西西里岛,意大利
甘吉,西西里岛,意大利 (© Andrea Caruso/Amazing Aerial Agency)
你是81亿人中的一员(You are one of 8.1 billion people)
1987年,世界人口达到50亿,这是一个非常重要的里程碑,导致了一个国际庆祝活动:50亿人日。联合国意识到人口增长带来的问题,于1989年设立了世界人口日。这一天不仅是纪念日,也是行动的号召。人口过剩耗尽了地球的资源,并带来了计划生育、废物增加、污染和缺乏基础设施等紧迫挑战。当大都市地区与人口过剩作斗争时,较小的地区面临人口减少,从而造成不平衡。例如,西西里岛甘吉的意大利人民,在20世纪50年代有16000名居民,今天只有6000多人。甘吉试图通过向那些承诺修复被遗弃的房屋的人提供被遗弃的房屋来振兴自己。
原文:
In 1987, the world population reached 5 billion, which was a very important milestone that led to an international celebration: 5 billion People's Day. The United Nations recognized the problems brought about by population growth and established World Population Day in 1989. This day is not only a commemorative day, but also a call to action. Overpopulation has depleted the Earth's resources and brought urgent challenges such as family planning, increased waste, pollution, and lack of infrastructure. When metropolitan areas struggle with overpopulation, smaller areas face a decrease in population, resulting in imbalance. For example, the Italian people of Ganji, Sicily, had 16000 residents in the 1950s and only over 6000 today. Ganji attempted to revitalize himself by providing abandoned houses to those who promised to repair them.
《© Andrea Caruso/Amazing Aerial Agency》