Has human harmed the Earth or made it a better place?
The Earth 'our home' is a planet with a wide range of inhabitants. This diversity
helps to maintain the balance of the life cycle on the Earth. We humans have a
key role to play in maintaining this ecological system. But today, even amidst
the huge cry from environmentalists, we seldom recognize the importance of
the environment. Some of the changes on the Earth like deforestation are a
result of industrial and automobile emissions and nuclear activities. They bear
testimony to our negligence towards the environment.
Right from our school education we have been taught about the key role played
by the forests in maintaining the ecological balance. Forests attribute to release
of oxygen and absorb the toxic carbon dioxide exhaled by the humans. Thus the
forests act as the natural recycling agents balancing the life on this planet.
Deforestation has been taking place for many reasons like manufacture of paper
from wood pulp and timber, and for inhabitation by humans. If this trend
continues there is no doubt that in the years to come the Earth will become a
dry planet.
If deforestation is plundering the gift of God, the pollution of environment by
automobile and nuclear emissions is a man made menace. Metropolitan cities
have been so congested that we are getting used to everyday traffic snarls.
Though there has been a worldwide awareness in controlling the automobile
emissions in terms of imposing the emission norms on the automobile
manufacturers, there is still much left to be done. One step could be to impose
the law, to get the vehicle owners check their vehicles for emission norms, once
in six months and obtain a valid test certificate.
No one can deny the fact that nuclear emissions are more vulnerable to damage
the environment than any thing else. But we are always at the threat of a nuke
war, despite the strong efforts of the international organizations like UN. It is a
pity that most of the governing nations of the Un are the major threats with
nuclear weapons.
Not but not least, the knowledge and the responsibility of safeguarding the
environment is seldom seen in the individuals. The fact that all of us have been
taught about the importance of environment in our education system makes no
difference. The governments should organize more effective campaigns to
educate everyone across all demographic levels. Only a socially responsible
citizen can make a difference towards the environment our descendents have to
live in.
Though I feel that with all above references, we humans damage the earth, I
feel that I have dealt superficially some of the solutions that help to make the
earth a better place to live. Let us hope that in the coming years future
generations become socially responsible in safeguarding the earth. After all, we
have just one planet (right now!) to live in.
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The Earth 'our home' is a planet with a wide range of inhabitants. This diversity
helps to maintain the balance of the life cycle on the Earth. We humans have a
key role to play in maintaining this ecological system. But today, even amidst
the huge cry from environmentalists, we seldom recognize the importance of
the environment. Some of the changes on the Earth like deforestation are a
result of industrial and automobile emissions and nuclear activities. They bear
testimony to our negligence towards the environment.
Right from our school education we have been taught about the key role played
by the forests in maintaining the ecological balance. Forests attribute to release
of oxygen and absorb the toxic carbon dioxide exhaled by the humans. Thus the
forests act as the natural recycling agents balancing the life on this planet.
Deforestation has been taking place for many reasons like manufacture of paper
from wood pulp and timber, and for inhabitation by humans. If this trend
continues there is no doubt that in the years to come the Earth will become a
dry planet.
If deforestation is plundering the gift of God, the pollution of environment by
automobile and nuclear emissions is a man made menace. Metropolitan cities
have been so congested that we are getting used to everyday traffic snarls.
Though there has been a worldwide awareness in controlling the automobile
emissions in terms of imposing the emission norms on the automobile
manufacturers, there is still much left to be done. One step could be to impose
the law, to get the vehicle owners check their vehicles for emission norms, once
in six months and obtain a valid test certificate.
No one can deny the fact that nuclear emissions are more vulnerable to damage
the environment than any thing else. But we are always at the threat of a nuke
war, despite the strong efforts of the international organizations like UN. It is a
pity that most of the governing nations of the Un are the major threats with
nuclear weapons.
Not but not least, the knowledge and the responsibility of safeguarding the
environment is seldom seen in the individuals. The fact that all of us have been
taught about the importance of environment in our education system makes no
difference. The governments should organize more effective campaigns to
educate everyone across all demographic levels. Only a socially responsible
citizen can make a difference towards the environment our descendents have to
live in.
Though I feel that with all above references, we humans damage the earth, I
feel that I have dealt superficially some of the solutions that help to make the
earth a better place to live. Let us hope that in the coming years future
generations become socially responsible in safeguarding the earth. After all, we
have just one planet (right now!) to live in.
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HPS Cheema (JBIT Dehradun)
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