{"id":2607,"date":"2022-04-19T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/?p=2607"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:38:46","slug":"earth-day-2022-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/04\/19\/earth-day-2022-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day 2022 &#8211; The Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2607\" class=\"elementor elementor-2607\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eee6a4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eee6a4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf7e606\" data-id=\"1cf7e606\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e95a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d9e95a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0c0edda elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/04\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 19, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9435763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9435763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Each day during the week leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd, Nature First Ambassadors and Members will share their thoughts on Earth Day&#8217;s importance.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>Contribution from <em>Ron van Gool, Ruud van der Bliek, and Madeleine Lenagh,<\/em> representing the Netherlands:<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668560971828_681\" class=\"\">That Nature First chose to launch on Earth Day 2019 should surprise no one. The commitment to photograph our natural world whilst putting the importance of nature foremost in our priorities is an extension of the commitment to be a steward to our earth and to sustainability.<\/p><p class=\"\">In The Netherlands, this is no different. In a compact, heavily populated country, there are very few really wild places to visit or photograph. But the nature, landscape, and wildlife of the country lead a fragile existence. This is why the Dutch ambassadors\u2019 team is committed to being advocates for putting Nature First.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26be7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26be7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/madeleine_osprey.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Osprey \u00a9 Madeline Lenagh 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df883a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df883a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Prioritize the well-being of nature over photography<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">Nature photography is immensely popular in the Netherlands. Professional photographers lead countless workshops in all fields: landscape photography, macrophotography, and wildlife\/bird photography, and those workshops generally sell out immediately. One of the principles we discuss with workshop leaders is to teach their participants that it\u2019s ok to miss a shot if getting it would mean doing any harm to the environment or subject.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Educate yourself about the places you photograph<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">This covers not only the locations but the species you photograph. There is little knowledge about the harm that can be done by (for instance) handling amphibians, disturbing resting insects and nesting birds, trampling the habitat of tree frogs, or baiting wildlife. We visit photography clubs and lead discussions to make photographers aware of the ethical choices they make when in the field.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Reflect on the possible impact of your actions <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">This is never a black-and-white proposition. One of the most important concepts we advocate in all our discussions is to always think carefully before you act. Think about the effect of anything you do out in nature. Is it worth getting the shot? Here are a few examples:<\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">After several years of social media campaigns, it is now an unwritten rule to not take close-up photos of nesting birds or to disturb them by hanging around the nest. For most other wildlife this awareness hasn\u2019t come that far. For example, there\u2019s still a social media campaign going on to keep dogs on a leash to keep them from hunting deer (and cattle).<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">In April, when days are getting warmer, all kinds of reptiles and amphibians awake from hibernation and can easily be seen in open spaces warming up in the sun. For many photographers, one of the highlights of spring is to take a photo of an adder (viper), preferably with a macro lens as close as possible. Getting that close is very disturbing and even threatening to these animals and can have a negative impact on the number of yearly offspring. So, keep a few meters distance, stay low to the ground, and use a telephoto lens instead. And don\u2019t share the locations!<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008b7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"008b7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RonvanGool_Hallerbos.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Ron van Gool 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9346f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a9346f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Use discretion if sharing locations<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">Even though the Netherlands has very few iconic locations, its quiet beauty attracts hordes of photographers daily. There are even popular location guides for landscape photography. But a prominent issue is the location of rare or nesting birds and the sightings of rare wildlife species (like the wolf) or baby wildlife. Emotions can run high during discussions about location sharing. We try to emphasize the importance of staying open to discussions like this.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Know and follow rules and regulations <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">Sometimes it seems as though the prevailing sentiment in The Netherlands is that rules are made to be broken. Explaining the reasons behind the rules helps photographers to make the right choice. Stick to the rules. This is part of our educative task.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Always follow Leave No Trace principles and strive to leave places better than you found them <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">Fortunately, awareness of the mess humans tend to leave behind is growing. We support cleaning up actions and urge photographers to always take along a trash bag that can be filled before leaving the location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367137e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"367137e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruud_adder-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adder \u00a9 Ruud van der Bliek 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f46bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f46bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong>&#8211; Actively promote and educate others about these principles<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">Getting out among photographers, both professional and amateur, and discussing these principles with them is the main focus of the Dutch team\u2019s activities. A surprising number of professional photographers seem to be reticent about openly sharing the principles, afraid of the backlash of competitors pointing the finger and saying, \u2018Yes, but I saw him leaving the path once!\u2019 (Or similar accusations). This is why we try to emphasize the importance of open, honest discussions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That Nature First chose to launch on Earth Day 2019 should surprise no one. 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