Towards Conserving and Restoring the Eco-System for a Better Tomorrow

Conservation! Conservation! Conservation! That is the one thing I would do passionately. We owe it to our environment that we are here today after all those millions of millennia. The same environment that many of us are oblivious of is the one which will tenderly take care of our descendants and all forms of life in generations to come. The state of the economy, the GDP or what is trending will be of no value if we do not take care of planet earth.

Since industrialization came into the mainstream late in the 18th century, it affected households and this led to change in lifestyles. Though it made our work as human beings easier, it became the leading force behind the culture of consumerism and here we are today.

We burn fuel to move around with our automobiles. We cut down trees to get timber and paper. People still use wood as fuel in the village I come from. The begging question is how many people take their time to replace these trees. United Nations estimates that thirteen million hectares of forest is lost worldwide per year. Deforestation is linked to quarter of anthropogenic carbon emissions. It affects biodiversity and natural water regulation. The Kyoto Protocol should be revised and even more stringent measures put in place to countries producing the highest carbon footprint. Politics shouldn't come into play in such lifeline matters.

Man as the undisputed pioneer in manipulating the environment to fit his never ending needs has even manipulated the atmosphere making greenhouses to grow flowers and vegetables. Pollution of water sources through pesticides and chemical effluents continues. Mining isn't left behind. It pollutes the air and releases particulates which cause harm to living things.

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... also encourage my neighbors to do so. As a person relatively know in my village, I will lay emphasis on recycling and people can get rid of their waste in the waste spots put in place and stop throwing the waste anywhere. This will reduce pollution of the nearby river and main water source. Recycling will also bring employment opportunities to the locals. More importantly, it’s my role to convince people of being personally responsible for their actions.

George Adamson said that human beings are the most destructive species to ever walk on the surface of planet earth. I hold these sentiments to be true but like him I remain optimistic. It’s on this basis that I choose to conserve the environment, not only for myself but to ensure there’s a place for future generations in it and through these small actions I will have made this world a better place than I found it.