Preserving Our Environment
Our natural environment consists of both living and non-living components, which are commonly referred to as just ‘the environment.’ The key constitutes of our environment include two main areas. The complete ecological units functioning as a natural overall structure with minimum human interference is the first main area of the environment. This eco system consists of animals, vegetation, rocks, atmosphere and microorganisms.
The second key environmental component constitutes anything and everything not specifically human-originated, but also lack clear boundaries while belonging to universal natural resources and physical phenomena. Among these are water, air, climate, energy, magnetism, electric charge and radiation.
What nature had already provided and what man has created are in sharp contrast. What humans have created is called the built environment. At any place, only if the influence of humans is negligible can it be called a natural environment.
Wilderness, does not automatically mean a natural environment. Any area where there is no human interference at all is a wilderness. There are other conditions that need to be met if a region is to be considered a natural environment. National forests and nature reserves are considered to be part of the latter.
We all know that natural environments are dwindling now. Whether it is the melting of the glaciers or the rising temperatures everywhere or the erratic rains, human interference has thrown a major obstacle in the way of the natural climate and environment. This is what natural environmentalist groups are campaigning against. They are trying to make sure that what there is left is kept intact, and new areas that can be classified as natural environments are created, as well as new wildernesses.
There are some common goals that these groups are working towards – reduction of pollution, cleaning up the atmosphere, using recyclable material and actually recycling them, preserving the non-renewable fuel pockets by using renewable energy sources, conserving water, land and air, making sure that habitats of animals are not wiped out and more species are not wiped off the Earth and maintaining the balance that the Earth needs.
With all the pollution that the earth has to face every day, there is every need to be concerned about our natural environment. Industrial plants, huge development projects – everything that is supposed to advance the human race sets the Earth back drastically. Global warming is just one of the many things we have to worry about.
Since the human race is responsible for much of what is threatening the environment, it is up to the human race to fix it, as well. The time to start is now and the best place to begin is home.
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