Water Use
I wasn't very surprised that there was all this water being stolen from streams, but I was shocked by the amount of water and the certain companies doing it. I didn't see Nestle being one of the main thefts of the water, Coca Cola I could see as well as Pepsi. To see all the damage and impacts from these companies on streams and lakes made me feel kind of sad, mainly because if it keeps up and nothing is done to slow it down then one day some places that people love to visit could be all out of water. I agree on whats being done to slow it and stop it, but I don't really agree with what is being done by the companies, yeah they need water to make their drinks, but if they aren't healthy drinks then why take the water and waste by turning it into something unhealthy.
Water Use in Iceland
On the global agenda, Iceland has been a strong voice in the fight against the pollution of the oceans. Icelandic waters are among the cleanest in the world. Iceland has taken an active role in international fora on the issue of peristant organic pollutants.
Although Iceland is famous for its unspoiled natural beauty, there are areas where care must be exercised. One of the most serious environmental problems in Iceland is the loss of vegetation by wind erosion. The Icelandic Soil Conservation Service has been fighting soil erosion since 1907 with considerable success. It currently aims at revegetating sites with a total area amounting to more than 2% of the country's land area. However, the fight to halt and reverse the erosion and desertification and to advance land reclamation, will remain one of Iceland's priorities in the environmental field in coming years and decades.
I wasn't very surprised that there was all this water being stolen from streams, but I was shocked by the amount of water and the certain companies doing it. I didn't see Nestle being one of the main thefts of the water, Coca Cola I could see as well as Pepsi. To see all the damage and impacts from these companies on streams and lakes made me feel kind of sad, mainly because if it keeps up and nothing is done to slow it down then one day some places that people love to visit could be all out of water. I agree on whats being done to slow it and stop it, but I don't really agree with what is being done by the companies, yeah they need water to make their drinks, but if they aren't healthy drinks then why take the water and waste by turning it into something unhealthy.
Water Use in Iceland
On the global agenda, Iceland has been a strong voice in the fight against the pollution of the oceans. Icelandic waters are among the cleanest in the world. Iceland has taken an active role in international fora on the issue of peristant organic pollutants.
Although Iceland is famous for its unspoiled natural beauty, there are areas where care must be exercised. One of the most serious environmental problems in Iceland is the loss of vegetation by wind erosion. The Icelandic Soil Conservation Service has been fighting soil erosion since 1907 with considerable success. It currently aims at revegetating sites with a total area amounting to more than 2% of the country's land area. However, the fight to halt and reverse the erosion and desertification and to advance land reclamation, will remain one of Iceland's priorities in the environmental field in coming years and decades.
