The Rapa Nui people once lived on Easter Island, and it is historically proven that they had used up all the resources, wood in that era, to transport gigantic stone statues, and caused their extinction. Some people believe that the international society’s management of natural resources is similar to the Rapa Nui people. Yet, others people believe it is different. This post is going to argue that the international society’s management of natural resources is different than the Rapa Nui people because states are trying to resolve these issues through cooperation and collaboration.
Although there were many natural resources currently on earth, many of them are used by human beings in factories or other locations. For example, petroleum is one of the most important natural resource nowadays. Cars, planes, and factories are depended on oil to produce goods. Many people believe that the world is using up most of the oil and the world will soon or later face an oil crisis. Historically, people and nations had fought for the most valuable and important goods at that time. Salt, waterways, spices, and others common objects we can see nowadays were once heavily valued and people’s desire. People are afraid that the world will fight for oil in the future, and oil will become the hardest natural resource to obtain. To counter this situation that might happen in the future, nations that have a large amount of oil gathered together in September 1960 and formed an inter-governmental organization-- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)—to control the flow of oil to markets and to prevent the situation of running out. In addition, OPEC also has the responsibility to preserve the world’s oil amount and save for the future. The international society’s management of natural resources is not similar to that of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island because nations are attempting to solve problems at hand.
Another natural resource that has a high possibility to run out in the near future is fishes. Although the ocean is large and deep, the fishes that human beings have the ability to catch is limited. Many countries, such as Japan and China, capture enormous amounts of fishes every year in order to feed their population. Currently, 1.2 billion people’s daily protein is depended on fish. However, even though countries have borders around the sea, most parts of the ocean are not divided and any country can legally fish in those areas. After years, the amount of fishes that still live in the ocean decreases, and soon, the fish population will run out and people can no longer capture fish for food. Countries tried to solve this issue by signing regulations that limits the amount and sizes of fish can be captured.
This blog post argues that the international society’s management of natural resources is not similar to that of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island because nations are attempting to solve problems at hand.
Although there were many natural resources currently on earth, many of them are used by human beings in factories or other locations. For example, petroleum is one of the most important natural resource nowadays. Cars, planes, and factories are depended on oil to produce goods. Many people believe that the world is using up most of the oil and the world will soon or later face an oil crisis. Historically, people and nations had fought for the most valuable and important goods at that time. Salt, waterways, spices, and others common objects we can see nowadays were once heavily valued and people’s desire. People are afraid that the world will fight for oil in the future, and oil will become the hardest natural resource to obtain. To counter this situation that might happen in the future, nations that have a large amount of oil gathered together in September 1960 and formed an inter-governmental organization-- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)—to control the flow of oil to markets and to prevent the situation of running out. In addition, OPEC also has the responsibility to preserve the world’s oil amount and save for the future. The international society’s management of natural resources is not similar to that of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island because nations are attempting to solve problems at hand.
Another natural resource that has a high possibility to run out in the near future is fishes. Although the ocean is large and deep, the fishes that human beings have the ability to catch is limited. Many countries, such as Japan and China, capture enormous amounts of fishes every year in order to feed their population. Currently, 1.2 billion people’s daily protein is depended on fish. However, even though countries have borders around the sea, most parts of the ocean are not divided and any country can legally fish in those areas. After years, the amount of fishes that still live in the ocean decreases, and soon, the fish population will run out and people can no longer capture fish for food. Countries tried to solve this issue by signing regulations that limits the amount and sizes of fish can be captured.
This blog post argues that the international society’s management of natural resources is not similar to that of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island because nations are attempting to solve problems at hand.