Background Environmental protection is an important and interesting subject because of its sensitivity as far as the quality of life is concerned. The matter to do with the environmental conservation and protection has become a topic of concern all over the world as nations seek the solutions to the degrading environment. It is globally accepted that the current trends in the quality of environment are wanting and call for sustainable development through global governance. A majority of nations have joined hands to discuss the possibilities and ways that environmental conservation and protection can be realized. They have continued to give this matter an upfront consideration owing to its importance and sensitivity. Hence, they have partnered with international organizations that help in addressing this issue on global scale. Introduction to Global Governance and Environment The global environmental system comprises of the oceans, the atmosphere, the terrestrial systems, the fresh water systems, and the cryosphere. The present state of these systems has evolved over a number of years. Human beings have played a role in the evolution of this systems leading to the present forms that they exist. In addition, the implications that human beings have played part either intentionally or unintentionally has led to the modification of this systems leading to what is referred to as environmental degradation. These far reaching consequences happen on across the globe, thus posing a
From the dawn of modernization, our environment's problems have been a pivotal issue which seems to be a natural need for humankind that penetrates almost to every facet of people's life from all walks of life. Hitherto, preferable means of a possible way to preserve our world from catastrophic events have been discussed by a plethora of dignitaries. A question that might arise here is, whether the best way for protecting the environment is funding the research for developing new energy sources, or preserving natural locations, or enact laws. A consensus has yet to be reached; however, I am personally on the belief that the former carries more weight. Two prominent reasons that can support the contention would be elaborated in the following
Never in the history of the human species have we been in such a rapidly changing environment. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have been making social, economical, scientific, and environmental changes and advancements at an unprecedented rate. Societal advancements, while much appreciated by the average Joe, have been detrimental to our environment. Every days forests are cut, rivers polluted, and once ecologically important areas are cemented over to compensate for our rapidly growing population. As the status of our natural world becomes more critical by the year it is important that we look at the driving factors and reasons for this destruction of the natural world. While pollutants and globalization are the driving
The emergence of the main environmental conservation mechanisms emanates from the fact that both attitudes highlight some key advantages and disadvantages. The idea in this context is to ensure the adoption of the mechanisms that hold the most advantages for the conservation of the earth and the environment. For instance, the belief that we should utilize the earth in ways that maximize its potential to provide for and protect all plants and creatures is holistic (Ishiyama 126). This attitude should play a huge role in governing the activities that have the potential of affecting the environment in a negative manner. The efforts of the government to satisfy capitalist interests should undergo this stern test especially in matters such as fracking and the exploitation of uncharted territories. The adoption of this holistic approach should lead to the perception and treatment of the earth in a respectful as opposed to an exploitative
Environmental change is a logical certainty, and progressively a lived human concern. However, it is not yet what everybody should call social-global problem in one voice. It's not an essential almost we shape our social practices, nor a sufficiently huge social standard to go about as an imperative on our conduct. Around the planet there is developing energy to characterize environmental change as a security issue and thus as a motivation topping issue that merits noteworthy consideration and assets. Calls for movement are developing - yet at the same time outlined activities to address the issue has a cost or weight that will hamper business and go about as a drag on the economy.
In conversations globally the environment is a hot topic. Issues with the ozone layer, depleting natural resources, and health risks associated with emissions and changes in climate coupled with its resulting natural disasters; have pushed conservation issues into the spotlight. The environmental issues presented today are not the result of one country, one type, or one-industry actions but a communal failure of a mixture of several. With that said many countries and industries are going through policy changes to combat environmental issues that will hopefully benefit the environment, the consumer, and industries.
This book is the story of an opportunistic approach to remedy and adapt to the drastic changes humanity has caused to the Earth while also embracing the role humans play in the Anthropogenic era. Humans will always continue to build environments, but the concern now is how are we going to build better environments. These issues will challenge humanity and question our values. How we build the environment around us in the future will be based on whether or not embracing the Anthropogenic era will indeed lead to a sustainable planet or just be a quick fix to the deeper issues of human behavior that have led us astray from maintaining a sustainable planet.
The Earth is currently facing detrimental environmental issues. These issues have been evident for decades; however, many people have continuously denied them to be problematic or even their existence entirely. While they have managed to get away with the rejection of these problems for many years, it is no longer deniable that the issue of environmental degradation is very real and in need of immediate action. That being said, although there have been a variety of modest attempts to increase environmental sustainability, they have demonstrated to be of minimal effect. Pollution, global warming, deforestation, and a plethora of other human impacts that cause this degradation rapidly continue to destroy the planet, and in order to obstruct them,
In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem . We humans are destroying the world around us . We are using up all of our natural resources . We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren .
Habitat loss has forced thousands of species of animals to become endangered or extinct. The improper disposal of toxic wastes has made a multitude of rivers and lakes unfit for sustaining life. The use of pesticides has ill-effects on not only the environment and the wildlife, but on people, too. However, the United States has made great strides in preserving the environment, and fixing the damage done. This essay will explore environmental protection in regards to organizations and legislation.
Natural atmospheric greenhouse gases, which predominantly consist of water vapor, and minor parts of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, are vital in balancing Earth’s surface temperature to a life-sustaining average. Indubitable, global warming and cooling has occurred naturally; however, data indicates that the sun’s energy distribution has virtually been constant within the past century. Furthermore, evidence indicates that the balance in greenhouse gases has been compromised by a rapidly expanding human population and their activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels over the past fifty years. The effects of humanity’s blissfulness can lead to extreme climate changes in the near future, which does not exclusively threatens our livelihood; however, the existence of all Earth’s inhabitants.
Although water is one of the most abundant resources on the planet, we are not able to utilize the majority of it. Ninety-eight percent of water on Earth is found in the oceans, while the remaining two percent of water is renewable. Although this may be true, irrecoverable sources, such as glaciers and underground aquifers, trap nearly all renewable water (Cooper, “Global” 2). In a final tally, less than one fourth of one percent of the water on Earth is both renewable and recoverable. Even more frightening is the fact that this supply of water is not only nominal but also polluted. By disregarding the fact that our supply of water is finite, we are further limiting this supply by throwing pollution into the equation. Nevertheless, a dwindling amount of freshwater is not the only concern. Pollution in aquatic environments contributes to shifts in the Earth 's atmosphere—infamously known as climate change. To put this phenomenon into perspective, the temperature of the ocean has gradually increased by 0.11 degrees Celsius per decade from the years 1971 to 2010 (Weeks 12). By polluting Earth 's aquatic environments, future
Environmental issues have been a cause of a lot of debate in the recent past. Governments and nongovernmental organizations have been in constant consultations on how to help protect the environment. Apparently, as a result of man’s many actions, the natural environment is getting torn apart so quickly that the coming generations will not enjoy this kind of environment, unless a
the world’s environment as a threat, but as another opportunity and soon implemented a responsible
Interactions between human and the ecosystem have been operating for millenniums, and are impossible to eliminate, as each depends on the other in order to survive and flourish. However, as modern technology advances, as well as the increase in the world’s population, the need for natural resources begin to rise to an alarming rate which has started to gradually destroy the ecosystem. Recently, there has been an increase of sea levels in region whilst other rain-bounty areas have begun to experience their first droughts. This phenomenon is known as climate change. Climatologists have concluded that human activity has played a major role in contributing to the changes, therefore requiring extreme measures before this phenomenon evolves into
Protect environment is a very necessary action that for human beings since in some place on the earth had serious pollution situation. Enterprises should take responsibility to controlling the environment damage. The CEO of the enterprises should consider environment issue when they make decision. The company need to develop a environment standard to influence the employees, shareholders, community and society to protect the environment