Love your nature

Love your nature

I was sad to hear the news that one of the main causes of the
flood in the Cilacap area, in Central Java, was illegal logging
by irresponsible locals (TPI broadcast, Nov. 4, 2000). The flood
has forced people to set up tents or flee to other areas thought
to be safe. The flood was also reported to have claimed two
lives.

This is an issue that people should be concerned about and
they should be aware of the pivotal role of the environment.
Unlike Sumatra and Kalimantan, Java is the most densely populated
island in our republic. Therefore, education on environmental
matters should be implemented.

Students must be taught and warned about the dangerous
consequences that might come if they are indifferent about their
environment. Even their lives are threatened. I herewith call on
the authorities to include environment issues in the school
curriculum as voiced by Rose and J. Nicholl (1997): "Our aim is
to change the culture, to persuade people that they should care
about their personal learning in the same way that they are all
gradually learning to care about the environment and our own
health".

So, love your nature or you might be carried away by it.

ODO FADLOELI

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