Many countries in the world are investing money to provide work for those affected by the corona virus, and to restore nature after realizing that the climate crisis and the destruction of nature were the fertile ground for the development of the corona virus
Many countries in the world are investing money to provide work for those affected by the corona virus, and to restore nature after realizing that the climate crisis and the destruction of nature were the fertile ground for the development of the corona virus.
Following the crisis in 1929 - which damaged the world economy, and in order to rescue the USA from the crisis and restore its economy, US President Roosevelt signed in 1933 on an executive order which allocates 10 million dollars to employ millions of unemployed people in nature conservation jobs. In 1950, South Korea fought hunger and took in refugees, among other things, by creating hundreds of thousands of jobs For people who were engaged in the restoration of forests and agricultural lands.
There are those who have learned from the past and even today there are countries that use the restoration of nature as an engine to stimulate and encourage the restoration of the economy and the employment of the unemployed, green restoration will help in the fight against global warming, and will be an impetus for the restoration of soils, forests, wetlands and habitats damaged by "development".
Below are examples from countries that are already implementing initiatives that include restoration activities: forests, wetlands, soils, at the same time initiatives to turn polluted and polluting cities green.
In Pakistan, tens of thousands of people who lost their livelihoods due to the epidemic were hired to plant idle and fruit trees, to implement an initiative launched in 2018 to plant 10 billion trees. In France, 120 billion dollars were allocated to accelerate a green economy, In addition to investments in green construction and environmental agriculture.
The initiative includes consulting, study and credit for the implementation of organic agriculture, To support local food production and urban agriculture, as well as for the planting of wild plants and the restoration of hundreds of kilometers of the edges of agricultural fields.
New Zealand allocated 750 million dollars for environmental restoration By creating 11,000 jobs, for people who will deal with the restoration of wetlands, planting of local plants, control and removal of invasive plant species and predators.
in the United Kingdom (together with Northern Ireland) There is a plan to invest up to 50 million dollars in a green rehabilitation fund.
The fund is intended to support environmental groups and public authorities that will employ approximately 5,000 people in the preservation and restoration of the environment and nature, where the focus will be tree planting and peatland restoration, as well as the development of a method for evaluating "Natural capital". Which will make it possible to better understand the habitats and provide guidelines to the decision makers.
Ireland announced an additional 180 million dollars To speed up a project to restore 330 square kilometers of peatlands damaged due to "development", in a road map outlined to increase the peatlands that will be habitats for endangered species.
In Ethiopia it is already underwayוZema plans to plant 5 billion trees this year And the intention is to double the number of plantings by 2030. In conjunction with the Economic Commission of Africa, Ethiopia is focusing on creating thousands of jobs for people who will be engaged in forest restoration, in the process a world record was set in Ethiopia When 350 million trees were planted in one day This is as part of the president's initiative for a green heritage.
In Finland, the recovery efforts include a proposal to budget about 75 million dollars for nature recreation areas, to preserve forests and water bodies, to restore habitats and to develop nature tourism. The budget is intended for state bodies whose role is to moderate carbon emissions and protect biological diversity.
In Colombia, the restoration efforts include Reforestation and support for sustainable agriculture, in order to stop deforestation and climate change, the government plans to plant 180 million trees, of which about 50 million before the end of 2020, the "package" includes funds to promote agriculture-forestry and grazing-forestry, agricultural technologies that will enable the restoration of soils and environmental systems All this, of course, again by employing the victims of the epidemic.
Iceland allocated 1.5 million Dollars for a project to capture carbon, to expand birch groves, and to restore wetlands, Iceland promotes a ban on the use of single-use plastics.
In Kenya, helpless people were hired to clean the parks and streams, according to officials in Nairobi (the capital) municipality, after 1,200 tons of garbage were removed, an improvement is seen when fish return to populate the Nairobi River.
This is how many countries take advantage of the special situation created by the epidemic and allocate budgets to employ the unemployed in initiatives and works for nature and the environment.
with us? I refrain from offering economic solutions, yet it is appropriate that decision makers learn from initiatives in other countries, it is appropriate that instead of handing out "gifts" and one-time grants, the government budget significant sums for the restoration of the economy through the restoration of nature.
It is appropriate that economic experts, ecologists and naturalists come together and work out an outline that will provide economic solutions by developing sources of employment that will support the environment, nature, the mitigation of warming and preparations for its consequences. For example, changing the drainage systems in cities so that rainwater (and floods) soaks into the ground and enriches groundwater, so it is also appropriate to accelerate the transition to the use of green energy. Strengthen those who do afforestation, conservation and restoration in open areas.
In the past we knew the concept of "pressure jobs". It is appropriate to change the name and branding to "Works for the Improvement of the Environment" and to employ the unemployed for the benefit of both the economy and the environment.
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