Good day everyone!
Today, unlike my other posts and articles I would like to talk about the climate change, whether it is really happening, what are the possible causes and whether we can do anything to stop global warming.
Wait, you say… but what this have to do with New Zealand? This is not an environmental blog, so what the hell this guy is thinking!? We came here to read about New Zealand and what can we do there on our travel!

But let me tell you this - there won’t be No New Zealand if we will not be aware of these issues and will not take action! So in order for you and your children and your grandchildren to enjoy the magnificently unreal Nature of New Zealand and all other parts of our planet, we Now have to start making every effort to save our Natural treasures.
There are several factors that put our environment in danger. I will briefly outline here two most devastating.
1. Human Development and Globalization.
Human population is growing fast, and with it grow demand for shelter, food, water, energy and also luxuries. As a result many wild animals are being killed for their skin and bones, many trees are logged for wood, for pasture and agricultural areas. Many fish species are becoming extinct as a result of brutal fishing methods, which don’t give the fish a chance to reproduce. Many wildlife habitats are being pushed away and settled by humans. Rapidly developing technology enables people to reach most remote and pristine areas of our globe and work them for resources such as oil, metals, and minerals. Seas and oceans are getting contaminated by spilled oil and toxic waste. Since there are less trees on the planet (and trees as you know are the “lungs” of the planet), and air pollution from cars and factories grows each day, we breathe more and more polluted air, and this doesn’t make us healthier either! Many flora and fauna species are disappearing each day!

2. Global Warming / Climate Change.
There is a big debate going on whether humans are responsible for climate change or not. Well I don’t know that, but the fact is that our temperature getting warmer, and as a result icebergs are melting, and ocean levels are rising, which for example will force some shoreline cities to move further inside the land. You all, my dear readers, are witnesses of floods in some places and water shortages in other places, as a result of the climate change. But here I must be honest - personally I don’t know if we are responsible for all that, or all human activity couldn’t influence the nature even if we wanted to.
What I can tell for sure that most humans are not helping to prevent or slow down the global warming.

The average working person in the western world knows about most of these issues but doesn’t relate to them, thinking that they are not real, that nothing “bad” will happen. Well, it might not happen in your lifetime, but chances are dramatically increasing that your children will suffer the consequences, and who wants their children to suffer?

But don’t think that nothing is being done to save the planet. All around the world passionate people are devoting their lives to this noble cause. Sustainable development projects are being created, environmentally friendly energy is being produced, nature movements are rising, and much much more… but in my opinion this is not enough, not enough people are making the necessary efforts. We need more!

There is a magnificent BBC production called “Planet Earth” which is available on DVDs and, I think, is also translated on the Discovery channel. Besides showing the incredible footage of the rarest wildlife, these series are also an eye opener to everything that has to do with our planet and the changes that it is going through for the last decades. For everyone who loves nature watching these series will be a magnificent experience, and I recommend it with all my heart.
You can see some previews of Planet Earth series on Discovery Channel internet site

And one more thing - if you are not a first time visitor to my site you might have noticed the new green badge on the right sidebar. If you didn’t, please take a look at it right now. It is one more way for me, and for other people who have websites to show their support in fighting climate change. I strongly encourage you to click on the badge and read about the 350 challenge. After all this is why I put this badge

The issues that I brought up in this article are very complicated and not “black and white”. I have only touched a tip of the iceberg here. If you don’t want to think about these issues it is your right not to! But if you would turn water and light off when you don’t use it, walk by foot when you don’t have to take the car, recycle if it is not too much trouble, and buy more of environmentally friendly products, I would personally be very grateful to you, because this is what being an environmentally responsible person is all about!