Every time I listen to this music from An Inconvenient Truth- The best documentary movies in the 79th Oscars and ‘I need to wake up’ from Melissa Etheridge- The best original songs in the 79th Oscars, I feel that this song really inspire everyone.
How was it inspiring people? From my point of views the lyrics of the song start with ‘Have I been sleeping?’, ‘I’ve been so still afraid of crumbling’ which bring the meaning of the people still concern about the environment issue or not. Even those who aren’t concern about the environment, they are still afraid of crumbling of Earth and balance system of the earth. They are afraid the natural disasters such as flood, climate change, imbalance of ecosystem, and wildlife extinction. And ‘why they aren’t concern about it?’ I asked curiously. It is the trading on earth resources that made a healthy profit? Or some factors that I haven’t realize about it?
To answer these question, I being to look into many aspects of reasons. The first reason is the aspect of profit. According to the CRS Report for Congress on International Illegal Trade in Wildlife Threats and U.S Policy, global trade in illegal wildlife is a growing illicit economy, estimated to be worth at least $5 billion and potentially in excess of $20 billion annually. Some of the most lucrative illicit wildlife commodities include tiger parts, caviar, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and exotic birds and reptiles. Demand for illegally obtained wildlife is ubiquitous, and some suspect that illicit demand is growing. Wyler& Cheikh, (2008).
From this abstract, we can see that this health profit of $20 billion could be the cause on the increase of wildlife hunting in the third country such as Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil just to name a few as it promise a better life for them. Are they wrong? The answer is no they are innocent, they just want to satisfy their need such as food and house so what’s wrong with them? Don’t they have their right to have these needs? According to Index Mundi the GDP-per capita for Indonesia is $4000 US Dollars. From this fact, you might doubt me about the fact that I mentioned just now that they have insufficient of income. The fact is we can’t see the reality of local people life with this GDP- per capital value because this entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population in a year. It didn’t show the reality of people life in that country.
According to Profauna Indonesia, The level of the illegal trade and smuggling of the protected wildlife in Indonesia in 2009 is quite high. ProFauna’s Indonesia latest survey recorded that 70 animal (bird) markets in Java Island traded 183 protected species. Among the 70 markets which were located in 58 different cities, 14 of them sold parrots, 21markets sold primates, 11 markets sold mammals, and 13 markets sold raptors. Besides those target species, protected singing birds were also sold in 11 markets.
From these surveys, we can know who can be judged for this wildlife hunting. I think all of us is clear the consumers are wrong and have to take the responsible for the wildlife hunting because I belief that ‘no trading, no hunting’. The demand from on these products for example birds as pets and leopards for their leather as beautiful cloths. All of this is due to our desire to look beautiful, wealthy and status but we have ignored our action that brings the increasing of wildlife hunting. Are these products well worth it to show our beauty, our status and our wealthy? As the songs mentioned take us where we supposed to be, let us think deeply back our action was it right? Was it humane? To comprehend the things that we can’t see which is the impact of wildlife hunting on the balance of ecosystem and we need to wake up to be a responsible and ethical consumer. World will be better, if we do a great progress in protecting the earth.
How was it inspiring people? From my point of views the lyrics of the song start with ‘Have I been sleeping?’, ‘I’ve been so still afraid of crumbling’ which bring the meaning of the people still concern about the environment issue or not. Even those who aren’t concern about the environment, they are still afraid of crumbling of Earth and balance system of the earth. They are afraid the natural disasters such as flood, climate change, imbalance of ecosystem, and wildlife extinction. And ‘why they aren’t concern about it?’ I asked curiously. It is the trading on earth resources that made a healthy profit? Or some factors that I haven’t realize about it?
To answer these question, I being to look into many aspects of reasons. The first reason is the aspect of profit. According to the CRS Report for Congress on International Illegal Trade in Wildlife Threats and U.S Policy, global trade in illegal wildlife is a growing illicit economy, estimated to be worth at least $5 billion and potentially in excess of $20 billion annually. Some of the most lucrative illicit wildlife commodities include tiger parts, caviar, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and exotic birds and reptiles. Demand for illegally obtained wildlife is ubiquitous, and some suspect that illicit demand is growing. Wyler& Cheikh, (2008).
From this abstract, we can see that this health profit of $20 billion could be the cause on the increase of wildlife hunting in the third country such as Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil just to name a few as it promise a better life for them. Are they wrong? The answer is no they are innocent, they just want to satisfy their need such as food and house so what’s wrong with them? Don’t they have their right to have these needs? According to Index Mundi the GDP-per capita for Indonesia is $4000 US Dollars. From this fact, you might doubt me about the fact that I mentioned just now that they have insufficient of income. The fact is we can’t see the reality of local people life with this GDP- per capital value because this entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population in a year. It didn’t show the reality of people life in that country.
According to Profauna Indonesia, The level of the illegal trade and smuggling of the protected wildlife in Indonesia in 2009 is quite high. ProFauna’s Indonesia latest survey recorded that 70 animal (bird) markets in Java Island traded 183 protected species. Among the 70 markets which were located in 58 different cities, 14 of them sold parrots, 21markets sold primates, 11 markets sold mammals, and 13 markets sold raptors. Besides those target species, protected singing birds were also sold in 11 markets.
From these surveys, we can know who can be judged for this wildlife hunting. I think all of us is clear the consumers are wrong and have to take the responsible for the wildlife hunting because I belief that ‘no trading, no hunting’. The demand from on these products for example birds as pets and leopards for their leather as beautiful cloths. All of this is due to our desire to look beautiful, wealthy and status but we have ignored our action that brings the increasing of wildlife hunting. Are these products well worth it to show our beauty, our status and our wealthy? As the songs mentioned take us where we supposed to be, let us think deeply back our action was it right? Was it humane? To comprehend the things that we can’t see which is the impact of wildlife hunting on the balance of ecosystem and we need to wake up to be a responsible and ethical consumer. World will be better, if we do a great progress in protecting the earth.
0 comments:
Post a Comment