“Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the
Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is
that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live
without humans”…Evo Morales (1959 - ) Bolivian politician and Cocalero activist
who has served as President of Bolivia since 2006
Knowledge
The key words ‘preserve’ and
‘environment’ are apparently in tandem with ‘sustainable development’ which is
not only one of the most searched and researched words of the intellectual
society of the current generation, they co-incidentally also happen to be a
creative brain child of the United Nations in her quest to assure the existence
of the future generation and her longevity by recycling, renewing and embracing
green energy.
In as much as we are products
of our environment, and environment can be relative depending on how we
literally create it and what we make of it, it has hugely become our
responsibility to care for it as long as we can vaguely remember.
It has become imperative to
make our environment knowledge based and systemized one so that people are
aware of the goings on in the environment in order for us to employ initiatives
to preserve it and save us from total annihilation.
“The only way forward, if we are going to improve the
environment, is to get everybody involved”…Richard Rogers (1933 - ) British
Architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech
architecture.
Our Environment
Look at our environment in
two ways, physical and psychological, and unsurprisingly, they massively
correlate, and technically, you cannot have one without the other.
For example, if our
environment is clean and people aren’t conscious enough to maintain such
standards, there is tendency that they will mindlessly litter it. Also the
other way round, if you have a blocked mid set where you cannot see a clean
environment in your mind in order to cause an inspiration to replicate the
thought physically by actually transforming your environment, then it is
impossible to make it happen. This is why education and enlightenment is
important, which is also why the high illiteracy level in Africa and other
third world countries leaves them with poverty, heaps of garbage and diseases.
“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future
we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve
social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen
governance”…Ban Ki-Moon (1944 - ) South Korean Diplomat and eight
Secretary-General of the United Nations from Jan. 2007 to Dec. 2016
Preservation
Just as mentioned earlier,
the preservation of our environment has a relationship with ‘Sustainable
Development’ only it is a whole lot wider and has more in-depth content and
world followership due to its inclusion of growth and expansion.
Just like safety is our
responsibility, so should we be made to appreciate the importance of taking
care of our environment, for the sake of living quality lives.
The Big Picture
It’s the 21st
century and many things have changed, firstly we must realize that partnership
is gaining a new meaning as sometimes enemies become allies when they are
united in fear for a mutual danger, and the world has become massively
monetized as economic hardship forces people to be creative in the face of hazards
that present opportunities for innovators to be relevant.
We must realize that there
are seven basic biggest environmental threats namely;
1.
Human Population
and Pollution.
2.
Earth Changes.
3.
Deforestation
4.
Ozone Depletion /
Deterioration.
5.
Acid Rain
6.
Dead zones in the
Ocean
7.
Species
extinction
The long and short of it all
being that as researchers and scientist have identified major environmental
threats, the power is in our hands to safeguard it by not poisoning the earth
with our wastes and industrial activities, its in our attitude and realization
of the importance of the future of our planet.
So as publicly advertised,
the best ways to preserve the environment is to reduce the use of heating and
air conditioning equipment, reuse reusable material to reduce waste and recycle
products such as plastic, cans and glass.
We also need to get the word
out there through education and enlightenment on social media and through
rallies and seminars.
Thank you.
Akin Abimbola
SOURCES: Brainy Quotes, Good
reads, Google, Love to know, Wikipedia
This write-up is in
participation in the DW partnership with Cool FM on the Environment
Preservation project.
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