G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?

Karen Alva López

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I think that my city has a huge gap in terms of sustainable development behavior. We were born in a very rich territory, with a vast quantity of microclimates (23 out of 29 in the world) that let us enjoy a variety of natural resources as plants, food,

animals and minerals.

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Perú

Unfortunately, we seem to be unaware of how our actions affect the sustainability of our ecosystems and natural resources. In addition, our

governors have demonstrated to have a weak hand when enforcing the laws of protection of the environment when it comes to promoting economic growth.

Source: landscapes.orgSource: puntoedu.pucp.edu.pe

Source: RPPSource: elcomercio.pe Source: actualidadambiental.peSource: andina.com.pe

Illegal Mining and logging

Sea Contamination

Animal traffiking

Untreated Waste

As a result, my city and my country are experiencing an important climate

change. Excessive rain, river overflows, change in seasons’ temperatures

(colder and hotter), sea heating and shortage of some resources. Air and

water pollution has also been unfortunate consequences.

Source: larepública.pe

Source: elcomercio.peSource: eluniverso.com Source: peru.com

Source: elmundo.es

It is not difficult to realize that we need to make a change. Each of us and the government have direct responsibility. We need to raise awareness, to educate

children and to start taking direct actions affecting our daily activities and habits. The sum of individual small acts can make a great impact.

Reinforce laws and

supervision

Individual actions

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