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Table 4: The future in 2050 as perceived by youth (cond.) Youth envision a future where…
waste, and some countries have even achieved zero waste, as manufacturers take complete responsibility for 100 per cent 3Rs (reduce-reuse- recycle) of their products.
Miraculously, the international community has successfully banned all military weapons, including nuclear ones. These resources have been redirected to improving education.
More than half the land on Earth has been designated as natural reserves, and the rest is certified as Satoyama – where people live sustainably with nature while enjoying the various benefits it provides.
Biodiversity is slowly coming back thanks to a global multi-stakeholder effort. Delicious vegetarian meals have become the norm since meat is now taxed according to its water, carbon and nitrogen footprints. People no longer need to wash vegetables or fruit as hazardous chemical products are no longer used in agriculture.
Youth do NOT want a future where…
conflicts occur through groups wishing to control fossil-fuel reserves, although not many are left. A couple of years back, a terrorist group simultaneously detonated nuclear bombs in many of the world’s top cities, making them uninhabitable.
Drinking water is regulated, with taps only operating once a day. Only the rich can afford the luxury of clean water, while others in the world use water contaminated by viruses, pathogens and residual pharmaceuticals that people are taking in attempt to combat the pandemic.
Land has become so contaminated that farmers can only grow food in factories. The weather is either burning hot or pouring rain. Floods are frequent, with robbery, violent crimes and social unrest occurring after the flood events. Undesireable cockroaches, flies and mosquitoes are thriving, while most other insects are extinct due to the use of pesticides.
The oceans are empty except for the Great Pacific Garbage patch, which is now larger than Australia and has been dubbed Garbactica to replace the loss of Antarctica.
People are happy and contented. This is paradise.
People do not talk about nightmares anymore because we are living one; every day.
Source: independent survey conducted by GEO-6 for Youth Asia-Pacific team. : Mirza Nasir Baig, 2016 International Cartoon Competition on Environ mental Protection
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