Post 7: How green are you?

Hi guys, today I will talk about the environment and their relationship with people. 

Good Environmental Practices (GAP) is a set of simple operations that involve a change in the attitude and behavior of daily activities, causing a friendly relationship with the environment. Today, there are many methods to learn about this topic, such as nature documentaries, websites and environmental journals. In addition, many kindergartens and primary schools teach and introduce children in GAP. In my case, recently I know about this topic thanks to professors of my career. They taught me that thanks to a simple action as generate knowledge and provide tools for changing habits, we can build more friendly workplaces with their environment, favoring the preservation of this, through an efficient rational use of natural resources, water care and energy saving.

Furthermore, recycling is very important, because thanks to it we can change materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for conventional waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Personally, I like to recycle. Mainly, I recycle sorting my garbage into organic matter, paper, cardboard, glass and metal, and then throwing them in different trash cans (if it's available). Addition, with my family we perform many other environmental friendly actions, such as using biodegradable bags and returnable bottles, using paper on both sides, reduce the use of toxic sprays, and give away clothes that no longer fit us. On the other hand, when I have to get somewhere (which is not found far enough), I try to get there walking or cycling, as I think that if I have healthy legs probably I should use them. 

Honestly, I think that our society lacks initiative, this is mainly due to the limited information they have, they don't know that with single simple actions (they can do or not do) them can enormously improve the quality of our environment. Because of this reason, I would like to be part of an eco-organization to teach people about the environment and how we should care for it and protect it. 

Bye!

Post 6: Genetic Modified Organisms

Hi guys, today I will talk about genetically modified organisms (GMO).

You are probably wondering: What is a GMO? Well, for those who have never heard of them, GMOs are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Among the organisms that have been genetically modified are included bacteria, insects, plants and animals.

On the other hand, GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce goods other than food. Respectively, genetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. These techniques have allowed for the introduction of new traits as well as a far greater control over a food's genetic structure than previously afforded by methods such as selective breeding and mutation breeding.

GMOs are used in many topics as biological and medical research, production of pharmaceutical drugs, experimental medicine and agriculture.

In forest terms, genetic engineering is mainly used on trees and plants for scientific research or for production of different crops. Currently marketed genetically engineered crops have traits such as resistance to pests, resistance to herbicides, accelerated growths, or production of valuable goods such as wood and food. Products under development include crops that are able to thrive in environmental conditions outside the species' native range or in changed conditions in their range.

The truth is that on this issue I have a split opinion. On the one hand, in some topics I agree that genetic improvement is performed, since many benefits are obtained. However, in other areas like agriculture for example, I'm not so agree, because to get some benefits, such as the duration of fruits and vegetables against rot, and obtaining good shapes and colors, other equally important aspects worsen, as taste of foods.

Post 5: My future job

Hi guys, today I will talk about my possible future job. 

When I was younger and was in school, I had some crazy ideas as starting to study paleontology. As you know, it's almost impossible to have a job of this kind in our country, so I decided to pursue a career related to the environment, since they would be my passport to be in direct contact with nature. So I decided to study Forestry and today I am in third year.

When I started to study Forestry, I had many ideas about what I wanted to do in the future. By now I have the intention to work in some institutions that focus on to study and to investigate the relationships and interactions of ecosystems with the population, and sustainable generation of products and services that are defendants by them. 

I'm very interested in this, because I want to work closely with the population that most are affected by the generation of products and services, and for the loss of any of these. I want to work with people and make them part in the decision-making, through surveys and interviews to learn their preferences, with the purpose to make the best decisions.

Also, I would like to work on projects related to the restoration of degraded areas through revegetation and wildlife.

Bye everyone and thanks for your time!

Post 4: Animals

Hi guys, today I will talk of my favorite animal: the gray wolf. 

Maybe the gray wolf is one of the world’s best known and well researched animals, with probably more books written about it than any other wildlife species. 

I know a lot about wolves, for example I know that the gray wolf is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia and Africa. One of its characteristic is that its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in color, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur. The gray wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range, it feeds primarily on large ungulates, though it also eats smaller animals, livestock, carrion, and garbage.

The main reason that I like the wolves is that the world looks at them suspiciously. The world sees it and rejects it, and wolves never cry or die by that rejection, but rather show us their fangs and attack us if necessary, without fear of lose in fight, without fear of death. 

That is his nature, is mistrustful by the own distrust; the wolves walks with calm steps, knows when it needs to eat, knows that it's alone with its pack, knows that when it need someone, no one will be there for it. It's lonely, is strengthened it with moonlight, and it howls with all his might to feel alive. 

Simply… I love wolves.