The Need Of Sustainable Development
I remember the day, about six months ago, when I had some of my friends decided to go for camping in a forest in a mountainous area. We had been living the metro life for years and due to busy routine, it hadn’t been possible to break free and meet the Mother Nature. However, when the program was charted out this time, I couldn’t resist and joined the gang for the fun.
Initially, to protect himself from the inclement weather and the threats of carnivorous animals, man started living in shelter and with fellow beings. Since then these shelters have developed from caves to ultra modern penthouses and small habitations have developed into metropolitan cities. That is the scale of development that mankind has witnessed.
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.
The constant erosion of forests has resulted in loss of habitat for the wild animals. No wonders that now and then we hear the incidents of wild cats being found in cities. They are considered dangerous and killed. But the fact is that human population has grown in a disproportionate quantum and has moved closer to the animal habitats.
The precise and unpleasant answer is ‘yes’. Imagine your visit to zoo. The teacher told you- Look at that animal- its Mammoth. It’s not found any more. Same way, a day will come when the teacher will show a picture of Petrol can and tell that it’s no more found. How you plan to run your vehicles?
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.
Growing pollution has also been a cause of Global Warming. The result- Mountains are becoming snow less; even at North Pole the polar cap has melted. This melted snow is causing rise in sea levels, floods in rivers and catastrophes like Tsunami. Isn’t our lopsided development responsible for this? When we disturb the ecological balance by killing animals and cutting down trees, we are destabilizing the food chain cycle and doing a great disservice to humanity.
With our combined efforts, we still can restore the right balance of ecology. Only with a green earth, we can hope for a sustainable development.
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