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The Meaning of"Think Globally, Act Locally"

“Think Globally, Act Locally” is a key phrase that is mostly used to rally support for local recycling programmes, park clean-up initiatives, waste reduction campaigns, and other similar environmentally friendly civic activities. But when well considered, it gives many ideas.

To “Think Globally”, it seems to me, means to concern oneself primarily with the issues and problems that are world-wide in scope. It means to think beyond the divisions of the “here” and “not-here”, the “mine” and “not-mine”, the “now” and “not-now”. It would seem to follow that one whose attention is focused on the whole globe should try to do things with global ramifications, or, at any rate, things with the widest range of ramifications that it is in his or her power to create.

However, the second term of the principle (Think Globally, Act Locally), “Act Locally”, means quite the contrary of “to act globally”; it means to restrict yourself to doing things that are going to impact only one's immediate and nearby environment.

In considering “think globally, act locally” in general, I can say that it talks about preventing things within your range from damage so that it effects wouldn’t affect the world at large. “Think Globally Act Locally”, is particularly important since it does not address itself specifically to one type of activity.

It is applicable to any activity intended to improve environmental conditions, on a local scale. Moreover it encourages us to look for ways in our own private lives to help keep the environment clean, in addition to community-funded collaborative projects. For example, by polluting the air, which may in turn affect the ozone layer and through this it may affect many countries.

Therefore, I think “To Think Globally, Act Locally” may mean a lot and differently depending on the subject it is based on. by Joachim

How Countries Work Together to Improve the Environment

As a saying goes “two heads are better than one”, one of the best ways to prevent pollution is the coming together of countries. There are many ways countries can work together in improving the environment.

One of the best ways countries can work together to improve the environment is through organizations. Taking the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) for example, it brings many countries together in planning on how the environment can be improved. This is because it has been the study of the UNEP on ways to encourage sustainable development increasing standards of living without destroying the environment.

Moreover, countries can work together in improving the environment through imports and exports of goods. As we already know, all the types pollution occurs because of the daily activities of man. So in considering this point, when countries are exporting products, they should include instructions on how to deal with the waste of the products being exported so as products being imported.

Politicians must think of sustainable development rather than economic expansion. In this case, leaders of countries can come together in planning about how to implement one strategy in improving the environment. Through this, it would help the prevention of pollution. This is because if we implement common policies on our environment, it would help foreigners to know what they are supposed to do because he or she knows about how to protect the environment.

Also, countries can work together to improve the environment if developed countries help the developing countries with their resources. In this case for example, the US can help Ghana by impacting knowledge on how to protect the environment and also by helping them with modern machineries for recycling of waste materials. by Joachim

International Pollution Prevention Roundtables

In October 2000, over 250 practitioners from over 50 countries gathered in Montreal, Canada to discuss how to strenghthen pollution prevention, and cleaner protection roundtables. Summit participants represented countries from all regions. They came from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, United States, United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

They all agreed that pollution prevention isn't not just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do. Businesses that don't move in this direction won't survive." Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface Inc. This was a 3 day event, they discussed how to improve pollution prevention by joining forces with companies and agencies. The main speakers were Ray Anderson, Dr Roberta Bondar, and Mr Oscar Motomura. They all spoke of pollution prevention being the right thing to do and how everything intertwines and pollution affects everything. The Panels focused on many different aspects of pollution prevention. The panel was chaired by James Riordan, the panelists discussed the impact that they could have on Government pollution prevention programs. The workshops at the Summit were all about four main ways to prevent pollution: changing behavior, education, finance, and policy and role of the government.

Preventing Pollution Examples from Germany, Ghana, India, and the United States

Introducing Pollution

The Meaning of"Think Globally, Act Locally"

How Countries Work Together to Improve the Environment

As a saying goes “two heads are better than one”, one of the best ways to prevent pollution is the coming together of countries. There are many ways countries can work together in improving the environment.