M2 PLACES and LANDSCAPE
M2 PLACES and LANDSCAPE
M2 PLACES and LANDSCAPE
How Can We All Help Conserve Nature? Protecting Nature to Ensure Our Future
Understanding the importance of nature and biodiversity for our own well-being can really help us to help nature. In this article, we have provided
some practical ideas that we can all try to reduce our ecological footprint, conserve nature, and connect with nature. We encourage you to put these
ideas into practice and share these actions with your family and friends.
Reduce our ecological footprint: Reducing our ecological footprint means placing less demand on nature (read here about the 3Rs—reduce,
reuse and recycle; and get some ideas here on how you can help nature). Here are some ways that you can do this:
Conserve nature: Conserving nature means to protect, preserve and restore biodiversity. Here are some ways that you can do this:
Connect with nature: Connecting with nature means setting aside time to interact with the natural environment. Here are some ways that you can
do this:
Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Cut down on what you throw away. Follow the three "R's" to conserve natural resources and landfill space.
Volunteer. Volunteer for cleanups in your community. You can get involved in protecting your watershed, too.
Educate. When you further your own education, you can help others understand the importance and value of our natural resources.
Conserve water. The less water you use, the less runoff and wastewater that eventually end up in the ocean.
Choose sustainable. Learn how to make smart seafood choices.
Shop wisely. Buy less plastic and bring a reusable shopping bag.
Use long-lasting light bulbs. Energy efficient light bulbs reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Also flip the light switch off when you leave
the room!
Plant a tree. Trees provide food and oxygen. They help save energy, clean the air, and help combat climate change.
Don't send chemicals into our waterways. Choose non-toxic chemicals in the home and office.
Bike more. Drive less.
Nature: The term that encompasses living organisms and the forces responsible for the physical world, such as the weather, mountains, oceans,
and landscapes.
Biodiversity: The word biodiversity means the variety of all living organisms on Earth, and includes different levels of organization—from
genes, species, and communities through to entire ecosystems.
Ecosystem Services: The many benefits that people get from natural ecosystems. These services can be broken down into provisioning (e.g., food
and wood), supporting (e.g., soil formation and nutrient cycling), regulating (e.g., clean air and water purification), and cultural (e.g., recreation
and eco-tourism).
Climate Change: Change in global or regional climate patterns, most due to increased levels of greenhouse gases produced by the burning of
fossil fuels. Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, act like a blanket, trapping heat near the Earth's surface, and raising the temperature.
Ecological Footprint: This is a measure of how much people take from nature, which is then compared to what natural resources are available to
provide for people.
ACTIVITY 2 - Learning activities (PLACES AND LANDSCAPE IN CHANGING WORLD)
Directions: Answer the following questions briefly but substantially.
1. How can you help the government save the endangered and threatened species in our place?
2. What will you do to help in preserving the environment to help prevent species extinction ?
Prepared by:
Riza Rose R. Ayad