What is the Significance of World Nature Conservation Day?
Each and every activity in the world depends upon nature so people should understand that any activity they do will affect the earth. Conservation of nature is of utmost importance to all human beings and their life on Earth. Earth has given essential need to live like water, air, trees, animals, food, soil, minerals, etc. so its people duty to keep the environment safe and clean. There are so many threats to nature, such as deforestation, illegal trade in wildlife, pollution, plastics use, chemicals, industrial developments, and many more factors. So, it is important to protect nature and to create a healthy environment for present and future generations.
What is the History of World Nature Conservation Day?
The founder and the history of World Conservation Day is unknown. The main objective of celebrating this day is to protect, maintain and conserve the natural resources and habitats. Due to the depletion of natural resources and the imbalance in the ecosystem, people face the risks like natural disasters, global warming, various diseases and much more. So the only solution to overcome these problems is to preserve the natural resources by creating awareness to the people around the world and encouraging them to protect the environment in an effective manner for present as well as future generations.
What are the steps to conserve the environment?
Due to the fact that natural resources are limited, and the formation takes millions of years, the human exploits them for their endless consumption and comfort. Human beings have become a threat to natural resources as the human interference in natural resources is rising day after day. So, it's very important to save the resources and some of the steps to conserve the nature are listed below:
- Use of alternative energy of energy such as solar and wind energy
- Plant more trees to maintain the ecosystem and to prevent soil erosion
- Use the water resources in a proper way and reuse the kitchen water for watering the gardens
- Grow vegetation in catchment areas
- Reduce the usage of electricity
- Use the recyclable and biodegradable products
- Ensure the recycling of wastes
- Try to minimize the use of cars for shorter distance
- Use paper bags or cloth bag instead of plastic bags
- Grow the own vegetables by using organic compost
- Install water treatment plants and rainwater harvesting