Battlefields are symbols of tragedy, but some are actually preserving nature that would otherwise be destroyed. Learn more here.

1. Hope From
Tragedy:
Battlefields
Transform
Into Parks
and RefugesBy Andres Manuel Olivares Miranda

2. Battlefields mark places of death and destruction all over
the world. While they have a deep history of violence, they
sometimes have a peaceful transformation many years
down the road. These sites are often protected for their
historical value and become parks and refuges.
Many tourists make the journey to visit these sites for the
history, but more and more often they are awed by the
natural beauty of these parks. Most of the transformations
began as unintentional occurrences, but there have been
many positive results that have grown from these
historical sites.

3. PRESERVATION AND
CONSERVATION

4. BY PROTECTING THE
HISTORICAL SITES AND THE
SURROUNDING AREA FROM
HARM, COUNTRIES ARE
PRESERVING GREEN SPACES
THAT CAN SERVE AS A
REMINDER TO PRESERVE
THE NATURE AROUND US
AND HELP OTHERS
APPRECIATE
CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
BATTLEFIELDS ACROSS
THE WORLD ARE
PROTECTED BY LAWS TO
ENSURE PROPER UPKEEP,
TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM,
AND TO KEEP THE
MEMORY OF THE PAST
ALIVE. LANDS ACROSS THE
GLOBE ARE CONSIDERED
PUBLIC AND ARE
THEREFORE AREAS OF
GREEN THAT CANNOT BE
BUILT UPON OR MARRED
IN ANY WAY.

5. HOPE AFTER TRAGEDY

6. WHILE NO ONE SHOULD
FORGET THE CONFLICTS
THAT PRECEDED AN
AREA, MORE SHOULD
FOCUS ON DEVELOPING
THESE SPACES INTO
NATURAL HABITATS, SO
THEY CAN BE ENJOYED
BY PEOPLE AND
WILDLIFE FOR YEARS TO
COME.
PROTECTED AREAS ARE IN
DANGER OF BEING
DESTROYED FROM
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
THREATS. BY RECOGNIZING
THE BENEFITS THESE
PROTECTED AREAS CAN
PROVIDE AS A WHOLE IS A
STEP FORWARD TO
REDUCING DEGRADATION
AND THE LOSS OF MORE
NATURE.