day.
Today, society is greatly alarmedchanges in ecology caused by human activity. Many countries have passed a series of laws that control pollution, and organizations such as Greenpeace or the World Wide Fund for Nature have won millions of supporters around the world. Practically in any more or less large country there are representative offices of international conservation organizations. Internet communities and subject sites provide quick and convenient access to information related to the environment. Also, the Internet allows you to coordinate the efforts of people all over the planet - here everyone can make a contribution to the protection of the environment.
Science, too, does not stand still, constantlyThere are new inventions that are approaching the era of clean energy. Many countries have begun to actively use natural energy: wind, water, geothermal sources, the sun, etc. Of course, man-made emissions have not decreased, and corporations still mercilessly exploit nature for profit. But the general interest in the problem of ecology allows us to hope for a bright future. Let's look at the largest community conservation organizations.
The organization Greenpeace todayis the most popular conservation company on earth. It appeared thanks to enthusiasts who oppose uncontrolled testing of nuclear weapons. The first members of Greenpeace, they are its founders, were able to achieve the cessation of nuclear tests by Americans in the area of Amchitka Island. Further protests led to the fact that France also stopped testing nuclear weapons, and later joined the rest of the country.
Although Greenpeace was created forprotests against nuclear testing, this is not limited to his activities. Members of the organization hold protests around the world designed to protect the nature of our planet from suicidal and stupid human activity. Thus, Greenpeace activists were able to stop the brutal hunt for whales, which was conducted on an industrial scale in the last century.
Modern protests of this unusualorganizations aim to combat air pollution. Despite the fact that the damage caused to the atmosphere by emissions from factories and plants has been proven, corporations and their unprincipled owners do not care deeply about all life on this planet, they are concerned only with profits. Therefore, Greenpeace activists hold their actions to stop the barbaric attitude to the environment. Sadly, it is likely that their protests will never be heard.
There are a variety of organizations fornature conservation. The list of non-governmental associations will be incomplete if not to mention the World Wide Fund for Nature. This organization conducts its activities in more than 40 countries around the world. By the number of supporters, the Wildlife Fund overtakes even Greenpeace. Millions of people support their ideas, many of them are fighting for the preservation of all forms of life on earth, not only in word but in deed, more than 1,000 environmental protection projects around the world are excellent proof of this.
Like many other public organizationsConservation of Nature, the World Wildlife Fund sets as its main objective the preservation of biological diversity on Earth. Members of this conservation organization are trying to protect animals from the harmful effects of humans.
Certainly heads public andstate nature conservation organizations United Nations. It is her environmental activities that are the most ambitious. Virtually every UN meeting addresses environmental issues and international cooperation in improving the environmental situation on the planet. The nature conservation unit is called UNEP. Its task is to control the pollution of the atmosphere and the oceans, the preservation of species diversity.
This conservation system does its jobNot only in words, many important international laws, designed to protect the environment, were adopted precisely thanks to the UN. UNEP has been able to better monitor the movement of hazardous substances, and a commission has been set up that monitors acid rain in an attempt to stop this attack.
Above, some internationalenvironmental movements. Now let's look at what organizations are involved in nature conservation in Russia. Despite the fact that the popularity of domestic environmental organizations is significantly lower than that of their international colleagues, yet these societies perform their function, attracting new enthusiasts.
The All-Russian Society for the Conservation of Nature is a large andinfluential organization dealing with environmental issues in the territory of the Russian Federation. It performs many different tasks; one of the main tasks is to promote knowledge of ecology to the masses, educate people, draw attention to environmental problems. VOOP is also engaged in scientific activities and monitors compliance with environmental legislation.
Всероссийское общество охраны природы было created back in 1924. The fact that this organization was able to survive to this day, while increasing its number to three million people, shows the genuine interest of people to the environmental problem. There are other Russian associations of environmentalists, but VOOP, of course, the largest All-Russian organization for the protection of nature.
The team of nature conservation was created in 1960at the biological faculty of Moscow State University and continues its work to this day. Moreover, some of the major Russian universities joined this organization and created their own squads. Today, the DOP is engaged in the same activities as other nature conservation organizations in Russia. They carry out explanatory work, trying to improve the education of citizens in the environmental field. In addition, the team of environmental protection is engaged in holding protest actions against the destruction of the wild corners of Russia, helps in fighting forest fires and makes its contribution to science.
There are a variety of organizations for the protection of nature, the list of some of their non-governmental representatives is as follows:
The number of such associations is growing with eachyear, they are gaining increasing popularity. This is not surprising, since the consequences of the barbaric expansion carried out by man are becoming more and more noticeable. Scientists and public figures, like most people on Earth, have long understood that something needs to be changed before we turn our planet into a lifeless dump. Of course, today people's opinions are not significant in any of the existing states, which allows industrial magnates to continue their dirty business, taking advantage of impunity and their own short-sightedness.
However, there is still hope for a bright future.With the advent of the Internet, non-governmental nature conservation organizations have been able to conduct their outreach activities with millions of people. Now everyone who cares about the environment can communicate with like-minded people and get any necessary information about the environment, it has become much easier to unite supporters and coordinate protest actions. Of course, most people are still victims of many years of propaganda, exposing the “green” movements in a bad light. However, the situation may change at any second, because environmental organizations have become a force to be reckoned with.
Loud talk about the protection of ecology and conservationspecies diversity can excite the minds of young enthusiasts. But, unfortunately, this is all that words are capable of, the real benefit of nature can be brought only by actions. Of course, you can find out which organizations are engaged in nature conservation in your city, and plunge into their useful activities. This path is not for everyone, so it’s best to start saving nature by stopping to destroy and pollute it with your own hands.
Everyone has ever seen beautiful forest glades,littered with piles of garbage after someone's wild rest. So, before you start benefiting nature, you must first stop harming it. How can you call on others to take care of the environment, if you yourself pollute the environment? The garbage collected after the rest, the extinguished fire in time, the trees that you did not kill for the sake of firewood - all this is very simple, but brings a remarkable result.
If everyone remembers that the Earth is our home, andthe fate of all mankind depends on its condition, the world will be transformed. For those who want to actively participate in environmental protection, numerous Russian nature conservation organizations are ready to offer this opportunity. The era of change has begun, it is today that we decide that we will leave our descendants a radioactive waste dump or a beautiful green garden. The choice is ours!
