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Article #62: A call for a UN Environmental Protection Force

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I am passionate about our environment and to start lobbying the UN body, the UNEP,
concerned with the health of our planet. to take more drastic action in this
With the latest crisis in Israel and regard.
Lebanon, I cannot help but notice that if Could you imagine what can be achieved if
the UN through UNEP (United World Environmental Scientists got together on
Environmental Programme) applied the same a global scale in order to determine
vigor in protecting our environment as which areas need the most protection,
they do to keeping world peace, imagine and if the UNEP actively monitored the
what could be achieved in the struggle all crucial life sustaining planetary
against "Global Warming". elements on an ongoing basis to determine
We could be in a far better position than which need protection for the sake of all
we presently are. living beings?
A UN peace keeping force will soon be in The countries who depend on the
place in an attempt to bring about a utilization of these essential natural
lasting and sustainable peace for Israel resources should be approached, and
and Lebanon. I whole heartedly support through a process of negotiation,
this action to preserve human life and adequately compensated for the not being
bring back quality life to all concerned. able use the essential Resource. This
However there is another disaster looming could be funded by means of an
which can and will cause a lot more human Environmental tax system which should be
misery and death if not kept in check worked out according to how much carbon
i.e. the destruction of our Rain Forests monoxide each highly industrialized
through their inappropriate use. Rain nation emits annually.
Forest regions of our planet, which As different environmental challenges
provide most of the world's oxygen, are present themselves we would then have a
systematically being destroyed by logging "Environmental Protection Force"
operations and slash and burn farming necessary to adequately protect these
techniques. areas from misuse.
The World's Nations, through the UN, seem In cases of non-compliance, the
to mainly focus on the current organization should have the teeth
humanitarian crises and forget that we necessary to do the job of protecting any
are slowly being robbed of the earth's critical Life Sustaining Element from
oxygen supply. This should be addressed inappropriate use, preventing
immediately to preserve quality of life irreversible environmental damage and
on the planet for us all. averting a global humanitarian crisis.
We as individuals and organizations need






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