Climate change and scarcity of resources are seen as the consequences of a lack of sustainability in human activity. A more careful treatment of the environment is promoted in a variety of ways. Also with art.
Schwerin (dpa/mv) – A glass boat in an oversized human hand makes the fragility of natural habitats clear in Schwerin. According to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Environment Minister Till Backhaus (SPD), the so-called Glasarke 3 also stands for the responsibility of people to work to preserve the environment and nature. “Everyone can and should do something to ensure that our earth remains liveable for future generations,” said Backhaus on Thursday at the presentation of the work of art designed in Zeitz (Saxony-Anhalt).
The sculpture has been traveling since 2016 and is now stopping at the Marstallwiese near Schwerin Castle until May 22nd. The symbolic work of art has previously been shown in Erfurt, Halle, Wilhelmshaven and Waren/Müritz, among other places. The idea of ??the glass ark was born in 2003 in the Bavarian town of Zwiesel to spread the word about man’s duty to protect nature across national borders.
Backhaus used the presentation of the glass ark in Schwern as an opportunity to point out Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s efforts to protect the climate effectively. This includes the adoption of a state climate protection law that should include specific goals for the areas of energy, transport, buildings, industry, agriculture and waste management. The preparations for this took place with the broad participation of associations and citizens.
“The aim is to formulate resilient and, above all, realistic climate protection goals. The first results will be discussed at several regional conferences across the country starting in the spring,” announced Backhaus. Critics accuse the state government of having paid too little attention to climate protection for a long time and of having tackled the proposed legislation much too late.
