Sunday, 9 October 2016

My Future is My Environment by KAINAT MUNIBA KHAN

Our planet continues to suffer the effects of human activity, including land degradation, air pollution and contamination of waters. For the most part due to human activities, the waters have been turned into places of dumping toxins, and arid lands sites for testing and deserting warfare equipment. The wild animals have become a means of quick riches as they are killed for their valuable body parts. The polluted air that we breathe has become the cause of our premature slow deaths. The list is endless. The ability of our natural resources to replenish themselves is being strained by the consumption of the high and rapidly increasing human population. Yet, mankind remain ignorant, even adamant because of the values we grew up with; values that are no longer sustainable if we are to continue existing in this planet as we know it.
That is why we need environmental education to be a basic subject, not to be taught just formally like mathematics and history, but to be a way of life for the young generation; the leaders of tomorrow. Environmental Education, as defined in the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Tbilisi Declaration (1978) is a learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action. With just as much right to live in comfort utilizing the resources that nature gives unto them, children and youth do not have the option of spending these resources as freely as their predecessors. Their knowledge, attitude and practices have to be focussed on sustainable development and social individual and shared responsibility for the general good of their natural capital. It is their only hope for a future as good as their present life, and can make it even better. So its my request that
As much as possible, let us avoid things that can ruin or harm our planet. This is our home. This is where we live. Why don’t we take care of it? We’re also the ones who will benefit. It is our advantage to live in a clean and safe planet. Earth gives us so many things for free. But how do we pay back? By destroying it? By slowly killing it? We still have a chance to save our planet. We can do the 3 R’s : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The future of our planet Earth is in our hands. The life of our precious environment depends on us. Once the Earth gets destroyed, we get our lives destroyed also. What? Do you think we can move to another planet? We have nowhere else to go. So instead of killing our home, why don’t we just take care of it? Why don’t we just prove to ourselves that we are worthy of living here? Think about your future children. And their future children, and their future children. Do you think they’ll be happy to live in an unsafe place? We should be a role model to the young ones. It’s better for them to learn while it’s still early. Mother Earth gave us everything that she has. And yet, we destroy her. So please, I encourage everyone to change. Let us all save and take care of our planet…. before it’s too late.

