ChihTyng Tsao · Sustainability, Animal & Human Rights Podcaster · University of Texas at Austin
/I am an animal lover. I usually watch Animal Planet and Discovery with my brother when I was a child. I remember hearing about global warming and the Ozone hole when I was in elementary school. However, I didn't care about it until I saw a video about polar bears losing their home because of global warming. This is the first time I feel that something I like is affected by climate change. More and more extinct animals and the number are still rising due to the damage of their habitat and climate changes. I am afraid that my kid wouldn't have the chance to see those animals I saw when I was little. Not only saving wild lives but also the future of humans. Saving the environment is not helping the Earth. It is helping ourselves. This planet is a beautiful place with different species living together with us. We should protect it for ourselves and the next generation.
My plan in the future is to work in a NGO or NPO, and apply what I have learned from school to solving issues that I care about.
As a graduate student in a public affairs school, I became aware of people overlooking environmental issues and the urgency of taking action before it is too late. Solving environmental problems is a long-term process and needed to be addressed carefully and with appropriate strategies. Managing environmental issues isn't only the responsibility of elective officials or professionals, but everyone in society. Many people do not have enough information or don't even know why we need to protect the environment and how critical and urgent it is. Therefore, storytelling and creativity are important to make individuals gain more information and see the importance of this issue. Collaborating on One Planet Podcast, I am gaining more knowledge and experience in managing Environmental issues.
