Protecting Our Heritage Flashcards
Our Heritage
It consists of people, places, the environment, and our history
Economic Development threats
Squatting, hunting, and illegal poaching.
Land clearing- Animal grazing, housing, slash and burn agriculture.
Invasive alien spices
Global warming and drilling.
Gains from Economic Development
Improves the standard of living.
Increase in life expectancy
Enhance economic activity.
Increase in literacy rates
Create and retain jobs
Reduce poverty
Improve the quality of life
Move from agriculture to industry-based economy
Improve the economic well-being of people.
What can we do to save our heritage?
Conversation and Preservation activities
Sustainable development and use of resources
Diversification of economic production and eco-tourism
Education
The value of Conservation and Preservation
Creation of sustainable employment.
Cultural transmission
Improve the economic well-being of the people and reduce the poverty rate.
Improves the standard of living of the people and improves their quality of life.
What can a person do to preserve their heritage?
Learn about their heritage via oral traditions
Attend festivals or visit sites
Participate in the events or festivals
Respect the culture and be open to it.
What can the government or state do to preserve our heritage?
Put laws or legislation in place and take unique initiatives to protect the culture.
Include it in the school curriculum.
give grants or monetary support to organizations who are involved in said activity.
Have educational programs on the state-owned television station to promote the culture.
Some examples of legislation and initiatives
Legislation to promote sustainable development.
Identify places of value and put laws in place for their protection.
Restore and maintain heritage sites
Establish nature reserves and sanctuaries and put laws in place to protect and support them.
Establishing cultural centers to promote and preserve the art forms.
Establish museums, galleries, and archives to protect written, painted, and other art forms as well as artefacts
Some actions the private sector or business sector can engage in
Sponsors- They can donate money to cultural groups.
Participate- Businesses can encourage their workers to become involved
Run competitions- Businesses can host competitions for good causes and put up valuable prizes.
Obey laws- Comply with the legislation and laws put in places to protect our culture and heritage.
