~Research Paper Topic~

The topic I want to write about for my research paper is about how indigenous people are being affected by the climate change or global warming. I think that the poor indigenous people are being the most affected by all this climate change going on, therefore I want to write about how they’re being affected. I would like to write how they are being affected in terms of their land. Also about their rights being violated. I would like to write this paper and for every one who doesn’t care about global warming. I think that that people who are going around contributing to global warming do not know how indigenous are being affected all over the world. Also, I would like to write it to the government because they are the ones who least care about the rights of indigenous people.
The sources I am planning on using are:

UNPFII. International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change. April 2008. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/EGM_CS08.html

I find this site to be helpful because it includes discussions form different meetings held at the United Nations focusing on the issues involving indigenous people and global warming. This site contains various links with very helpful information about the topic I want to write. This information is helpful because I can get some more facts on how the indigenous are being affected, and what’s going on with them right now.

Word Press. Los pueblos indigenas mas afectados por el cambio climatico describen los impactos. April 5, 2008. http://calentamientoglobalclima.org/2008/04/05/los-pueblos-indigenas-mas-afectados-por-el-cambio-climatico-describen-los-impactos/

This second link is in Spanish, but I find it very helpful since it focuses exactly on the topic I want to write about. It describes how these people are being affected; it goes from one part of the globe to the other. This will be useful in my research because I will be able to write about the effects on indigenous due to global warming.

Byg Anja, Salick Jan. Indigenous People and Cimate Change. May 2007. http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/publications/Indigenouspeoples.pdf

This site is very interesting because it is actually a document that was written in Oxford University and was published in part of Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Oxford. This is helpful because it contains ideas on how the indigenous people can contribute in helping the ecosystem. It describes struggles that indigenous people from specific locations are going through, and who are in more danger.

Reaction~!!

Throughout time in class we have review a lot of things, and we have also discovered many. While in class I have learned a lot about the environment. We have studied quite well about the environment. I have to say that the blogs have helped me realize that global warming is a big issue. This is the topic we have mainly focused in class. I am more conscious about the things I do and whether they affect the environment or not. The blogs also helped realized that global warming is a big big issue that there are huge amount of people going green and posting blogs about being green.

Before I came to this class I viewed life different. I knew that global warming was there but not quite see it the way I do now. I have realized through this class that g.w is a big issue in the world and the majority of people are aware of it but they don't take action against it. The presentation on religion had a big impact on me. My views on ecology have changed. For instance, Hindus honor the man who lives the simplest life. I have changed my beliefs; I think that whoever leads a simpler life, which means living without luxuries is better for you. If you consume natural things it is better for your health.

All this things are taking me to a different level in my life. I think that the environment is in big danger and we are the only ones who can change this. I, personally, would like to live a simpler life. I would like to help the environment and would like to make a change for global warning.
I hope everyone realizes how bad the climate is changing, I hope they don't realize too late.

Green-BLOGS!!!~~

Sustainable Cities Blog:
I think this blog has some really interesting information. I think that it looks a little plain and therefore it is hard to keep reading. But despite that, I was reading the article on the voyage to the antartica an I think it is a very good idea. I enjoyed reading this article because it is interesting to have a trip with students and a teacher all the way to antartica. That is something I would definetly try to do, althought I can't. I liked this blog because as I was gazing the information I think it's a really informative blog, but they should make it more attractive. THe link they have are very good.

Gristmill:
I liked this blog because it gives different articles on the environmnet. I also like it because it has alot of good links. I has different types of links but they are all linked to the environment. I like the post she has. They are about environment, about the government, all of them really interesting. I enjoyed this blog, it is easy to browse and has helful info and links.

Green as a Thistle:
O My GOD!!!! I can't believe that one person can do this little things for the environment but they certaintly cause a lot of good contribution to the environment. thi blog besides being really good, it is also inspiring and can motivate you to change your lifestyle and why not "go-green." I didn't pay much attetion to little things like she did and didn't knew we could change the environment with this little things. I think that I will start doing some things to help our planet. for the smallest it is, I'm sure it help help a lot. I love this page, it's very inspiring.

No Impact Man:
This is my favorite website out of all of the blogs. It has blogs with examples, the blog looks really capturing. I love the picture at the top of the blog. While I was reafding this blog I liked the part where he said: "I figure I can use this blog to teach people how to swim against the cultural current, or I can try to help change the cultural current and make it easier for everyone." this quote is very deep and it makes you think. If one could have the power to change the cultural current or at least make it easier for everyone this life would be different.

Eco Geek:
This page I think is the most helpful page than the others. It contains blogs which are publsihed daily with innovations that are saving the planet, as they say. It's interesting to see how many things are comming out in the market that help our planet and we are even aware of them. I think that more people should check out this page. Also, on the right side there are some articles which are very good to read. I like this page a lot. * I commented this blog- Eco Geek.