Our survival depends on the survival of nature. Nature should be given more importance than our so called needs, because if nature is destroyed, we too will be.

Let’s take the example of the lungs of Earth — trees. They clean the air we breathe by taking in carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen. The quality of our environment, air, soil and water depends on the role trees play.

Trees help create rain as they expel moisture into the atmosphere; their roots draw it from the soil and their leaves return it to the air. Trees are home to many animals, birds and insects and are a big source of food to humans and animals in the form of fruits, nuts, leaves, bark and roots. Also, many medicines are made from different parts of plants.

Unfortunately, mankind is cutting down trees at a faster rate than planting them. And because of mass deforestation, we are seeing the effects of global warming everywhere.

In the name of development we are creating concrete jungles. If we keep on doing that very soon what once used to be a green forest will turn into a desert. So we should immediately stop that and plant as many trees as we can.

Everyone knows that there are many species of both plants and animals that are endangered and are heading fast towards extinction. Why is this happening? Well, it is happening because of you and me. Animals are important to mankind in many ways. Every animal fits into the system of nature. If any one species becomes extinct before its time, it will cause an imbalance, and both humans and nature will suffer the consequences.

Animals provide food for both man and plants, and, at the same time, they destroy life by killing other animals and damaging crops. In this way they help to keep in balance the total number of plants and animals on earth. The more animals you remove from the ecosystem, the more risk there is of the entire system collapsing.

Earth has limited resources. If we won’t use them wisely they will not last long and will be finished even before our future generations are here. So don’t think that that wood, oil, coal, animal species and water will stay forever if we keep destroying the environment.

Through this article, I wish to bring the readers’ attention towards the critical phase our environment is going through. We should do whatever is possible, such as saving nature by planting more trees, using water with care without wasting it in everyday chores in the bathroom and kitchen and by being caring about animal life. We need to care for everything in our environment only then will it remain in a condition that will be favourable for our survival.