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MISS EARTH MADAGASCAR
VALISOA FIFALIANA RATSIMBAZAFY
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
During my childhood from 8 to 13 years old. I was fairly intelligent child. We xan say it because during these times what means during these 5 years I was able to obtain 3 diplomas: the CEPE at 8 years old, the BEPC at 11 years old and the Baccalauréate at 13 years old. However , because of my studies I didn't really have a normal childhood since I immersed myself in my studies. But also some family problèms disturbed me a little during those years.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
The most memorable moment of my life was the day of my 5 th birthday when my father bought me a piece of cake at the bakery for my birthday, a piece of cake that I shared with a family of 5 persons. That day , I saw true love because despite our poverty and we had nothing, my father gave me the best gifts.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
My family is a normal family like everyone's: I have my 2 parents, a sister, a brother-in-law , a brother , a nephew and a niece. These are the members of my little family. In my family we separated in two: there are the lawyers who are : my father, me and my sister and then there are the managers who are : my mother and my brother in- law. We are not really many as a family but we really care about ourselves. I live in a family that has really engraved the steps of brick by brick because I come from a very very poor family but with a lot of effort from my parents we became easier. The only small traits that specify my family is that every male member of the family and even in the big family knows about mechanics and we all play guitar without ever having learned it at school or anything else.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
The most unusual thing I've ever done was to have by chance become an announcer during the Olympic Games of the Indian Ocean Island games in Madagascar when i was just supposed to be a hostess.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
To promote écotourisme and climate change , I think we should protect tourist sites and natural resources by avoiding bush fires, slash-and-burn cultivation and pollution as much as possible. Then educate people to respect nature and stop practices that are harmful to the environment such as slash and burn cultivation for example. We need to teach people the importance of recycling and reforestation. But still we need to make people aware of the importance of tourism at the economic level of a country.
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
The cause that I defend is an environmental cause which seeks to ensure that environmental crimes are punished like humanitarian crimes and that the awareness raised over the years to protect the environment must be obligatorily applied by all subject to being punished by a penalty. Thus environmental protection would be obligatory for everyone.
In all, I seek to ensure that new laws governing the environment (recycling,
reforestation, etc. ) come out and are applied by everyone.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
My advocacy focused on SDG 13.Climate Action.l believe we have talked a lot about climate change but action has been left to a few people. I want to advocate for action. To get everyone on board and to understand that collectively we can be the change we want to see .Action is multifaceted so l decided to centralize my advocacy on environmental conservation through sustainable solutions addressed specifically at plastic pollution. Damage has been done ,yes, but an error does not become a mistake unless we refuse to correct it .Thus l would like to correct that error through awareness , education and innovation. Why plastic ?You might ask .Plastic is one of the highest contributors of the degradation of our Mother Earth ,it is very common and invaluable yet the fact that its non biodegraded able make it an unbearable threat to the planet.Eco farming is an agricultural system that uses fertilizer of organic such as compost, green manure and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation . The advantage of this type of farming is that it is climate friendly and less harmful to the environment. This type of farming keeps the environment less contaminated and the resources needed to sustain life on earth are less threatened.I’m addition organic farming is introduced to provide wholesome food for people . They become less resistant to serious diseases when consumed. Additionally the soil is still in great condition and is overly productive due to natural manures In Eco farming .