The preservation of intact ecosystems and natural unspoiled regions is among the most urgent tasks facing our generation.Its importance is primordial among the multiple imperatives that determine the future of a post-industrial society capable of ensuring sustainable development….
We can start out by asking ourselves how to justify the protection of nature,and why we must replace some biocenoses with human intervention,even though similar questions can seem inappropriate to any reader of this work.To protect our natural environment we must work for systemical cultural changes both big and small.There are many things you can do to help.No one can do it all,but each of us can do something.Here are some practical strategies for developing partnership relations with our natural world:at home,at school,at work.
At Home,we should obtain a list of environmentally and socially responsible companies from Co-Op America and buy from them.Recycle and reuse when possible and buy biodegradable soaps and pesticide-free produce.Besides,use nontoxic methods of pest and weed control and use energy-efficient light bulbs and drive a car that has fewer emissions and better gas mileage.
At School,we should support Partnership Education that includes environmental education and ask our school district to replace diesel school buses with natural gas,or better still,with electric school buses.
At Work,we should adopt manufacturing methods to recycle materials and avoid waste and join environmentally responsible professional and business organizations such as Businesses for Social,the Social Venture Network,Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility,and the World Business Academy.We can encourage our workplace to conserve energy and water and use recycled paper products.
By protecting nature,we are actually protecting ourselves since the nature and human are co-dependent.