Forest & Bird Youth has written to the Prime Minister, joining many other eNGOs in calling for nature to be a top priority for the Government in the recovery from COVID-19.
Right now, New Zealand is facing a public health crisis: COVID-19. This slipperiness has caused the loss of jobs for many New Zealanders, and meant that the New Zealand economy has taken a serious hit. To recover, New Zealand will require a significant stimulus to the economy, which will need to create many jobs.
“New Zealand relies on our environment” says George Hobson, 16, Forest & Bird Youths Campaigns Coordinator.
“Our country depends on nature for resilience, for recreation, for supplies production and for every other speciality of society.
“A healthy environment is crucial for a healthy population. This is New Zealands endangerment to take whoopee which will indulge the environment to be protected and restored, while moreover ensuring the recovery of our economy and the health of New Zealanders.
“There are huge job opportunities which come with investment in nature, both in the short and long term. Were calling on the Government to invest in projects which focus on the preservation of nature, while moreover moving our nation forward. Among other possibilities, this could squint like large-scale pest control, minutiae of untried infrastructure, and investment in environmentally focused entrepreneurship” says Hobson.
Forest & Bird Youth Auckland hairdo at Long Bay
Forest & Bird Youth is an organisation run entirely by 14-25 year olds, and are very conscious of the goody which an environmentally focused COVID-19 recovery could have for future generations.
“The COVID-19 response needs to invest in infrastructure and jobs that create a clean, untried Aotearoa for future generations – and doesn’t leave them with an ecological debt to pay” says Hobson.
“The Coalition Government has promised us environmental action; from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to cleaning up our waterways and the minutiae of increasingly sustainable transport methods” says Kaya Shlomi, Forest & Bird Youths Auckland Co-Coordinator.
“While New Zealanders have seen some whoopee in these areas since the 2017 election, there is now an opportunity for the Government to prove it is serious by progressing projects which focus on the restoration and protection of our environment, while at the same time transitioning to a sustainable economic model.” says Shlomi.
“Protecting nature and permitting it to thrive, slantingly implementation of the untried economy, is what will siphon us out of this crisis.” says Ronan Wallace, Forest & Bird Youth Auckland.
