I used to get surrounded by people who think conservation is important, maybe it’s because I was studying Biology in University moreover my major is Ecology. Well, I think not all people gonna have the same point of view. and here I am sharing some of my perspectives.

Anyway, do you ever heard word ‘Utopia’ ?

In Wikipedia Utopia is a community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities. Meanwhile, in Latin Utopia means “No Place” or “Nowhere” and If you try to find its picture on google you will find bunch of dreamy beautiful pictures.

Sparkling waterfall with rainbow upon, trees standing up high, beneath its canopy birds flying and singing happily. bushes extends on earth like velvety carpet decorated with flowers surrounded by dancing butterfly. and when night come super moon and stars revealing themselves without any disturbances. fireflies showing off their luminosity on the surface of lake. and dew spreading on top of leaves. I bet all of you want to see those pictures in a real life.

Utopia is an ideal world and condition which is seems impossible to be accomplished. It’s like a horizon when you sail on ocean. you know it’s there, you try to arrive there but you never will. When you take a step closer it will also get a step farther, try to take thousands steps closer and it get thousands steps farther. you start to questioning yourself “what the hell am I doing ?, chasing for impossibility ?”. stop asking and take a sight on your surrounding. “wow ! there is a new continent in front of me!” yeah, you’ll find a treasure without even realize it. Maybe you seem move to nowhere but you moving and you gonna find something.

So Conservation is. it’s seems impossible to turn some metropolitan cities into Jungle right? but hey, rethink about it. Conservation not only about protecting and maintaining but it’s also about utilizing resource wisely. on the contrary people keep argue about choosing modern civilization or nature preservation. we can achieve both of it. Conservation needs multidisciplinary skill and knowledge. Conservation exist to solve a problem how to keep Orang Utan alive while Human could keep palm coconut field grow. Conservation is about Ecosystem not about Species and we are part of Ecosystem so we have to get ourselves involved.

Try to read about major river restoration in Korea for an example. it’s not impossible task to do. preserving nature and giving an advantage to human society. Some people might think “does conservation give a significant impact toward my life ?” you gonna find it important when there are no water in this world. There are no fruit or vegetable to eat. People tend to think something important when they already lost it.

So, here it is my last words. Conservation is a Utopia for Conservationist. It exists to create an ideal world where human and nature could live peacefully. you may not overcome those idealism but when you keep moving you gonna find something. Just don’t ever think to stop to Conserve. Take an action to turn those dreamy pictures in to the real ones.