According to the Global Footprint network, we currently consume more resources per year than our planet can produce in the same framework, meaning that we are taking more from nature than what we should and are allowed to do. In other words, we are also taking chances of animals to have a good and healthy working environment. Reducing our ecological footprint, therefore, is a basic as well as a core step that 10,000 TIMES believe any of us can do to promote the equality of having a better life of any creature on our planet, especially in ASEAN region.

Southeast Asia has always been well-known for intense level of using motorcycle as our main means of transport due to its convenience and affordability. Increasing level of buying cars also accounts for exacerbating the issue.

Public Transportation

Public transportation becomes the ideal solution to reduce the transportation footprint, in which its popularity and accessibility can help everyone to effortlessly contribute to reduce the transportation footprint. Furthermore, in most ASEAN countries, public transportation fee is significantly low to help us save our budget being spent on transport. Thanks to the accessibility and affordability, it is encouraged to take public transportation as a alternative for car or motorcycles.

It is also the government’s responsibilities to invest in leverage the public transport system, which can improve traveller’s experience and pleasure, thus, motivating them to use this type of transportation more frequently.

Avoid short airplane trip

This year, such young and courageous Greta Thunberg has definitely made a splash in terms of raising people's awareness on protecting the environment. One of her outstanding actions is firmly denying taking a plane trip to travel to different countries by zero-emission sailboat. Some Swedish, consequently, have reported a decline in travelers, which some activists attributed to the “Greta effect”.

This is simply because for the distance, short flights produce a greater amount of greenhouse gas emissions per passenger in comparison with longer routes. A similar idea can apply when we want to travel around the ASEAN region. Instead of taking a flight to another country in our region, it is possible to replace with a boat or train trip so that not only do you stop contributing to climate change, but also having a chance to witness such spectacular view along the route.