Some of the facts
Q: What do Eight Million Suicides, Three Hundred Thousand Slaughtered Elephants and One Thousand Murdered Rangers have in common?
A: They represent a decade’s worth of tragic and avoidable deaths...
A: They represent a decade’s worth of tragic and avoidable deaths...
(Image courtesy of MAPP)
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In the last decade an estimated eight million people of all ages have committed suicide, three hundred thousand elephants have been poached for their ivory and one thousand rangers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, protecting our wildlife against wholesale slaughter by unscrupulous poaching gangs.
These statistics are horrific and a terrible indictment of the world we live in today.
Every single person on the planet has a responsibility to address these issues before it is too late, which is why Walk 4 Life aims to shine the global spotlight on mental health and conservation, under the umbrella of education.
Nick Holme, the leader of the endurance expedition around Lake Kariba says: “As a Dad, I have become increasingly concerned about the world my children are going into. Our lives are simply too pressurised, leading to serious mental health issues that could otherwise be avoided and the unscrupulous greed of a few is leading to the extinction of some of our magnificent animals, which simply won’t be around for future generations to enjoy. I felt I had to do something about this and if it takes an endurance event like walking around Lake Kariba to help educate people about the dire position we are sleepwalking towards, then I believe it will be a worthwhile goal to achieve. We really do need to wake up and tackle these issues before it is too late. With this walk I want to model an innovative new approach and I am not afraid to challenge strategies that are failing.”
Walk 4 Life is therefore asking everyone….the global community…..to spread the message, to support this endeavour and help us to help ourselves by tackling the scourge of mental illness and preventing any further annihilation of our precious wildlife resources. Nature helps to heal and if we destroy it then we have lost one of the most powerful tools in our armoury against the pressures of today’s world.
These statistics are horrific and a terrible indictment of the world we live in today.
- Our modern way of life, urbanisation, increasing population and seemingly insatiable demand for natural resources is damaging our natural environment.
- Our pace of life continues to increase and we are bombarded 24/7 by unfiltered information.
- Traditional family and community networks are breaking down and poor mental health is emerging.
- Through the imbalance of our making we are becoming detached from the very environment we rely on to sustain us and our future generations.
- At the current poaching rates elephants, rhinos and other iconic African wildlife will be gone within our lifetime.
Every single person on the planet has a responsibility to address these issues before it is too late, which is why Walk 4 Life aims to shine the global spotlight on mental health and conservation, under the umbrella of education.
Nick Holme, the leader of the endurance expedition around Lake Kariba says: “As a Dad, I have become increasingly concerned about the world my children are going into. Our lives are simply too pressurised, leading to serious mental health issues that could otherwise be avoided and the unscrupulous greed of a few is leading to the extinction of some of our magnificent animals, which simply won’t be around for future generations to enjoy. I felt I had to do something about this and if it takes an endurance event like walking around Lake Kariba to help educate people about the dire position we are sleepwalking towards, then I believe it will be a worthwhile goal to achieve. We really do need to wake up and tackle these issues before it is too late. With this walk I want to model an innovative new approach and I am not afraid to challenge strategies that are failing.”
Walk 4 Life is therefore asking everyone….the global community…..to spread the message, to support this endeavour and help us to help ourselves by tackling the scourge of mental illness and preventing any further annihilation of our precious wildlife resources. Nature helps to heal and if we destroy it then we have lost one of the most powerful tools in our armoury against the pressures of today’s world.
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