This month, the Advisory Council members of Polar Bears International met with Robert Buchanan, President of the organization, representatives of the WWF, and some PBI board members to develop their strategies for the next five years. Dr. Steven Armstrup, Senior Polar Bear Scientist with the USGS Alaska Science Center, shared the latest scientific information regarding the health and status of the polar bear population. Dr. Arstrup strongly believes that we only have 5 to 10 years to take action to reduce climate change if we are going to be able to say the polar bears’ habitat.
With that very important message, PBI has decided to focus most of their efforts this next year on providing information related to this topic. But, more importantly, PBI is actively going to encourage individuals, corporations, and government entities to work to reduce carbon emissions and take actions that will help to stop this rapid climate change that is taking place.
How can you reduce your carbon footprint? What can your organization do to utilize alternative energy sources and become a “green” organization? What can educators, corporations, and governments do to really make a difference for the climate, our earth, and the polar bears?
No matter what one’s view of the climate is, everyone must take responsible action to preserve our natural resources. While this is an overwhelming and daunting task to many, I “hear” Dr. Jane Goodall’s words echoing in my head. If each of us does our part individually, then collectively we CAN make a difference! Dr. Jane has hope for the future because of the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of today’s youth to act to make a difference for the future.
“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” - Dr. Jane Goodall
What role will you play to make a difference in the future of our planet…and the polar bears of the world?
