Tuesday 16. of June 2009 | 22:29 (GMT+2)
Sesion 2-News
Theme | Actors involved | Describe problem | Describe solution | Classification |
Informal minery is affecting Tambopata. | Informal (illegal) Miners, Citizens, Mining ministery. | Dangerous substances are being expelled from the illegal extraction of minerals in Tambopata. | The mining ministery is trying to suspend/prevent new cases of illegal mining for two years. | Deforestation-Pollution Mixed problems |
New method for cellphone recycling is being developed. | Cellphone porters, Cellphone companies (Telefónica Movistar, Nokia). | Poisonous components of littered cellphones are set free and damage the environment. | Old cellphones are being collected to be then recycled and prevent the substances from damaging the environment. | Pollution |
Miners in Tambopata.- As minerals are extracted from the jungle, rivers, etc, dangerous substances are released to places where the nature and locals get harmed (forests, rivers, etc.). 1500 hectares had to be cut down to extract the dangerous metal. The government is trying to stop this by suspending the extraction of minerals for two years. Recycable cellphones.- Around 1000 people buy a cellphone daily and the old ones aren’t used anymore, so all the poisonous components of the cellphone components will affect the climate after they are set free. A solution for this problem is thought to be introducing recyclable cellphones. 6600 cellphones have been collected to recycle.
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Date: 25. of June 2009 | By: Carlos García
Hi Livia, I wanted to tell you that we work in groups. By the way, mine is conformed by Nicholas (who posted the "message to the world"), Chan-yi (who posted the "future events"), and Amr (who hasn't posted anything yet). So the things we post are made by all of us, and not only by the one who posted it. I just wanted to let you know... Hope to hear from you soon, Carlos.
Date: 18. of June 2009 | By: Livia
Hello Carlos, I have seen all your entries - and I see you are full of ideas! What kind of project would you like to realise? What do you think would be possible? What can teenagers like us do against climate change? Hope to hear from you, Livia, Switzerland