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Hope from Tragedy: Transforming Battlefields Into Refuges

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Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda
Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda

Battlefields are symbols of tragedy, but some are actually preserving nature that would otherwise be destroyed. Learn more here.

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Hope From Tragedy: Battlefields Transform Into Parks and RefugesBy Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda
Battlefields mark places of death and destruction all over the world. While they have a deep history of violence, they sometimes have a peaceful transformation many years down the road. These sites are often protected for their historical value and become parks and refuges. Many tourists make the journey to visit these sites for the history, but more and more often they are awed by the natural beauty of these parks. Most of the transformations began as unintentional occurrences, but there have been many positive results that have grown from these historical sites.
PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
BY PROTECTING THE HISTORICAL SITES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM HARM, COUNTRIES ARE PRESERVING GREEN SPACES THAT CAN SERVE AS A REMINDER TO PRESERVE THE NATURE AROUND US AND HELP OTHERS APPRECIATE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. BATTLEFIELDS ACROSS THE WORLD ARE PROTECTED BY LAWS TO ENSURE PROPER UPKEEP, TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM, AND TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF THE PAST ALIVE. LANDS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC AND ARE THEREFORE AREAS OF GREEN THAT CANNOT BE BUILT UPON OR MARRED IN ANY WAY.
HOPE AFTER TRAGEDY
WHILE NO ONE SHOULD FORGET THE CONFLICTS THAT PRECEDED AN AREA, MORE SHOULD FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THESE SPACES INTO NATURAL HABITATS, SO THEY CAN BE ENJOYED BY PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE FOR YEARS TO COME. PROTECTED AREAS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING DESTROYED FROM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER THREATS. BY RECOGNIZING THE BENEFITS THESE PROTECTED AREAS CAN PROVIDE AS A WHOLE IS A STEP FORWARD TO REDUCING DEGRADATION AND THE LOSS OF MORE NATURE.

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Hope from Tragedy: Transforming Battlefields Into Refuges

  • 1. Hope From Tragedy: Battlefields Transform Into Parks and RefugesBy Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda
  • 2. Battlefields mark places of death and destruction all over the world. While they have a deep history of violence, they sometimes have a peaceful transformation many years down the road. These sites are often protected for their historical value and become parks and refuges. Many tourists make the journey to visit these sites for the history, but more and more often they are awed by the natural beauty of these parks. Most of the transformations began as unintentional occurrences, but there have been many positive results that have grown from these historical sites.
  • 4. BY PROTECTING THE HISTORICAL SITES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM HARM, COUNTRIES ARE PRESERVING GREEN SPACES THAT CAN SERVE AS A REMINDER TO PRESERVE THE NATURE AROUND US AND HELP OTHERS APPRECIATE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. BATTLEFIELDS ACROSS THE WORLD ARE PROTECTED BY LAWS TO ENSURE PROPER UPKEEP, TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM, AND TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF THE PAST ALIVE. LANDS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC AND ARE THEREFORE AREAS OF GREEN THAT CANNOT BE BUILT UPON OR MARRED IN ANY WAY.
  • 6. WHILE NO ONE SHOULD FORGET THE CONFLICTS THAT PRECEDED AN AREA, MORE SHOULD FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THESE SPACES INTO NATURAL HABITATS, SO THEY CAN BE ENJOYED BY PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE FOR YEARS TO COME. PROTECTED AREAS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING DESTROYED FROM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER THREATS. BY RECOGNIZING THE BENEFITS THESE PROTECTED AREAS CAN PROVIDE AS A WHOLE IS A STEP FORWARD TO REDUCING DEGRADATION AND THE LOSS OF MORE NATURE.