Mental health is a problem now, fire stress every summer is a problem now. Flood is a problem now. Trees over roads, hail, wind, heatwaves.
Forrest, VIC
My daughter has been highly stressed. She works in environmental management, as does my son. Mental health issues arise due to the juxtaposition of her need to protect the environment and her financial responsibility to her job. Storms, trees across roads, floods causing road damage resulting in trucks choosing to use B roads and C roads causing more damage, public transport problems, trains not running due to heat ruining the tracks!
So transport is a problem now. Mental health is a problem now, fire stress every summer is a problem now. Flood is a problem now. Trees over roads, hail, wind, heatwaves.
It’s time to act. It’s time for the Australian nations to lead. I am aware that first nations custodianship is paramount to our solutions. So every aspect is affected and experienced by me and my family and my community now. Action, respect, collaboration, equality, diversity. Lead with the heart. Money is irrelevant.
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Desde hace 27 años he venido tratando de generar concienciación en los habitantes de varias poblaciones de mi pais, con programas de reforestación en cuencas hídricas, bosque de niebla y franjas agroforestales con diversas variedades de especies nativas de cada región, total árboles plantados: 3.882.000 tres millones ochocientos ochenta y dos mil. Translation: For 27 years I have been trying to raise awareness among the people in different areas of my country, with reforestation programs in watersheds, fog forest and agroforestry strips with different varieties of native species of each region, total planted trees: 3,882,000.
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