Our Planet

 

When it comes to environmental issues, I believe that there is no one issue that is more important than another issue. Elimination of entire species of plants and animals is a huge issue, just like releasing harmful toxins into the atmosphere and rivers and oceans. Deforestation and unsustainable use of power are also big issues. Depending heavily on non-renewable sources of energy and polluting the planet severely is another big issue. Destroying oceanic wildlife but dumping garbage into oceans and killing oceanic creatures is also a massive issue. I can go on, but I think it is understandable that no single issue is less or more important than any other single issue. They are all big issues and they need to be given equal importance in all levels and they need to be sorted out one at a time or collectively, without overlooking any of them.

Several studies have been made on several different environmental issues and if there is one thing that I and all of us as humans need to understand, it is that ecological balance is of huge importance for all the living beings to lead sustainable lives. Killing off an entire species and making species of plants and animals go extinct artificially is going to completely disrupt the ecological balance of this planet. For instance, if we hunt down all of the wild tigers and lions, which we have tried to do in the past, the number of herbivores in forests would skyrocket. They would in turn consume crops, plants and vegetables in rates we can’t fathom, and they’ll eventually run out of natural grasslands and forests and start moving towards human habitations. They’ll attack farmlands and other places of human sustenance and this will very well result in starvation of human beings. Therefore, it is extremely important that we understand the need to conserve all species of lives. Disrupting the ecological balance is never a good idea and we’ll pay heavy prices if we assume it isn’t an issue.

Of course, there are other issues to pay attention too, issues like global warming, sea caps rising, oceanic pollution, land and air pollution, consumption of fossil fuels and so many more, but all of these issues are equally important to pay attention to and sort. Ignoring one to focus on the other is only going to worsen the one being ignored and is going to affect us in the long run. It is important for a sustainable future that we collectively address all environmental issues, if not one at a time.

Love, peace.

An Earthian.