What Are We Doing To Protect The Environment?
By Aashit Shah “The world today is economically richer and environmentally poorer than ever,” said Lester R. Brown, president of Washington-based Worldwatch Institute. Due to increased exploitation, pollution and population growth, it is estimated that in less than 200 years, 128 species of birds and 95 species of mammals have disappeared from the globe. Throughout Europe, large mammals, including the wolf, bear and other wild cats face threats from competing land users and danger of extinction. Elephants, it is estimated, would be extinct from India and Malaysia in the very near future. Laws cannot affect the natural processes that cause environmental changes but can and do regulate human behaviour in response to natural disasters. Though, humans have been responsible for most of the ecological imbalances, if we consider the utalitarian approach to this problem, people will protect the environment simply because it is the cardinal basis for their survival. Sans environment, an individ
