The World

The World: Earth from Above: The Importance of Caring and Keeping our World.

The world and its population has changed throughout history. Every moment, every situation or action changes our world every day. Humans have sought ways to survive in the world and therefore, they have accidentally found the form to pollute and harm it.  Some people have dedicated to research, inform and educate the world’s population about the consequences of human action in the environment and how this affects all the nature, including the same human. One of these people is Yann Arthus-Bertrand, a French photographer, reporter and environmentalist. In his project ‘‘Earth from Above’’ he emphasizes the importance of caring and keeping our world.

By using pictures of wonders of the world, Yann Arthus- Bertrand exposes the problem of the destruction of our planet, caused by our own action. This project is an exhibition of numerous big posters that has traveled to 150 cities around the world and has been was visited by 120 million people from 2000 until 2015. It is also a documentary series where the ecological problems of the world are analyzed. Both projects reveal the damage that has been caused to the water, the forests, the animals, and the natural resources of the world produced mainly by human action.  It also explains how this affects adversely the nature and therefore, humanity.

I had the opportunity to see and appreciate this exhibition when it was brought to Puerto Rico in 2009. When I saw the wonders of the world through these posters, I realized that it is very important to maintain our planet. Each poster had a stunning and impressive fact about humanity, the environment and the ecological problems. For example, one of these facts, according to Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is that 1.1 billion people do not have access to drinking water. This is an alarming statistic, considering that the actual environment pollution can increase this number. This and hundreds of others facts make awareness to protect, clean and keep the natural resources and therefore the whole nature.

It is clear that the objective of the author of ‘‘Earth from Above’’ is to bring a strong and alarming massage. It is very important to protect all of the natural resources of the world. It is equally important to protect each living creature. The intention is to keep the environment and our nature in good condition without endangering human survival and before reaching the point of regret for not doing this.  This way, we achieve our survival in the only home that we have, the Earth. Finally, I invite you to explore all of these posters and facts because it will really change your thinking about nature, environment, humanity and the whole world.