No human being can stand apart from the environment because each of us is a part of a natural world. We all depend upon our environment and our environment is depending upon us. Our survival and survival of the future generations depend upon a healthy world.
One of the major problems is the destruction of the rainforests. Traditionally there are three major causes of it: farming, ranching, and logging.
Farmers in rainforest countries are often poor and can’t afford to buy land. Instead, these farmers clear rainforest land to grow their crops. Because tropical rainforest soil is so poor in nutrients, farmers cannot reuse the same land year after year. In following years, farmers just clear more land, destroying the forest piece by piece.
Ranching also causes destruction of the rainforests. Ranchers clear large areas of rainforest to become pastures for their cattle. This land does not cost them very much, so they can sell cattle at low prices. Because it is very profitable, ranchers continue to clear rainforest land so they can raise and sell more cattle.
The third major traditional reason for destruction of the rainforests is logging. Trees from the rainforest are used for building houses, making furniture, and providing pulp for paper products, such as newspapers and magazines. Rainforest that was chopped down can grow back over time, but they will never have the same variety of plants and animals they once did.
Another big problem is water pollution. It is something we should be concerned about because it’s a form of pollution that is ruining many lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds.
Polluting the water is unfortunately a very simple process. As the item goes down the drain it gets dumped into the waterways. That’s how easy it is to pollute the earth’s water.
Certain human-made items cause water pollution. These items include soaps, detergents, cleaning sprays, some mouthwashes, and many other things.
Water pollution is also caused when people throw trash into the water. Animals can get trapped in the trash and suffocate to death. The trash can disable the animals. In a way, throwing trash into the water is like committing animal murder.