Biodiversity is unique to every location. Some cultures thrive from the biodiversity of their land and have close relationships to them as well. A major issue that biodiversity everywhere faces is threats from deforestation, pollution, etc. It is the job of every government to care for the biodiversities in their land.
The government should be involved in protecting the biodiversity of their countries for indigenous people. A large amount of indigenous people have close relationships to the land they live in and the biodiversity that thrives from it. When habitats are destructed, indigenous people lose parts of their culture. They should have the right to protection of the land and who better to give them that right than their government? A country that already has this in play is Australia. Australia launched the Diverse Australia Program which promotes “respect, fairness, inclusion and sense of belonging for everyone.” In doing so, they are creating citizenship in their country. In a sense, this allows all its people to have rights and freedoms in their land. If other countries followed this example, indigenous people (of their respective countries) would have the rights to their land. As seen in the Geography and Environment page on this Weebly, Brazil’s indigenous people praise the biodiversity of the Amazon. However, they face major threats because the Amazon is being destructed. For example, roads are being built, mining is polluting the water, and deforestation has occured. If Brazil’s government were to fund a program like Australia’s, these indigenous people would not suffer and there would be less violence and a healthier biodiversity. These indigenous people would also be healthier because they would not suffer from the side effects the pollution, deforestation, etc. is creating.
Some would argue that the government should not protect biodiversity because all of the processes that take place are beneficial to the economy. However, this only the case for so long. If biodiversities continue to be destructed, we will see the effects that come along with it such as extinction of animals, polluted air, erosion of land, etc. This can even lead to the extinction of indigenous people because they are extremely close to their land and the destruction of their land leads to violence. If the government does not protect the biodiversity by regulating and funding, who else will? Another question is, how long will these biodiversities continue to exist if the government does not step in?
The government should be involved in protecting the biodiversity of their countries for indigenous people. A large amount of indigenous people have close relationships to the land they live in and the biodiversity that thrives from it. When habitats are destructed, indigenous people lose parts of their culture. They should have the right to protection of the land and who better to give them that right than their government? A country that already has this in play is Australia. Australia launched the Diverse Australia Program which promotes “respect, fairness, inclusion and sense of belonging for everyone.” In doing so, they are creating citizenship in their country. In a sense, this allows all its people to have rights and freedoms in their land. If other countries followed this example, indigenous people (of their respective countries) would have the rights to their land. As seen in the Geography and Environment page on this Weebly, Brazil’s indigenous people praise the biodiversity of the Amazon. However, they face major threats because the Amazon is being destructed. For example, roads are being built, mining is polluting the water, and deforestation has occured. If Brazil’s government were to fund a program like Australia’s, these indigenous people would not suffer and there would be less violence and a healthier biodiversity. These indigenous people would also be healthier because they would not suffer from the side effects the pollution, deforestation, etc. is creating.
Some would argue that the government should not protect biodiversity because all of the processes that take place are beneficial to the economy. However, this only the case for so long. If biodiversities continue to be destructed, we will see the effects that come along with it such as extinction of animals, polluted air, erosion of land, etc. This can even lead to the extinction of indigenous people because they are extremely close to their land and the destruction of their land leads to violence. If the government does not protect the biodiversity by regulating and funding, who else will? Another question is, how long will these biodiversities continue to exist if the government does not step in?