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“The environment is being destroyed and there is nothing we can do about it.” DYA?

“The environment is being destroyed and there is nothing we can do about it.” DYA?. 4-prong approach:. Context Consider the issue from different perspectives:. Government / Politicians / UN Environment Activists (Greenpeace) Farm-owners Union Industry CEOs Media Network.

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“The environment is being destroyed and there is nothing we can do about it.” DYA?

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  1. “The environment is being destroyed and there is nothing we can do about it.” DYA?

  2. 4-prong approach:

  3. ContextConsider the issue from different perspectives: • Government / Politicians / UN • Environment Activists (Greenpeace) • Farm-owners Union • Industry CEOs • Media Network

  4. Yes, it is being destroyed :Current issues • Destruction of Ozone • Depletion of natural resources • Implications on Endangered species • Greenhouse effect /global warming • Wide-scale pollution • Climate-related disasters • Hunger / Poverty • See Kyoto Protocol – Bali Summit • Responsibilities of UN / WHO

  5. No, it isn’t being destroyed at all • Natural evolution • Media-hype • Political agenda • Alarmist theories • Environmental activists vested interests

  6. Man-made causes • Mass consumerism • Industrial wastes • Deforestation • Poaching • Depletion of natural resources

  7. We can do something… • Conservation • Sustainable development • Genetically-modified crops • Creating awareness through education • Recycle-reuse-reduce hahaha!

  8. We can’t do anything about it:Natural causes • Evolution • Natural disasters • Chronic cycles of poverty • Limited resources in certain parts of the world

  9. conclusion • To a limited extent we can control the future fate of the environment in terms of how much we use, contribute or replenish. The consequences of our actions may play little to ‘save the planet’. Immediate measures perhaps are public education by raising awareness and social responsibility • However to say that we are entirely blameless for the state of the environment is only a partial truth, as we shape the environment as much as it shapes us. • See Bali Summit 2007 & Kyoto Protocol 1998)

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