Stand up for earth
There's no Planet B
The Apex of Grace
Leopards are among the most powerful, intelligent and stunning creatures on Earth. They embody natural beauty.
To watch a Leopard move through the forest is an unforgettable gift.
Nothing I have seen in nature moves with such grace.
The Leopard is absolute beauty.
"The Leopard is absolute Beauty."
A leopard is master of hiding and hunting. We only find those that wish to be found.
Adorned with grace,
poise, balance and power, the moment you see one all time
becomes still.
A great being like a Leopard demands respect and admiration.
"The Moment You See ONE All Time becomes Still"
Balance
Before your gaze finds a Leopard you will first be studied and watched.
They reveal themselves only if they have determined no threat.
To find so much as their shadow passing by is an honour,
for if they show even this then they chose not to harm you.
As I knelt to take this photograph I was in awe of the beauty before me.
The Leopard is a perfect living artwork in so many ways;
I see divinity in their form, spirit and movement.
As he stood near to a tree carefully studying a human,
I wondered within at how powerful this Leopard was.
Immediately after this he turned and jumped,
launching himself 30 foot up the tree vertically.
Such raw, effortless, incredible motion.
I have never seen anything move with such elegance and power.
He turned to look back from the height of the tree.
It felt like he was actually reading my thoughts;
Seeing, feeling and connecting spiritually.
I am sure he could feel my complete admiration.
The Leopard is one of nature's great forms.
It is a blessing to simply be near to such majesty.
When I look at these beings I see creation's perfection. Behind their eyes is a raw living spirit.
Leopard's are truly a miracle.
Yet they are endangered.
When humanity begins to protect Earth & Nature,
All life here will thrive and humanity will evolve.
Greed and blindness are causing ecological breakdown;
Indifference to this injustice is what continually allows it.
We Are Nature
We each are a part of the natural world, and the natural world is a part of us all.
The average human body is made from over 30 Trillion cells.
Each living cell contains some 100 Trillion atoms, making every cell a
living miracle in itself.
These all come together in balance with a living environment to perform the
miracle of nature that we call life.
Not only do Human beings need nature,
We are nature. To harm nature
is to harm ourselves.
Fighting Extinction
"Be magnificent as the leopard, fight to win."
- Rumi
In the past few decades, habitat destruction and poaching has caused Leopard populations to dramatically decrease - by over 80%.
Because of human activity many animals are endangered.
Over half of animal species are now in decline.
Many species on Earth are
now facing extinction.
Just 70
The Amur Leopard is one of the most endangered species on Earth.
It is believed that there are just 70 of
these beautiful beings left living wild.
70.
Only 70 wild Amur Leopards.
How can this happen unnoticed?
Because the ones who harm earth have great influence over media.
Protecting Keystone Species
Certain species in an ecosystem are more impactful than others upon the local, or even global, ecology. This is because they perform functions in the ecosystem that have a huge wider impact. Such species are known as "keystone" species.
The loss of keystone species can cause sudden collapse of entire ecosystems. Particularly when these species keep human beings off the land. We must protect keystone species.
Unsustainable Industry Destroys the Planet
"Every year about 18 million hectares of forest –
an area the size of England and Wales –
is cleared."
- World Resources Institute
Forestry, unsustainable agriculture, Chemical Use and Mining are the most destructive industries of all to the habitat of animals
like the Leopard.
Because of unsustainable industry there are now so few safe spaces for animals left that we are completely losing hundreds of species every day.
We still have time to save these beautiful animals,
but it is now or never.
We either stand now for the Earth and all nature's lifeforms,
or we fail them.
It's that simple.
To stand for and protect Earth means putting an end to harmful, unsustainable, industry.
Choosing Change
"Every year about 18 million hectares of forest –
an area the size of England and Wales – is cleared."
- World Resources Institute
In learning about the source of ingredients in items we can make a real change in our choices and actions. The most obvious of which is in the products we buy.
Many already know that Orangutan live in the rainforests of southeast Asia, but most are unaware that an area of rainforest larger than the united kingdom has already been destroyed in the past few years just to plant palm oil
crops for use in many widely used products.
"Many rainforests in Central and South America have been burnt down to make way for cattle farming, which supplies beef to the rest of the world. It is estimated that for each pound of beef produced, 200 square feet of rainforest are destroyed."
It's not just the Orangutan that suffer from this senseless destruction.
We're losing many more species to unsustainable farming methods and corporate greed.
So many companies profit from the destruction of rainforest, woodlands, oceans and other animal habitat. There are different ways and reasons, but all of it is about the same thing:
money. We can stop this whole process, just by taking away the money.
If we just stand up to protect these habitats, levying huge fines upon anyone and any organisation involved in their destruction, while choosing to use sustainable alternatives,
we can quickly and rapidly transform the world and protect remaining habitats.
No form of business should be operating within a hundred miles of biodiverse spaces.
They are the last remaining strongholds for nature's ecological framework.
If we lose these last ecosystems, it will be impossible to recover from.
It will also trigger a planetary scale ecological collapse,
which will also lead to economic collapse.
All life on Earth needs Natural Ecosystems.
If they collapse we will all suffer.
No matter how much money is made.
Switching to A Sustainable World
"I am always meeting amazing people doing great projects to allow biodiversity to creep back." - Jane Goodall
"It is only when you care for nature that you protect it"
- Jane Goodall
Funding Good Works
Many amazing people and their projects have been and still are fighting for the future of this planet.
From Nemonte Nenquimo to Marlice van Vuuren, the Jane Goodall Institute to Ecosia,
there is so much hope still for us to make a better world.
We just have to stand up and work together.
Ecosia have now planted over 100 million trees, all funded with revenue from people using their search engine! Simple actions like switching the search engine you use can have a profound effect when we join together.
One of the most immediate differences you can make is to take your money out of bad banks.
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"If you plant trees in a city it has enormous benefits – it cools the temperature, cleans the air, stabilises the soil against flooding and improves psychological
and physical health, to mention only a few."
- Jane Goodall
We can Be Sustainable & Responsible
Governments and corporations often hide what they do behind opaque legal jargon, false advertisement and a series of shell companies. This causes problems for us, since it hides what is really happening from the people. We have seen far too much of this in recent times.
Despite many figureheads placed before us as "real change", we all know inside that they represent the same system; One of centralised power were people are
governed by default from birth -which is obviously without consent.
Perhaps you believe these people will make good decisions on your behalf, but I don't.
All of my adult life I have seen them making bad choices, even some that are pure evil.
I believe that our children could make much better decisions. Truly.
Children are much better leaders than the blind.
That is why I stand with the children.
If you have always wanted to change the world but did not know when or how, now is the time.
There can be no purer movement than millions of children standing up for the Earth.
There can be no greater purpose than to save a planet, its life & nature.
There is no better time than right now, in this present, to act.
What better future than a free, shared world?
The events of recent times are sign and a trumpet call for those with an ear.
We are being called to come together and act as one unified people.
By giving all our effort we can change this whole world.
If we act collectively, it will change humanity forever.
2021 is a year of revival. It is time we wake up.
Use your power. Know yourself.
Serve truth. Free Earth
We are one love.
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