Discovery of the Earth: the day the planet says enough!

This year, by contrast, the global human population is estimated at more than 7 billion inhabitants. The discovery of the Earth seems to badume an even more transcendent importance. It is that,In 2019, the overdraft is July 29th. This is the earliest date since the beginning of this measure, almost 50 years ago.

"On July 29, humanity will have used all the natural resources available for the whole year, according to the Global Footprint Network (GFN), an international research organization that broke new ground in resource accounting metrics across the globe. ecological footprint. Ecological ", explains the official websiteDay of pbading

With these measures, it is estimated that the total world population needs,Currently 1.7 terrestrial planets to meet all your needswhich implies not only a serious deterioration of the ecosystem, but also profound differences in which some sectors of humanity suffer from serious deficiencies while others waste the available resources.

"The costs of this global ecological discovery are becoming increasingly evident around the world in the form of deforestation; shortage of fresh water; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; and the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which causes climate change, droughts, forest fires and more violent hurricanes, "they said from the site.

When the impact of human life on nature began to be measured in 1970, it was estimated that the world's population was depleting available resources for only one year on the first day of February of the following year. I want to say thatNature has provided elements to survive for a year and a month.

However, the date was advanced to February 1 in a few years and, in 1974, the overdraft had already been generated on December 1. That year, the man could no longer spend a full year with the resources that the Earth could renew in 365 days.

With the increase in population and the accelerated development of the industry that feeds on natural resources, the date was becoming more advanced.He arrived on October 1, 1998 and August 1, 2012, but this year, it is the closest known date.

"Earth Discovery Day reminds us that everyone – including people, nations and the global community – must act urgently to protect forests, oceans, wildlife and water generations. future, "they say to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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Although the date marks an overall statistic, the days are different if one takes into account the demographic balance and the use of resources in each country of the world. A Panamanian newspaper has calculated the date of discovery in Latin America and estimated that in Mexico the day chosen would be 2 September and in Cuba 19 November.

According to media reports, Chileans and Argentines have done their homework badly. If Chile's consumption guidelines were followed, the overdraft would arrive on June 2nd. Dates are not much better for theArgentina With our use of resources, the overdraft would be June 16, much earlier than for the rest of the planet.

Hands at work

Beyond alarms, organizations and environmentalists around the world are hopeful.

As indicated by the Foot Print Network portal, if we removed Earth Day from Earth five days a year, we would use the resources of less than one planet by 2050.

With a 50% carbon footprint reduction, the discovery date would shift from 93 days. Taking action on issues such as waste management, food, urban mobility and tourism would have a significant impact on ecological discovery, according to GFN.

In this context, activists around the world have launched the hashtag#MoveTheDate,which calls on all citizens, states and companies of the world to engage in environmentally friendly actions to advance this date and reuse, within 365 days, all the resources that the Earth can renew into one year for the world. use of humanity.

Separating waste, doing a vegetarian diet or walking to work are just a few of the small actions that citizens can do to reduce their carbon footprint and, therefore, move a date that highlights the time. depletion of natural resources.

In Neuquén, for example, the municipality encourages the separation of household waste with differentiated days to transport bags on the street. On Mondays and Thursdays, dry and clean waste must be disposed of. The rest of the week, you can eliminate wet products that can not be recycled.This practice not only reduces the environmental impact of neighbors' daily lives, but also generates income for more than 30 people working in the Neuquén Environmental Complex (CAN) by clbadifying waste.

For this year, GFN offers not only to become aware of our carbon footprint (ie the impact of our actions on the environment), but also to distort certain habits to be more respectful of the planet. In this context, they propose a calculator allowing us to know to what extent our daily practices degrade the environment: footprintcalculator.org.

On the other hand, they propose to promote environmental awareness through the hashtag #MoveTheDate, which should be imposed as a trend in social networks on July 29 to start in reverse the use of scarce resources offered by the planet for a population in Europe. permanent growth