"CLEAN AND GREEN"

 


The environment around us is not only our home but everything that keeps us alive. From the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our shelter and more, it helps us to survive. Therefore, caring for the environment is something that should be inherent in us.

Sometimes, our actions endanger everything that surrounds us, including ourselves. Our interaction with the environment should be in a way that we use the resources that nature provides, but in a sustainable manner. Here is a guide to what sustainability means and how to practice it daily.

  1. We Only Have One Earth As Our Home

Why is the environment important? Although some of us may take this lightly, it is critical to know that we don’t have anywhere else we can run to. If we spoil what we have here, we will suffer the consequences of our actions. If we take care of nature, then nature will also take care of us in return. When we pollute the water sources, we are the ones who will lack clean water. If again we cut down all trees for our short-term goals, we will suffer global warming, lack of rainfall to grow our food, and many other adverse situations.


  1. Clean Environment Means Healthier Lives

The more we take care of our environment, the more we can have a cleaner and habitable home. If on the other hand, we neglect nature and undertake actions that harm it, the more difficulties we will have to access clean essentials like water, food, and shelter.Polluted water sources and air will bring about devastating effects like diseases, such as cancer and various respiratory disease. Everyone, therefore, has a role in ensuring they maintain a clean environment we can all live in.


  1. Rise In The Overall Earth’s Temperatures

Even just a minor increase in the atmospheric temperature can bring drastic changes in the weather patterns. If the average global temperatures rise, it means we will have changes in seasons which will affect both plants and animals.

Some plants may not survive in some temperatures, which would mean that some areas will start to experience food shortages. We will also experience things like strong storms and floods, among others. If you thought global warming wasn’t real, you should think again, it is real and here with us. The worst thing about this is that human beings are the major contributors to these negative occurrences. Our activities such as industrialization, and waste disposal methods are some of the major causes of greenhouse gases.

Our habit of cutting down trees reduces the ability of nature to reduce gases like CO2 from the atmosphere.


  1. Caring For The Environment Protects The Ecosystem And Humanity

Almost all our activities affect the ecosystem in one way or the other. If we negatively impact the ecosystem, we put various species on the verge of extinction. For example, if we pollute the water bodies with plastic or leaked oil, we kill the species that live there.

Therefore, as we produce, consume and dispose of waste materials, we should think of how it will affect the ecosystem. Again, it does not only affect what surrounds us, but it also affects us as well. Some poisonous gases and radioactive wastes directly affect human life.


  1. Biodiversity is Essential

The term biodiversity stands for the availability of different types of animals, plants and other organisms in the world. Biodiversity offers us the chance to get everything we require for survival. Based on a study by EPA, biodiversity can easily be affected by both human activities and natural forces.

We are able to get food, air, water and shelter because of biodiversity. There exist various natural processes formed by different species that enable the availability of these essential life elements.

If anything happens that may affect these processes, a chain of reactions may occur, which may not be favorable.

Therefore, we should take care of our surroundings to prevent occurrences that may be detrimental to our source of livelihood.


  1. The Environment Provides Various Raw Materials And Habitats

The various things we use like furniture, rubber, food, and shelter, among others, comes from raw materials we get from forests. Deforestation, therefore, means that we are at risk of lacking such essential materials.

Also, forests offer a home to different birds, animals and even some people. Almost half of the world’s species live in these forests. If we destroy our forests, we destroy the home of multiple species.

We should, therefore, make sure that we use forest resources at a rate that doesn’t affect its life.


  1. We Have A Moral Obligation

Since nature is the source of our livelihood, it’s only right that we should also be kind to it. Every person has a moral obligation to take care of nature. Not only, because it takes care of us, but because it’s also the right thing to 

We get everything from nature for free. It will be greedy and insensitive of us to destroy the one thing that gives us life.

The noblest thing we can do is to preserve this beautiful environment so that we can continue to reap the sweet fruits it offers.


  1. Protecting The Environment is An Excellent Way to Give Back

One indisputable thing is that we only live because nature offers us resources. Whether we want to hear it or not, if nature is gone, we will also disappear with it. Therefore, caring for the environment is a great way to show that we care and appreciate it.

Everything that keeps our lives moving comes from nature. Whether its energy; renewable or non-renewable, all come from the same environment.

If we preserve the environment, then we are giving back to the planet. This is a major reason why we should take care of the earth.



References: 

 https://unity.edu/sustainability/ways-to-solve-environmental-problems/


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