Hyderabad: World Nature Conservation Day recognizes that a healthy environment is a foundation for a stable and productive society. This day also ensures the well-being of present and future generations. It is necessary to create a healthy environment to safeguard the present and future generations. There are several threats to nature like deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, pollution, using plastics, chemicals, etc.
Earth has provided basic necessities to live like water, air, soil, minerals, trees, animals, food, etc. So, we should keep nature clean and healthy. Industrial development and several other factors are also responsible for the depletion of nature. Whatever we do, it affects the globe because the world is one and somehow linked together.
Conservation of nature is very necessary, even scientists have also warned us about the mass extinctions in the near future. Several documentaries about nature show that resources are being wasted. Due to global warming temperature is increasing day by day, storms and level of the sea are also increasing, and freshwater glaciers are melting which threaten lives.
We are connected to each other with natural resources. The natural world is facing an increasing threat from unsustainable practices and the challenge is how to preserve and conserve nature to achieve sustainable development.
"The environment isn't asking us to conserve her for her but for our future generations”- Mohith Agadi, author. Some of the ways we can save the environment are:-
The history of World Nature Conservation Day is unknown but the main aim of celebrating it on 28 July is to come together and support nature and not to exploit it. Conservation of nature is the wise management and utilization of natural resources. As we know that due to natural imbalance, we are facing several problems like global warming, various diseases, natural disasters, increased temperature etc. Therefore, for the next generation, it is necessary to preserve it. So, it is important to raise awareness among people all over the world to understand the importance of saving resources, recycling it, preserving it, and also understand the consequences of damaging it.
Protected Areas were born from a public desire to preserve the most impressive assets of nature, the amazing landscapes, and the places where society could find a place to restore forces after a long work journey. On the World Nature Conservation Day 2019, it is important to acknowledge the multitude of benefits that well-conserved ecosystems bring us, apart from the recreational and aesthetic value such as:-
- provisioning services such as firewood, food, fresh water, and raw materials
- supporting services such as soil formation, habitat provision or pollination
- regulating services such as climate regulation, purification of air and water, pest and disease control
- cultural services such as spiritual and historical heritage and recreational experiences
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