PANEL 35 UN MOSQUITO EN TU HABITACIÓN. A MOSQUITO IN YOUR BEDROOM

UN MOSQUITO EN TU HABITACIÓN
Si te sientes demasiado insignificante como para que tu acción tenga peso, piensa en el efecto de un mosquito en tu habitación mientras intentas dormir. Cualquier acción individual, por pequeña que sea, tiene sus efectos. En tus manos está ahorrar energía: aísla térmicamente tu vivienda, desplázate a pie o en bicicleta, usa energías renovables y electrodomésticos de bajo consumo. Reduce tus compras, reutiliza los objetos y los materiales y recicla lo que ya no te hace falta. Adquiere productos locales y de temporada para evitar gastos de transporte y almacenamiento. Come más pescado y menos carne; una vaca genera tanto CO2 como un coche recorriendo 12.000 kilómetros y para producir un kilo de su carne se necesitan 15.000 litros de agua. Planta árboles, deja crecer flores silvestres en tus macetas para las abejas, no fumigues tu jardín. ¡Y participa en iniciativas de recopilación de datos ambientales!

BIBLIOGRAFIA
1) Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2003) Ecosystem and well-being. A framework for assessment. Inland Press, Washington DC
2) Parry, ML; Canziani, OF; Palutikof, JP; van der Linden, PJ; Hanson, CE (Eds). 2007. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK

FOTOGRAFÍA: Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) y guardaparque en Península Valdés, Argentina. © HÉCTOR GARRIDO/EBD-CSIC

A MOSQUITO IN YOUR BEDROOM
Should you ever feel too small and insignificant for your actions to have any weight, remember the effect of a single mosquito in your bedroom while you try to sleep. Every individual action, no matter how small, has its consequences. It's in your power to save energy, insulate your home, get around by walking and cycling, and use renewable energy and low energy electrical items. Try reducing the amount you buy, reuse items and materials and recycle what you don't need any more. Buy local products when they are in season and you will save on emissions from transport and storage. Try eating more fish and less meat; a cow generates as much CO2 as a car driving 12,000 km and the production of a kilo of meat uses up 15,000 litres of water. Plant trees and let a few wild plants grow among your pots for the bees; you don't need to eradicate every creature from your garden. And why not join in community initiatives to collect environmental data!

FURTHER READING
1) Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2003) Ecosystem and well-being. A framework for assessment. Inland Press, Washington DC
2) Parry, ML; Canziani, OF; Palutikof, JP; van der Linden, PJ; Hanson, CE (Eds). 2007. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK

PHOTOGRAPH: Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and ranger in Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. © HÉCTOR GARRIDO/EBD-CSIC