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Brinuti se za hvarski okoliš

U usporedbi s drugim mjestima, otok Hvar je čist. Posjetitelji cijene

netaknutu prirodu i često su je skloni hvaliti, iako upravo to i očekuju.

Naravno, uspjeh Hvara kao turističke destinacije uvelike je ovisio o njegovom

ugledu kao otoku čiste zemlje, mora i zraka.

Dobar ugled otoka uglavnom je opravdan, no ima mjesta za poboljšanje. Kad

sam počela štetati ruralnim dijelom otoka prije mnogo godina, zapanjile su

me dvije stvari. Prva je količina smeća u nakupinama na raznim mjestima,

vrlo često skrivena pod grmovima i žbunjem te, stoga, ne jasno vidljiva.

Druga je iznenađujuća količina herbicida koja se koristi u maslenicima i

vinogradima.

Dvije vrste otpada se jasno mogu zamijetiti, kao i drugdje u civiliziranom

svijetu: smeće i krš. Prvo se širi nebrigom pojedinaca, a potonje

neodgovornošću građevinskih tvrtki.

Rečeno mi je da je praksa, prije nego što je postojalo organizirano

prikupljanje otpada diljem otoka, bila da se kućno smeće baci gdjegod je to

zgodno, makar u susjedov suhi bunar ili obližnju urušenu kuću. Sad, kad se

kontejneri mogu naći u svakom naselju, ovaj je problem smanjen iako se još

može naći dokaza da su otočani nespremni promijeniti svoje loše navike.

Zašto ljudi, posebice mladi, oni koji će naslijediti okoliš, bacaju okolo smeće?

Uzmite, na primjer, opuške. Mnogi pušači imaju običaj baciti opušan na

zemlju. Vjerojatno misle kako su mali pa i beznačajni ili da će se razgraditi te

da neće štetiti okolišu. Mnogi pušači bacaju i kutije cigareta na zemlju, koje

se pridružuju općem otpadu kojeg stvaraju pakovanja slatkiša, grickalica i

pića. Pitanje zašto se ovo događa postaje kompleksnije kad se zagađivanje

okoliša otpadom događa od strane mladih ljudi i to odmah pored kante ili

kontejnera.

Kad sam živjela u Londonu, redovito sam podizala otpad šećući pse lokalnim

parkovima. Ljudi koji bi ovo vidjeli su mi ponekad zahvaljivali, posebno

čuvari parkova. Ja činim istu stvar ovdje. Nisam jedina koja miče otpad iz

okoliša kad na njega naiđe. Ljudi koji razumiju koliko je čistoća bitna za

budućnost Hvara kao turističke destinacije zadovoljni su i zahvalni.

Posljednjih godinu u porastu su akcije čišćenja plaža, puteva i mjesta javnog

okupljanja. Sljedeći veliki iskorak bio bi nagovoriti ljude da uopće ne bacaju

otpad po okolišu.

Uporaba pesticida iznenadila me s obzirom na to da su me svi koje znam

uvjeravali da se bave organskom poljoprivredom. Ispostavilo se da ne govore

svi istinu. Imala sam zanimljive rasprave s korisnicima pesticida tijekom

godina. Njihovo razmišljanje varira od „Pa ne radi se o otrovu“, prema

„Dobro, radi se o otrovu, ali je on najblaži mogući i savršeno siguran“, do

„Koristim kemikalije jer je to najlakše i nemam vremena za nešto drugo“.

Međutim, činjenice kažu da su hvarska polje, posebno ono starogradsko,

obrađivana prirodnim putem uspješno stoljećima; kemijsko onečišćenje šteti

zemlji, podzemnim vodama i cijeloj eko-strukturi otoka; i postoji relativno

visoka incidencija bolesti koje se mogu pripisati uporabi pesticida.

Naravno, mnogi ljudi se bave poljoprivredom i ne koriste pesticide. Čula sam

de se o opasnostima uporabe pesticida govorila na televiziji. Sve više ljudi se

okreće proizvodnji organskih usjeva. što ohrabruje druge da razmotre istu

stvar. Divlje cvijeće koje osvježava ruralni dio Hvara tijekom cijele godine nije

samo spektakularno lijepo, već i nužno za ekologiju otoka.

Otok Hvar karakteriziraju zadivljujuće prirodne ljepote te on zaslužuje ostati

čistim. Bilo kakav oblik onečišćenja je neprihvatljiv i štetan na sve moguće

načine. ECO HVAR za okoliš je osmišljen kako bi se pomoglo Hvaru realizirati

vlastite potencijale najčišćeg otoka na Jadranskom moru.

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