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"Protecting the environment is just as vital as protecting your own life."

The ecosystem is said to be the union of several communities of living creatures that interact with one another. Everything we require, including food, water, shelter, and even clothing, is typically provided by our surroundings. However, many of us do not consider the impact that our interactions with the environment have on nature. Actually, interacting with other species and the environment is natural and important, but we, as humans, have overestimated our ability to obtain what we require from our planet, and this is where difficulties arise.

Humans should be the light that shines in the lives of people who are suffering. We must protect our own lives as well as the lives of the animals and birds that reside in our surroundings. We should conserve the environment not only for living things but also for plants and trees, which provide us with oxygen that we need to breathe. Industrialized and developed countries are equally threatened by pollution and the negative environmental impact of human operations. Nature looks after us by providing us with clean air, clean water, and good food. Furthermore, it provides us with a variety of minerals and other resources that aid in the growth of our economy. And how can we repay the world for all it gives us? Adding more plastic to the oceans? Is there more pollution? Deforestation in tropical rainforest GIANT areas? We must be aware of the limitless and destructive repercussions that our desire and egoism have had on the earth.

Here are some activities we can all take as a teenager and as a student to help contribute to a greener future. We should not believe that a single individual cannot make a difference because change always begins with a single person's actions. We must start somewhere in order to achieve our goals.

1. Planting Trees. As the earth battles erosion that leads to landslides, tree roots keep the soil in place. Additionally, it collects and holds rainwater, which lessens runoff and post-storm sediment buildup. Additionally, it aids in replenishing the groundwater supply, stops the flow of pollutants into streams, and reduces flooding.

2. Cleaning our surroundings. Keeping the environment clean helps conserve endangered species, decreases pollution, and preserves the biosphere and the planet's natural resources.

3. Recycling. Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators, Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals, Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials, Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials and Saves energy.

We shall all gain if we all contribute to the effort to lessen our harmful effects on the environment. This would enable us to reestablish a positive connection with nature. Additionally, a cleaner environment would lessen the health issues that people experience, such as lung conditions, heart attacks, infections, and cancer brought on by environmental toxins. To improve our quality of life, we must protect the environment. Otherwise, humans and all other living things on Earth would suffer a significant loss as we would be actively contributing to the disasters that are killing our world.

It is never too late to start making changes in our lives. This will be beneficial to ourselves, future generations, and other animals. So let us not only do this for our own health and happiness, but also for the sake of others.

References:

Mehmoona Usman 2019, Why It's Important to Protect our Environment, Retrieved November 2, 2022

https://www.theworldwithmnr.com/post/why-it-s-important-to-protect-our-environment

United States Environmental Protection Agency 2021, Recycling Basics, Retrieved November 2, 2022

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics

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