A Farewell to Blog Assignments... But an Intro to Over-tourism

Melting Ice Cap 2018

The controversial topic of climate change, to me, is a very weird argument. It's weird in the fact that there are scientific studies with scientific facts that state how real the dangers of the world's large environmental footprint is on our planet's health. And then there are still people who oppose it...  The proof is inevitably everywhere. I see it when I step out my house in the middle of November and say, "Wow, it's really hot today". It's not supposed to be 80 degrees in the middle of November... Or when I read about how polar ice caps are melting where they aren't supposed to be melting.


A country's environmental footprint increases from a list of many factors. Economy is a huge one. Especially in the countries that heavily rely on tourism. A lot of these countries are located in the Caribbean. 

Aruba's Award on National Geographic
Over the course of a few years, Aruba has recognized this increasing danger to the environment and has taken action to combat the loss of its beautiful terrain that attracts most of its tourist. Aruba is building a tourism economy centered on sustainability. The island has made major progressive sustainability efforts to combat the environmental footprint caused by tourism on a national, economical, and local scale. 

Here are just a few things Aruba is doing to help save the Earth...

Aruba's government has set aside large funds to budge the Office of Innovation, who works with public and private entities to create modern-day solutions to environmental issues. Hotels and resorts are working together to adpt carbon-neutral practices. And locals are working together to reduce single-use plastics!! 



Works Cited

“Climate Change Evidence: How Do We Know?” NASA, NASA, 6 Oct. 2020, climate.nasa.gov/evidence/.

Society, National Geographic. “World Legacy Awards.” National Geographic, www.nationalgeographic.com/worldlegacyawards/winners2015.html.

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