Environmental problems are urgent problems, especially nowadays, ranging from large-scale loggers, buildup of liars, melting poles, garbage, endangered animals, pollution, global warming and many more. The increasing number of people, the increasing human needs that encourage humans to use natural resources for use.
It's just that there are still many people who are greedy and actually exploit nature and cause an imbalance between humans and nature. But not a few humans are trying to maintain a balance between nature. This concern can be seen from the emergence of Non-Government Organizations everywhere that voluntarily maintain environmental stability.Â
In Yogyakarta, there are several NGOs working in the environmental sector, such as @4k.yogyakarta that focuses on sea turtle conservation at Pelangi Beach, Yogyakarta; @byebyeplasticbagsjogja that focus on plastic waste issue, and @animalfriendjogja that focus on animal welfare around Yogyakarta.
World Wide Fund
On an international scale, there is a Non Government Organization called WWF or World Wild Fund which is a Non Government Organization (NGO) which is a United State Public Charity that focuses on reducing press threats to diversity of life on earth such as rare animals, poaching, overfishing. , plastic waste on the ocean that endangered animal sea, animal that misused as entertainment, deforestation, bycatch, water scarcity and so on.
 These wild animals include pandas, tigers, lions, sea turtles, penguins, rhinos, whales, elephants, zebras, dolphin, leopard, and many more. Of course, an organization like this also has many challenges, such as businessmen opening new land in the forest or building a factory, people who are indifferent to environmental issues, global warming, disaster, and even challenges from cultural traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.Â
Fin soup tradition in China
From the culture challenge for example is the tradition in panda country or we called as China, there is a tradition where they consume fin shark that turn into a soup. This tradition has existed since the Song dynasty which symbolizes luxury and wealth and is still practiced today.Â
Of course this is a challenge for NGOs working to suppress animal extinction. This has been a matter of controversy for a long time, where sharks are sea animals that have an important role in the food chain in the sea to maintain the stability of the marine ecosystem. based on a report from https://www.speakingchange.org/ an estimate of around 73 million sharks killed to take their fins for consumption.
