“We collectively as entire population of earth are using natural capital
1.5 times as fast as nature can renew it.”
Think for a minute what this
statement means. What we are doing and what legacy we are leaving for our
future generations.
Human beings are already overusing
natural resources at a faster rate than nature can replenish it. This means we
are living unsustainably by depleting natural resources.
Ask yourself; is this right? Is
this a healthy way of life? What will happen after two or three decades or even
50 years down the road? Are we doing anything to help this situation?
Even in this age many people in
many parts of various countries are deprived of basic amenities such as clean
drinking water or food. We cannot consciously say that this is not our problem
because if we don’t take steps to reduce our ecological footprint this would
become massive problem even in our country.
Whenever it comes to doing
something for the environment we usually adopt a negative attitude blaming big
cities and industries for the cause and our answer is what difference a single
person can make. History has shown again and again big changes start from
single movement by a single person.
We can make difference by simple CONSCIOUS LIVING. Every decision we
take in our day to day life affects our planet directly and indirectly. For example
high usage of tissue papers, use of paper for everything, wastage of water,
using plastic bags and so on. These are all common day to day activities which
we can curb by conscious living.
Daily reduction in paper usage or even use of recycled tissues could be
effective in helping our environment. Timbers are used for manufacturing papers
and tissues and USA has the highest consumption of tissues, about 50 pounds per
person, than any other countries. Just think how many trees are chopped for our
habit of over using tissues.
Paper and pulp industry adversely
affects our environment as they cut trees to make paper and tissues, which we
are so fond of, and directly impact wildlife, forest and environment. Indirect
effects are many more such as water and air pollution, cancer causing
chemicals, emitting global warming gasses etc.
By changing to eco-friendly habits
we can reduce our consumption and make huge impacts on the environment.
Some of the step we can take to
reduce our ecological footprint –
> Stop
unnecessary use of paper, reduce paper bills/tickets and junk mail.
> Less use of
plastic bags, tissues etc
> Saving
water by installing water saving fixtures or harvesting
> Use more
and more recycled products
> Save
electricity
Heal the Planet is an NGO working toward the goal of conscious living. Our goal is to
educate children as well as adults towards the importance of their decisions
and making conscious choices that are healthy for themselves as well as planet.
Taking ownership is what matters and would help children in taking positive
decisions towards helping the planet.
Heal the Planet also provides
support and services to creative thinkers and entrepreneurs who are taking step
to make a difference towards our planet.
