Fachruddin Mangunjaya, - (2013) Solving the Problems: Youth Response to Sustainable Development. Constellations, 3 (4).
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“A thousand old can only dream, but a youth can change the world,” (Soekarno, First President of the Republic of Indonesia). If we talk about the approach we have taken to sustainable development on Earth, then humankind has been responsible for the destruction of 10 hectares of forests every minute, we desertified 12 million hectares annually (this is almost three times the size of Switzerland). We have polluted the oceans with 8 million items of litter, indulged in overfishing to the point of depleting stock and lost over 10 metric tons of potential catch9-10. In the last century humans have polluted the air with 33 million tons worth of CO2 per year (6.4 tons per person). The situation is getting dire. The Earth’s current population is 7 billion and rising, with forecasts suggesting this will reach 8 billion by 205011. Added to this we will lose between 200-2000 species12 annually – a significant blow to the Earth’s rich natural heritage.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Artikel > Biologi |
| Depositing User: | BPSI Unas |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2017 15:10 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2017 15:10 |
| URI: | http://repository.unas.ac.id/id/eprint/37 |
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