The Green Perception Called Sustainable Development |
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| Written by Tommy Linsley | |
| Wednesday, 15 October 2008 | |
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It started thousands of years ago. Man, animals and the flora combined to make our earth the most beautiful planet in the universe. All three blended well with the man and animals making their habitat in the forests and mountains. Natural resources were shared by all. But with some of the animals being at the top of the food chain, others felt threatened by their presence. Physically being weaker than the animals, man had to plan for his survival and that started the development. The question is what we are going to leave for our future generations - the barren lands, vehicles but no petrol, factories with no power to run them, mountains of concrete and jungles of sky touching building? Can it be recognized as development? Is this development that can be sustained? We all are aware of the negative answer. As we moved on, we realized how much deforestation had taken place. The forests had been cleaned up to create cities, villages and agricultural land. The result-loss of habitat for wild animals, killings of animals, natural resources being exploited like anything, all round pollution- in water and air. This is what we have got from our development. Can we survive with what we have been doing? Isn't it that after wildlife and forests, it's our number next? We are very much part of the ecological system that constitutes the other two. We all are a part of the same food chain. Some are at the higher rungs and others at the lower ones. We can't survive without each other. If the ecological balance has been disturbed, then there is no guarantee of human lives also. "We haven't inherited this planet from our ancestors but we have borrowed it from our future generations". Shall we be able to pass on the same Mother Nature to them or we will be blamed for our shortsightedness? Wood from forests has been used up to meet the energy requirements or for building houses. The overall result is increase in pollution levels, global warming, depletion of natural resources and ecological imbalances. The sea levels are rising and that is causing a major threat to human survival in the coastal areas. Depletion of ozone layer has added to the woes and can result in many problems. Most of the deforestation has been caused due to energy needs. It is the need of the hours that we should focus on non-conventional and renewable energy resources like using solar power to create solar energy. In many countries, wind power has been used to generate electricity through wind power. These kinds of resources are never ending. International conventions like Kyoto Protocol have been aimed at sustainable development that preserve the natural resources and doesn't put unnecessary burden on our planet. We must recycle what ever that can be done. For example, recycling of paper can reduce the deforestation. It's now or never. The choice is ours and the decision is ours. What type of future do we plan for us and for our children depends on what we choose today - Development or Sustainable development? Our actions will decide our future, the very future of our earth.
Authors Bio:
Tommy Linsley, an aspiring internet marketer and an environmentalist has now come up a new site called SustainGreenPower.com
which provides information on the key ingredients which could save both
planet earth and money. Visit http://SustainGreenPower.com and get
yourself a free copy of the report "Our Planet Is In Danger! The
Consequences Revealed"
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