Friday, 7 October 2016

How Do You Save Mother Earth by KAINAT MUNIBA KHAN

Our Earth is the most beautiful planet in our solar system. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet that has life. Before 500 A.D., man had a good relationship with Mother Earth. But since humans developed cities and industries, the modern lifestyle has changed. Man has been using and misusing natural resources up to the limit. Now we are tearing up remote corners of the planet looking for crude oil and coal, and our forests and wild animals are disappearing. Our environment is totally polluted: we drink polluted water, inhale air full of dust, and eat food with traces of pesticides and other toxic chemicals. Hence we are suffering from diseases. As a result of human activities, the ozone layer has a hole, the sea is rising, and the ice caps of Antarctica and Greenland are melting. Now global warming is warning us that climate change is coming. Mother Earth is in danger; life on Earth is in danger. Let us come together to save our life-giving and life-saving Mother Earth.
Save this beautiful Earth! Save the Forest The evolution of people and animals was only possible because of plants. Plants are the base of the food chain and the source of energy for almost all life on Earth. Forests are ancient, mature communities of plants and animals, with homes and places for thousands of species. Forests give us oxygen, food, shelter, medicines, fuel, and furniture. Forests protect us from the heat of the sun, and from wind, cold, and rain. Forests maintain the balance of nature, the environment, the climate, the weather, and the composition of the atmosphere. As a matter of fact, forests are our life. But what are we doing? We are destroying the forests, meaning we are destroying our life and our future. All the problems we face today are made worse by deforestation. If we are thinking beings, we must save plants and forests, because they save us. Save the Wildlife We can’t say the Earth belongs to humans; living things were using it for billions of years, before our own species showed up just some five million years ago. Our Earth belongs to all living things, if it belongs to any of them. But we overpowered many species and killed them for our use. Now thousands of species are extinct because their habitat is gone. As a matter of fact, these animals, birds, and insects have actually built a better environment for us, provided us with so many things: they are not just creatures, but the real creators of nature. We are here on Earth because they are here on Earth. If they are gone, we will also be gone. So the only wise thing to do is to save wildlife and its habitat. Save the Environment Through deforestation, urbanization, industrialization, and pollution, our environment is being destroyed. Flows of energy, nutrients, and other elements are disrupted. Global warming and climate change are the major threats to Earth and all human beings. Due to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by civilization, heat is building up in the atmosphere at a rate not seen for tens of millions of years. The cities are becoming “heat islands.” Pollution is becoming a great killer. Levels of air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, and food contamination are high. Human interference has brought nature close to destruction. Now we all must come together to save the environment and humankind. Pollution is on high alert Truly Global Destruction All these environmental changes are warnings of global destruction. Now we all must become aware of these consequences. The evidence is disturbing: we are destroying our Earth and environment. Let’s try our best to stop all this. What Can People Do? Change your unnatural lifestyle to the extent you can. Use a bicycle as much as possible. Don't misuse precious water and electricity. Don't use plastics when you can avoid it. • Plant more trees. Don't allow anyone to cut trees. • Save wild animals. • Speak out and write against polluting industries. • Ask the government to use non-conventional energy resources (air, water, sunlight, and biomass ) • Make students and citizens aware of the importance of saving the environment, and the many things that we can do to protect the environment, forests and wildlife. Protect This Beautiful Tiger The tiger is an important top carnivore, and the most beautiful animal on Earth, but it is on the brink of extinction. Only 1200 tigers survive in India. Let us come together to protect this majestic animal and return its land. It is the tiger’s right to live on Earth; after all, Earth belongs to all living things. Transform Cities to Eco-Cities The world of today belongs to humans. What are the rights of animals, birds, insects and other living things? NONE: they have no rights. But why? They are the original residents of this Earth. We have built cities and forced the animals to leave their homes. Then we made our cities dirty, overpopulated, and polluted. Industrialisation gave us air pollution, dust, tainted water, noise, and garbage. Cities have changed into heat islands, changing the weather patterns around them. All these changes have upset the physical and mental balance of the cities’ inhabitants. If we do not do something to change this, not even humans will be able to live in cities, let alone other creatures. So here I suggest an "Eco-Cities Project.” What Can Governments Do? Global warming and unpredictable shifts in climate are global problems. They affect every creature on Earth, and are caused by human actions all over the world. It will take global action by governments, on a war footing, to change the habits and beliefs and technologies that cause civilizations to emit greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide in the air is steadily increasing | Source Hole in Earth's Ozone Layer Ozone hole over the South Pole Uncertain Climate of the Future

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Knk Series: Teachers' role in creating better environment stre...

Knk Series: Teachers' role in creating better environment stre...: Stressing the need for taking up environment-related issues more prominently in schools, My Respected Teacher Prof Dr Nadia Jamil , says t...

Teachers' role in creating better environment stressed by KAINAT MUNIBA KHAN

Stressing the need for taking up environment-related issues more prominently in schools, My Respected Teacher Prof Dr Nadia Jamil , says teachers can play a pivotal role in nurturing attitude and values among children for developing a better environment and making them realize their duties and role in preserving the earth.
Ms Nadia, who was addressing on "Teacher’s Day" in a program which is organized by LDS Debating Society, said, "Teachers have always played an immensely important role for the progress and development of society. At a time when mankind is threatened by environmental disaster endangering the very existence of life on earth, the role of teachers has become all the more important." Pointing towards the students' successful campaigns against use of polythene bags and use of firecrackers, the former Ms Nadia said students of the CEES had proved that they could also make a difference in preserving environment. "Growth of such healthy attitude among children augurs well for a sustainable future at the forefront of which remain school/College/University teachers and their pupils."